Best Of Motorcity Vol. 5 / Various Best Of Motorcity Vol. 5 / Various CD

Motorcity, the famed British record label who's mission was to record new material with former Motown artists was formed in 1989 by producer Ian Levine who recorded former Motown star Kim Weston on his Hi-NRG Nightmare label in 1987. The resulting release, "Signal Your Intention," topped the UK Hi-NRG charts and impressed Motown fans in the US and Europe. Weston eventually brought other former Motown acts to the label, including Mary Wells, the Velvelettes, Mary Wilson of the Supremes and Marv Johnson. By 1989, more than 60 former Motown artists joined ranks including hit songwriters Ivy Jo Hunter, Sylvia Moy and Johnny Bristol. By 1991, there were over 100 artists on the label. The Best of Motorcity series spans 20 volumes, featuring 16 tracks per volume, a virtual Soul music library of outstanding vocal performances. All tracks have been newly remastered.

1. Girl You're My Everything - Edwin Starr 2. Fighting for What's Right - Brenda Holloway 3. Changing It Up - Billy Griffin 4. Under Love's Control - the Contours 5. From the Start - Barbara Randolph 6. Fire Alarm - the Lovetones 7. Somebody's Gotta Go - Linda Griner 8. It's Impossible - Billy Eckstine and Susaye Greene 9. Face to Face with Love - Barbara McNair 10. So Far Away - Hattie Littles 11. Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right - the Elgins 12. If You Don't Want My Love - James Ellis 13. Further Than Ever - Liz Lands 14. Everything to Me - Jean Terrell 15. Relight My Fire - Chuck Jackson 16. Evil One - Three Ounces of Love