TRACK LIST:
| THE 60s | |||
| 1-01 | Dionne Warwick– | Walk On By | 2:55 |
| 1-02 | Aretha Franklin– | Respect | 2:25 |
| 1-03 | Ike & Tina Turner– | River Deep, Mountain High | 3:38 |
| 1-04 | The Ronettes– | Be My Baby | 2:40 |
| 1-05 | The Crystals– | Then He Kissed Me | 2:40 |
| 1-06 | Stevie Wonder– | For Once In My Life | 2:50 |
| 1-07 | Marvin Gaye– | I Heard It Through The Grapevine | 3:14 |
| 1-08 | The Temptations– | My Girl | 2:44 |
| 1-09 | Ben E. King– | Stand By Me | 2:55 |
| 1-10 | Percy Sledge– | When A Man Loves A Woman | 2:51 |
| 1-11 | Otis Redding– | (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay | 2:43 |
| 1-12 | Mary Wells– | My Guy | 2:54 |
| 1-13 | The Supremes– | Stop! In The Name Of Love | 2:53 |
| 1-14 | Martha Reeves & The Vandellas– | Dancing In The Street | 2:39 |
| 1-15 | Jackson 5*– | I Want You Back | 2:59 |
| 1-16 | Four Tops– | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 2:59 |
| 1-17 | The Drifters– | Save The Last Dance For Me | 2:34 |
| 1-18 | Jackie Wilson– | (I Get The) Sweetest Feeling | 2:55 |
| 1-19 | Sam & Dave– | Soul Man | 2:39 |
| 1.20 | Dusty Springfield– | Son Of A Preacher Man | 2:25 |
| 1-21 | Erma Franklin– | Piece Of My Heart | 2:36 |
| 1-22 | Smokey Robinson & The Miracles*– | The Tracks Of My Tears | 2:56 |
| 1-23 | Jimmy Ruffin– | What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted | 3:00 |
| 1-24 | James Brown– | It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World | 2:49 |
| 1-25 | Nina Simone– | Feeling Good | 2:53 |
| THE 70s | |||
| 2-01 | Diana Ross– | Ain’t No Mountain High Enough | 3:31 |
| 2-02 | Freda Payne– | Band Of Gold | 2:56 |
| 2-03 | Bill Withers– | Lovely Day | 4:10 |
| 2-04 | The Isley Brothers– | Summer Breeze, Pt. 1 | 3:09 |
| 2-05 | Commodores– | Easy | 4:20 |
| 2-06 | The Three Degrees– | When Will I See You Again | 2:59 |
| 2-07 | Gladys Knight & The Pips*– | Midnight Train To Georgia | 4:38 |
| 2-08 | Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes* Feat. Teddy Pendergrass– | If You Don’t Know Me By Now | 3:25 |
| 2-09 | Billy Paul– | Me And Mrs. Jones | 3:37 |
| 2-10 | Minnie Riperton– | Lovin’ You | 3:19 |
| 2-11 | Deniece Williams– | Free | 2:51 |
| 2-12 | The Stylistics– | Can’t Give You Anything (But My Love) | 3:13 |
| 2-13 | Barry White– | You’re The First, The Last, My Everything | 4:35 |
| 2-14 | The Crusaders– | Street Life | 3:57 |
| 2-15 | Earth, Wind & Fire– | Fantasy | 3:49 |
| 2-16 | Elton John– | Are You Ready For Love (’79 Version Radio Edit) | 3:32 |
| 2-17 | The Floaters– | Float On | 4:10 |
| 2-18 | Peaches & Herb– | Reunited | 3:55 |
| 2-19 | Billy Preston & Syreeta– | With You I’m Born Again | 3:41 |
| 2-20 | Rose Royce– | Wishing On A Star | 4:52 |
| 2-21 | Michael Jackson– | One Day In Your Life | 4:16 |
| THE 80s | |||
| 3-01 | Rufus And Chaka Khan– | Ain’t Nobody | 4:44 |
| 3-02 | Womack & Womack– | Teardrops | 3:50 |
| 3-03 | Ashford & Simpson– | Solid | 3:45 |
| 3-04 | Anita Baker– | Sweet Love | 4:22 |
| 3-05 | Marvin Gaye– | Sexual Healing | 4:00 |
| 3-06 | Kool & the Gang– | Cherish | 3:54 |
| 3-07 | Soul II Soul & Caron Wheeler– | Back To Life (However Do You Want Me) | 3:49 |
| 3-08 | Alexander O’Neal– | Criticize | 4:09 |
| 3-09 | Luther Vandross– | Never Too Much | 3:53 |
| 3-10 | Lionel Richie– | All Night Long (All Night) | 4:19 |
| 3-11 | Donna Summer– | On The Radio | 4:05 |
| 3-12 | Shalamar– | A Night To Remember | 3:34 |
| 3-13 | Fat Larry’s Band– | Zoom | 4:17 |
| 3-14 | Billy Ocean– | Suddenly | 3:51 |
| 3-15 | Loose Ends– | Hangin’ On A String (Contemplating) | 3:36 |
| 3-16 | Jocelyn Brown– | Somebody Else’s Guy | 3:50 |
| 3-17 | Gwen Guthrie– | Ain’t Nothin’ Goin’ On But The Rent | 3:34 |
| 3-18 | Jennifer Holliday– | And I’m Telling You I’m Not Going | 4:06 |
| 3-19 | Phyllis Nelson– | Move Closer | 4:35 |
| 3-20 | Roberta Flack & Peabo Bryson– | Tonight I Celebrate My Love | 3:29 |
| THE 90s | |||
| 4-01 | Whitney Houston– | I Have Nothing | 4:50 |
| 4-02 | All-4-One– | I Swear | 3:43 |
| 4-03 | Boyz II Men– | I’ll Make Love To You | 3:59 |
| 4-04 | Charles & Eddie– | Would I Lie To You | 3:38 |
| 4-05 | Seal– | Crazy | 4:28 |
| 4-06 | Sade– | No Ordinary Love | 4:01 |
| 4-07 | Oleta Adams– | Get Here | 4:35 |
| 4-08 | Toni Braxton– | Un-break My Heart | 4:29 |
| 4-09 | The Source Feat. Candi Staton– | You Got The Love (New Voyager Mix) | 3:13 |
| 4-10 | Gabrielle– | Give Me A Little More Time | 4:55 |
| 4-11 | En Vogue– | Don’t Let Go (Love) | 4:04 |
| 4-12 | Brandy (2) & Monica– | The Boy Is Mine | 4:01 |
| 4-13 | SWV– | Right Here (Human Nature Radio Mix) | 3:47 |
| 4-14 | Shanice– | I Love Your Smile | 3:49 |
| 4-15 | Crystal Waters– | Gypsy Woman (She’s Homeless) | 3:42 |
| 4-16 | M People– | Don’t Look Any Further | 3:51 |
| 4-17 | The Tony Rich Project– | Nobody Knows | 4:20 |
| 4-18 | Dina Carroll– | Don’t Be A Stranger | 4:44 |
| 4-19 | Vanessa Williams– | Save The Best For Last | 3:40 |
Oh my …
Just looking at the titles on the fist CD makes me want to switch on any of my players again.
Those fabulous 60s!
Of course Tina’s River Deep is my all time favourite but the others too – those were the days!
And I was lucky to receive AFN (the army radio in Germany) and to have friends whose records I could copy to my cassette recorder.
I love almost everything on the first two CDs—for once, the people who compiled the records chose the best/most famous/most representative song from each artist. The second two CDs aren’t quite as solid, but Sade, Seal, Rufus, and even Elton John (the not as well-known but quite good “Are You Ready for Love”) round out the collection. A great choice—I could listen to a good portion of these collections all day!
Pretty good selection of tracks I remember from junior high and high school (’60s), college and after (’70s) and drive-time radio (’80s and ’90s).
I’d buy the 60s collection in a heartbeat.