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2022 compilation album by Mary Wilson
Mary Wilson: The Motown Anthology
Released January 7, 2022 (2022-01-07 ) (physical) March 4, 2022 (2022-03-04 ) (digital) Recorded 1960–2021 Studio Various
Genre
R&B ,
soul ,
show tune ,
folk rock ,
pop ,
disco ,
funk Length 2 hours and 37 minutes
Label
UMG ,
Motown , Real Gone Music, Second Disc Records
Mary Wilson: The Motown Anthology is a two disc collection of music, spanning the career of singer
Mary Wilson of the American musical group
the Supremes . The compilation compiles some of Mary’s leads for the Supremes and their original group The Primettes, and includes the CD debut of her Motown solo album, with a total of seven unreleased tracks and 13 unreleased mixes or alternate takes.
Background
In a message to fans via
YouTube recorded two days before her death in February 2021, Wilson shared the news: "I finally decided how to work with
Universal Records and they are going to release new Mary Wilson recordings. Yes! At last! At last."
[4]
[5]
In October 2021, Real Gone Music in partnership with Second Disc Records announced a physical compilation entitled Mary Wilson: The Motown Anthology . It included the original Mary Wilson LP (available for the first time on compact disc), including a track entitled "Anytime at All", which is an early version of the single "Red Hot".
[6] The Anthology features a total of thirty eight tracks, highlighting Wilson's career from the Primettes, to the Supremes, to a solo artist, to her final single, "Why Can't We All Get Along".
[2]
Track listing
Disc One
The Supremes:
"Pretty Baby"
"Baby Don't Go" (Alternate Mix) (*)
"The Tears" (Alternate Mix)
"
Our Day Will Come " - (Alternate Mix) (*)
"
Come and Get These Memories " - (Alternate Mix)
"
Can't Take My Eyes Off You " (
Frankie Valli cover) - (Live at the Frontier - January 13, 1970) (**)
"
Falling In Love With Love " (Live at the Frontier - January 13, 1970) (**)
"Send Him to Me" (**)
"If You Let Me Baby" (**)
"
Son of a Preacher Man " (**)
"Witchi Tai To" (**)
"Touch" (Alternate Mix) (*)
"
Floy Joy " (Alternate Mix) (*)
"
Automatically Sunshine " (Alternate Mix) (*)
"I Keep It Hid" (Alternate Vocal and Mix) (***)
"Can We Love Again" (Alternate Mix)
"
Early Morning Love " (Alternate Vocal and Mix) (***)
"You Turn Me Around" (Alternate Mix) (*)
"You're What's Missing in My Life" (Alternate Version)
"Don't Let My Teardrops Bother You" (Alternate Vocal and Mix) (***)
"Til the Boat Sails Away" (Alternate Vocal and Mix) (***)
"I Don't Want To Lose You" (Alternate Vocal and Mix) (***)
Disc Two
The Supremes:
"We Should Be Closer Together" (Alternate Vocal and Mix) (***)
"You Are the Heart of Me" (Alternate Vocal and Mix) (***)
Mary Wilson:
"Anytime at All" (early version of "Red Hot") (**)
"Red Hot" (#)
"I've Got What You Need" (#)
"You Make Me Feel So Good" (#)
"(I Love a) Warm Summer Night" (#)
"Pick Up the Pieces" (#)
"You're the Light That Guides My Way" (#)
"Midnight Dancer" (#)
"Save Me" (#)
"Love Talk" (#)
"
Green River " (#)
"You Danced My Heart Around the Stars"
"Why Can't We All Get Along" (LP Version) (**)
"Red Hot" (
Eric Kupper Remix) (#)
(*) previously unreleased mix
(**) previously unreleased track
(***) previously unreleased vocal and mix
(#) previously unreleased on CD
Personnel
Florence Ballard - background vocals (Disc One, tracks 1-3, 5)
Barbara Martin - background vocals (Disc One, tracks 1-3)
Diana Ross - background vocals (Disc One, tracks 1-3, 6-7)
Cindy Birdsong - background vocals (Disc One, tracks 6-7, 9, 11, 12-14, 16-22)
Jean Terrell - background vocals (Disc One, tracks 9, 12-15)
Lynda Laurence - background vocals (Disc One, track 15)
Scherrie Payne - background vocals (Disc One, tracks 16-22 / Disc Two, track 2)
Susaye Greene - background vocals (Disc One, track 22 / Disc Two, tracks 1-2)
The Andantes - background vocals (Disc One, tracks 4-5, 13-14)
Gloria Scott - background vocals
Julia Tillman Waters - background vocals
Maxine Willard Waters - background vocals
Clydene Jackson - background vocals
Bill Woodruff - background vocals
Andy Skurow - Compilation producer
George Solomon - Compilation producer
Joe Marchese - Compilation producer
Liner note contributors:
Dionne Warwick ,
Darlene Love ,
Otis Williams of
The Temptations ,
Duke Fakir of
The Four Tops ,
Martha Reeves ,
Claudette Robinson ,
Brian Holland ,
Edward Holland ,
Rita Coolidge ,
Merry Clayton ,
Brenda Russell ,
Blinky Williams ,
Jackie DeShannon , and
Hillary Rodham Clinton .
Songwriters:
Berry Gordy Jr. ,
Smokey Robinson ,
Holland-Dozier-Holland ,
Deke Richards ,
Barry Mann ,
Cynthia Weil ,
Thom Bell and
Linda Creed .
References
^ Horowitz, Hal (December 2, 2021).
"Review: Motown Singer Mary Wilson Gets A Supreme Anthology" .
American Songwriter . Retrieved December 10, 2021 .
^
a
b Kantor, Justin.
"Mary Wilson - The Motown Anthology (Advance Review)" .
SoulTracks . Retrieved March 5, 2022 .
^ Staunton, Terry (December 2, 2021).
"Review: Long Overdue Celebration of a Supreme Talent" .
Uncut . Retrieved January 14, 2022 .
^ Nolan, Emma (February 9, 2021).
"What Mary Wilson, the Supremes Singer, Said in Final Video Before Her Death" .
Newsweek . Retrieved October 21, 2021 .
^ Archived at
Ghostarchive and the
Wayback Machine :
Mary Wilson YouTube Channel Celebrates Black History Month 2021 .
YouTube .
^
"Mary Wilson – Red Hot (7" Single Version)" . Genius.com . Retrieved 29 December 2021 .