Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection Volume 2 1972–1992

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Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection Volume 2 1972–1992
Box set by
Various artists
Released19 October 1993
Recorded1972 - 1992
GenreMotown, R&B, Soul
Length4:57:58
LabelMotown
Various artists chronology
Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959–1971
(1992)
Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection Volume 2 1972–1992
(1993)

Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection Volume 2 1972–1992 is a 1993 four-disc collection of Motown hits that were released after the original Motown studios relocated to Los Angeles.[1] The box set was preceded the previous year by Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959–1971.

Track listing[edit]

Disc 1
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."Got To Be There" (1972)Elliot WillenskyMichael Jackson3:25
2."Floy Joy" (1972)William "Smokey" RobinsonThe Supremes2:35
3."A Simple Game" (1972)Michael PinderFour Tops2:58
4."Walk In the Night" (1972)Johnny Bristol; Marilyn McLeodJr. Walker & the All-Stars4:12
5."Ben" (1972)Walter Scharf; Donald BlackMichael Jackson2:47
6."Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" (1972)Barrett Strong; Norman WhitfieldThe Temptations7:00
7."Silly Wasn't I" (1972)Nickolas Ashford; Valerie Simpson; Jo ArmsteadValerie Simpson2:11
8."Superstition" (1972)Stevie WonderStevie Wonder4:15
9."Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)" (1972)Jim WeatherlyGladys Knight & The Pips4:23
10."Touch Me in the Morning" (1973)Michael Masser; Ron MillerDiana Ross3:28
11."Let's Get It On" (1973)Marvin Gaye; Ed TownsendMarvin Gaye4:03
12."Keep On Truckin'" (1973)Leonard Caston Jr.; Frank Wilson; Anita PoreeEddie Kendricks3:34
13."Boogie Down" (1973)Leonard Caston Jr.; Frank Wilson; Anita PoreeEddie Kendricks3:52
14."Dancing Machine" (1974)Hal Davis; Weldon Dean Parks; Don FletcherJackson 52:42
15."Do It Baby" (1974)Freddie Perren; Christine YarianThe Miracles3:04
16."Shoe Shoe Shine" (1975)Nickolas Ashford; Valerie SimpsonThe Dynamic Superiors3:47
17."Harmour Love" (1975)Stevie WonderSyreeta3:38
18."Love Power" (1975)Frank HutchWillie Hutch3:34
19."It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday" (1975)Freddie Perren; Christine YarianG.C. Cameron3:26
20."Love Machine (Pt.1)" (1975)Billy Griffin; Warren MooreThe Miracles3:01
21."Walk Away from Love" (1975)Charles KippsDavid Ruffin3:18
Total length:75:13
Disc 4
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."Part-Time Lover" (1985)Stevie WonderStevie Wonder3:44
2."Who's Johnny" (1986)Ina Wolf; Peter WolfEl DeBarge4:11
3."Lady Soul" (1986)Mark HoldenThe Temptations4:46
4."Nail it to the Wall" (1986)Stephen Broughton Lunt; Arnie RomanStacy Lattisaw3:56
5."Talk To Me" (1986)Nick Mundy; Franne Golde; Paul FoxChico DeBarge3:52
6."Just to See Her" (1987)Jimmy George; Lou PardiniSmokey Robinson4:04
7."One Heartbeat" (1987)Steve LeGassick; Brian RaySmokey Robinson4:06
8."Dial My Heart" (1988)Kenneth Brian Edmonds; Antonio Marquis "L.A." Reid; Daryl SimmonsThe Boys4:25
9."Him Or Me" (1988)Lee Drakeford; Gene Griffin; Wesley Adams; Larry McCain; Larry SingletaryToday4:22
10."Your Sweetness" (1989)Kymberli Armstrong; John BarnesThe Good Girls4:04
11."Where Do We Go from Here" (1989)LeMel HumesStacy Lattisaw & Johnny Gill4:20
12."Rub You the Right Way" (1990)Terry Lewis; James HarrisJohnny Gill4:17
13."Slow Motion" (1990)Stan Sheppard; Aaron SmithGerald Alston5:08
14."Iesha" (1990)Dallas Austin; Michael BivinsAnother Bad Creation4:21
15."Motownphilly" (1991)Dallas Austin; Michael Bivins; Nathan Morris; Shawn StockmanBoyz II Men3:54
16."I Love Your Smile" (1991)Jarvis La Rue Baker; Sylvester Jackson; Narada Michael Walden; Shanice WilsonShanice4:25
17."End Of The Road" (1992)Kenneth Brian Edmonds; Antonio Marquis "L.A." Reid; Daryl SimmonsBoyz II Men5:50
Total length:73:45

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