Compil. UK 2004 on Motown label
R&B/Soul (Soul)
#1-1 to 1-12 issued as the album Here I Am, Motown MS-644. released November 1966. Album produced by Frank Wilson. Recorded October-December 1965, and March-June 1966. #1-13 to 1-24 issued as the album The Real Barbara McNair, Motown MS-680, April 1969. The Supremes are featured on background vocals on some tracks. Recorded December 1966 and January-February 1967; Smokey Robinson productions recorded July-August 1968. #1-25, 1-26 released as US single Motown 1087, November 1965; also issued as UK single Tamla-Motown TMG 544, January, 1966. #2-1 to 2-13. Each of these tracks, except #2-10, is from sessions in which only Smokey Robinson compositions were recorded. However, there is no record indicating there was an LP with the title, 'Barbara Sings Smokey'. It is used here for descriptive purposes only. Mastered by Gary Moore at Universal Digital Mastering, London. Analog-to-Digital Transfers from original Motown master tapes by Jeff Willens at Universal Mastering Studios-East. #2-11, 2-12, 2-13 and 2-22 mixed from the original session masters by Kevin Reeves at UMS-E. Special thanks to Andrew Skurow for track annotations and vault research. Thanks to Adam Charles for the loan of the photographs and artefacts. This compilation (P) & (C) 2003 Universal Music. #1-2 writer listed as Hal Davis, not Hal David. #1-17, 1-21, 2-21 producer unknown #2-21 writer unknown
Barbara McNair voc, 1934-2007 US album by, written by | |
Clarence Paul voc, 1928-1995 US written by, producer |
Paul Nixon compilation producer |
Gary Moore mastered by |
Jeff Willens mastered by |
Harry Weinger other, u.s. a&r |
Silvia Montello other, uk direction |
Adam Charles photography, delivering photos |
Frank Wilson producer |
Holland & Dozier producer |
Smokey Robinson producer |
Clarence Paul producer |
Davis & Gordon producer |
Harvey Fuqua producer |
Johnny Bristol producer |
Ivy Jo Hunter producer |
Richard Morris producer |
William Stevenson producer |
James Dean producer |
William Weatherspoon producer |
Berry Gordy producer |
Warren Moore producer |
Kevin Reeves mixed by |
Mickey Gentile producer |
Norman Whitfield producer |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | One: The Released Masters | Barbara McNair | ||
2 | Here I Am | Barbara McNair | ||
3 | My World Is Empty Without You | Barbara McNair | Holland-Dozier-Holland | |
4 | Message To Michael | Barbara McNair | Bacharach And David | |
5 | Everything Is Good About You | Barbara McNair | Edward Holland, Jr., James Dean | |
6 | Here I Am Baby | Barbara McNair | Smokey Robinson | |
7 | Steal Away Tonight | Barbara McNair | Clarence Paul, Dave Hamilton | |
8 | For Once In My Life | Barbara McNair | Orlando Murden, Ronald Miller | |
9 | The Shadow Of Your Smile | Barbara McNair | Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster | |
10 | I Will Wait For You | Barbara McNair | Jacques Demy, Michel Legrand, Norman Gimbel | |
11 | The Sweetheart Tree | Barbara McNair | Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer | |
12 | What A Day | Barbara McNair | Aurora Miller, Ronald Miller | |
13 | Strangers In The Night | Barbara McNair | Bert Kaempfert, Charles Singleton, Eddie Snyder | |
14 | Fancy Passes | Barbara McNair | Lonny Stevens, Ronald Miller, William O'Malley | |
15 | The Real Barbara McNair | Barbara McNair | ||
16 | Where Would I Be Without You | Barbara McNair | Dennis Lussier, Frank Wilson | |
17 | You Could Never Love Him | Barbara McNair | Beatrice Verdi, Ronald Miller | |
18 | Who Invented Heartache | Barbara McNair | Ivy Jo Hunter, Kay Small | |
19 | The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game | Barbara McNair | Smokey Robinson | |
20 | You've Lost That Loving Feeling | Barbara McNair | Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Phil Spector | |
21 | Forget You Ever Met Me Baby | Barbara McNair | Sonny Gordon, William Fangette Enzel, William Stevenson | |
22 | I Hear A Symphony | Barbara McNair | Holland-Dozier-Holland | |
23 | When I'm Gone | Barbara McNair | Smokey Robinson | |
24 | What Now My Love | Barbara McNair | Carl Sigman, Gilbert Bécaud, Pierre Delanoë | |
25 | It Happens Every Time | Barbara McNair | Beatrice Verdi, Ronald Miller | |
26 | Just One Teardrop | Barbara McNair | James Dean, Stanley McMullen, William Weatherspoon | |
27 | If You Can Want | Barbara McNair | Smokey Robinson | |
28 | Non-LP Singles | Barbara McNair | ||
29 | You're Gonna Love My Baby | Barbara McNair | Barbara McNair, Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, Ronald Miller | |
30 | The Touch Of Time | Barbara McNair | Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, Ronald Miller | |
31 | Two: The Unreleased Masters | Barbara McNair | ||
32 | Barbara Sings Smokey | Barbara McNair | ||
33 | As Long As There Is L-O-V-E Love | Barbara McNair | Smokey Robinson | |
34 | I Second That Emotion | Barbara McNair | Al Cleveland, Smokey Robinson | |
35 | My Guy | Barbara McNair | Smokey Robinson | |
36 | You Beat Me To The Punch | Barbara McNair | Ronald White, Smokey Robinson | |
37 | I'll Try Something New | Barbara McNair | Smokey Robinson | |
38 | More Love | Barbara McNair | Smokey Robinson | |
39 | Oh Be My Love | Barbara McNair | Smokey Robinson, Warren Moore | |
40 | All That's Good | Barbara McNair | Smokey Robinson, Warren Moore | |
41 | The One Who Really Loves You | Barbara McNair | Smokey Robinson | |
42 | Love Has A Reason For Neglecting Me | Barbara McNair | Smokey Robinson, Warren Moore | |
43 | Don't Mess With Bill | Barbara McNair | Smokey Robinson | |
44 | You've Really Got A Hold On Me | Barbara McNair | Smokey Robinson | |
45 | What Love Has Joined Together | Barbara McNair | Robert Rogers, Smokey Robinson | |
46 | More From The Vault | Barbara McNair | ||
47 | The Wheels Of The City | Barbara McNair | Holland-Dozier-Holland | |
48 | I Don't Wanna Lose What I Got | Barbara McNair | Clarence Paul | |
49 | Lone Lonely Town | Barbara McNair | Jennie Lee Lambert, Mickey Gentile | |
50 | I Know Better | Barbara McNair | Norman Whitfield, R. Dean Taylor | |
51 | Into My Empty Arms | Barbara McNair | Henry Cosby, Vernon Bullock, William Stevenson | |
52 | The Harder You Fall (The Deeper The Feeling) | Barbara McNair | James Dean, William Weatherspoon | |
53 | Rain Sometimes | Barbara McNair | Arthur Hamilton | |
54 | Anonymous | Barbara McNair | ||
55 | Baby A Go-Go (Countin' On You, Babe) [Alternate Vocal] | Barbara McNair | Richard Jacques, Ronald Miller |