In 1965, the Vancouvers signed with Gordy Records ( a subsidiary of Detroit, Michigan's Motown Records ) and recorded its debut album, an eponymous release, and their debut single, the Tommy Chong co-composition " Does Your Mama Know About Me ," peaked at number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100.

After Keep It Live, the band recorded the albums On the One, Joystick, Jukebox and Hot Spot, all for Motown.

After H-D-H left Motown in 1968 to form the Invictus / Hot Wax labels, Dozier began recording as an artist on their labels.

* Hot Wax Records, owned by Motown songwriting trio Holland-Dozier-Holland, from 1969 to 1973.

making them the first Motown act to have a number-one hit on the Hot 100.

Until 1967 Holland-Dozier-Holland ( H-D-H ) were a top songwriting and production team for Motown, but for better control and greater rewards they launched Invictus along with Hot Wax Records in 1968.

Hot Wax Records was a Detroit, Michigan-based record label, created by producers / songwriters Holland – Dozier – Holland ( Edward Holland, Jr., Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland ) in 1968 when they left Motown.

Looking for more control and greater rewards, they left Motown in 1968 to launch Hot Wax Records, along with Invictus Records.

Written and produced by Motown's main production team Holland – Dozier – Holland, the song was the group's first Motown single and their first pop Top 20 hit, making it to number eleven on the Billboard Hot 100 in the fall of 1964.

It has been covered on several occasions, including by fellow Motown artist Jr. Walker & the All Stars, who took it to # 3 on the R & B singles chart and number 18 on the Hot 100 in 1966.

" How Sweet It Is ( To Be Loved by You )" has been covered on several occasions, including by fellow Motown artist Jr. Walker & the All Stars, who took it to # 3 on the R & B singles chart and number 18 on the Hot 100 in 1966.

Hot on the Tracks is the fourth studio album by the Commodores, released by Motown Records in 1976.

Subsequently, Motown released " The Tears of a Clown " as a single in the United States as well, where it quickly became a # 1 hit on both the Billboard Hot 100 and R & B Singles charts.

Although the song was very popular and has received much radio airplay, it did not chart on the U. S. Billboard Hot 100 because Stevie Wonder would not allow it to be released as a 45 RPM single even though requested to do so by Motown.

" Please Mr. Postman " is the debut single by The Marvelettes for the Tamla ( Motown ) label, notable as the first Motown song to reach the number-one position on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart.

Motown released the song as a single and it hit # 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, becoming her longest-charting record, remaining on the chart for 21 weeks.

It is notable as being the label's first # 1 hit on the Billboard magazine R & B singles chart, and also hit # 2 on the Hot 100 .. " Shop Around " also reached # 1 on The Cash Box magazine Top 100 pop chart and is also noted for being the first million-selling record for The Miracles and for The Motown Record Corporation, as well as a 2006 Grammy Hall of Fame inductee.

Jeffrey Bowen was a songwriter and record producer, notable for his work at both Motown Records and Holland-Dozier-Holland's Invictus and Hot Wax labels.

The search committee considered several cities, including Memphis ( home of Sun Studios and Stax Records ), Detroit ( home of Motown Records ), Cincinnati ( home of King Records ), New York City, and Cleveland.

Although the group's demo tape was rejected by Motown, Gordon agreed to manage them and brought them to the attention of Johnny Rivers, who had just started his own label, Soul City Records.

Now headquartered in New York City, Motown is a subsidiary of The Island Def Jam Music Group, itself a subsidiary of the French-owned Vivendi subsidiary, Universal Music Group.

Motown had established branch offices in both New York City and Los Angeles during the mid-1960s, and by 1969 had begun gradually moving more of its operations to Los Angeles.

1 ", Motor City Allstars with " A Tribute To Motown ", Trini Tunes and their " Trini Lopez Hit Medley ", Super Rock Stars Live with " Super Rock Stars Live " etc.

Following James ' descent into drug abuse and his exit from Motown, the Stone City Band and the Mary Jane Girls both dissolved in 1987.

Of the tracks, three (" Motorhead ", " The Watcher " and " Lost Johnny ") were re-recordings of songs Lemmy had written and recorded with Hawkwind, " City Kids " was a re-recording of a Wallis track co-written and recorded with The Pink Fairies, " Leaving Here " was a cover version of a Holland / Dozier / Holland Motown song Lemmy had learned whilst roadying for The Birds.

* Mel Brown has delighted audiences from the Rose City to Motown and back again, a 2004 article about Mel Brown, who got his start at the Cotton Club

Major manufacturing cities are Warren, Sterling Heights, Dearborn ( Henry Ford's childhood home ) and Detroit, also called " Motor City " or " Motown ".

Track 17 alternative version of a track taken from the 1993 Motown album Christmas In The City

Various Funk Brothers also appeared on such non-Motown hits as " Cool Jerk " ( The Capitols ), " Agent Double-O Soul " ( Edwin Starr, before that singer joined Motown itself ), "( I Just Wanna ) Testify " by The Parliaments, and blues giant John Lee Hooker's " Boom Boom.

Attempting to exploit the success of their hit single, the Capitols released two albums in 1966, " Dance the Cool Jerk " and " We Got a Thing ," both featuring mostly covers of popular Motown and soul songs.

Solid Rock is a 1972 album by The Temptations for the Gordy ( Motown ) label, produced by Norman Whitfield.

*" Motown Junk ( live at Club Citta, Kawasaki, Japan )" ( from " Gold Against the Soul ( Japanese version )")

A mixture of rock, ballads, and reggae-influenced numbers, these albums reflected Parker's early influences ( Motown, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Van Morrison ) and contained the songs which formed the core of Parker's live shows – " Black Honey ", " Soul Shoes ", " Lady Doctor ", " Fool's Gold ", and his early signature tune " Don't Ask Me Questions ", which hit the Top 40 in the UK.

The most recent re-release, issued by Motown in 2000 ( the first time the release doesn't contain any hits from Michael or Jermaine ), was repackaged in 2005 in North America as part of its Gold series, and in 2006 internationally as The Jackson 5 Story.

In the 1960s, Motown Record Corporation, like many independent labels, did not register sales figures through the RIAA, the organization that certifies and awards Gold Records.

The group left Motown in 1986 for Polydor, and released several additional albums, which are primarily compilations of previous material.

Following the release of The Flag in 1986, James left Motown and signed a lucrative deal with Warner Bros, releasing the album, Wonderful, in 1988, which yielded the R & B hit, " Loosey's Rap ".

* Skin On Skin ( Motown, 1986 )

In addition to being recorded several times by Motown artists, the song has been covered by a range of musicians including Creedence Clearwater Revival, who recorded an eleven-minute version for their 1970 album, Cosmo's Factory, and has been used twice in television commercials – each time using session musicians recreating the style of the Marvin Gaye version: the 1985 Levi's commercial, " Launderette ", featuring male model Nick Kamen, and the 1986 California raisins promotion with Buddy Miles as the singer for the clay animation group The California Raisins.

The group's next single, " Shadow Lover ," was released in the spring of 1986, but problems between Motown and Rick James resulted in little promotion for the single, although it was performed on Soul Train.

The rest of the DeBarges were dropped from Motown in 1986.

" not released on the Motown label but on the soundtrack of the 1986 hit film Short Circuit.

Though DeBarge never fully recovered from their 1986 fallout, the group's classic Motown material has been either frequently sampled or covered over the years.

1986Dreamgirl: My Life as a Supreme is the name of a 1986 autobiography that features the memoirs of Mary Wilson, one of the founding members of Motown singing trio The Supremes.

He is notable for being lead singer of Motown act The Temptations from 1984 to 1986, and from 1988 to 1996.

– Temptations and Four Tops – One-hour, 1986, Showtime, Motown Productions

* The Motown Revue starring Smokey Robinson: Six one-hour episodes, 1986, NBC, Motown Productions.