Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell's hit inspires our Motown duets playlist.
Jimmy Ruffin was a Motown soul singer with numerous hit singles including 'Hold On (to My Love)' and 'What Becomes of the Brokenhearted'.
They made the countdown for the first time in May 1967, but only after a delayed release and a title change.
'I've Passed This Way Before' made its debut on Billboard’s Top Selling R&B Singles chart of Christmas Eve 1966.
'Motown Chartbusters Volume 4' was not only another collection of big hits from the label, it became the latest No. 1 in the series itself.
Cutting far deeper than most break-up songs, ‘What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted’ remains Jimmy Ruffin’s defining Motown soul statement.
The best Motown songs are timeless soul classics that capture everything it means to be in love, to suffer heartbreak – and to want to dance with abandon.
Formed in 1969, Egg were a classic prog rock band that went on to spawn some unusual musical follow-ups, and also released a must-hear debut album.
The long-awaited third instalment in the Motown 7”s box set series contains rarites and previously unreleased music, and is due for release on 21 October.
'Beauty Is Only Skin Deep' became the third of four consecutive R&B No. 1s for the Emperors of Soul.
The death of Jimmy Ruffin, at the age of 78, robs us of another of the great vocal stylists of Motown’s glory years.
