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Holland/Dozier/Holland « The Complete 45’s Collection »

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À l’occasion du 45ème anniversaire des label Invictus, Hot Wax et Music Merchant fondés par Edward Holland, Jr. Brian Holland et Lamont Dozier (a.k.a Holland-Dozier-Holland), voici un coffret monstre de 14 CDs retraçant la période post-Motown du plus important trio de songwriters/producteurs de l’histoire de la soul music. Avec 157 singles pour un total de 283 titres dans un luxueux coffret, cette extraordinaire somme de 45-tours enregistrés entre 1969 et 1977 est dominée par les productions Invictus. Entre le funk débridé de la première mouture de Parliament et 8th Day et la soul psychédélique des Chairmen of the Board et de Freda Payne, Holland, Dozier et Holland, encore sous l’influence de Norman Whitfield, établissent un lien entre les dernières années freak de la Motown et le deep-funk des années 1970. Pratiquement aucun déchet à signaler dans les huit premiers disques du coffret, des splendeurs de Ty Hunter (« I Don’t See Me in Your Eyes Anymore », que les auditeurs de France Inter reconnaitront sans peine), Glass House (« Thanks I Needed That ») aux râles funkadéliques de Ruth Copeland et de l’insensé « Bump Your Lady » de Natural High, sans oublier quelques bizarreries, dont la country-soul électrique des canadiens de Lucifer.

Plus conventionnelles bien qu’hautement recommandables, les faces gravées pour Hot Wax renouent avec les standards du Quality Control Motownien avec Flaming Ember, Laura Lee et 100 Proof. On notera la présence des Politicians et de leur redoutable « Free Your Mind » sur un fracassant CD 11 qui contient également le défenestrant « Sittin’ on a Time Bomb (Waitin’ for the Hurt to Come ») des Honey Cone. Derniers émois avec des tests-pressings et acetates inédits plus trois remixes de choix de Tom Moulton pour Chairmen Of The Board (« Give Me Just A Little More Time », « You’ve Got Me Dangling On A String » et Freda Payne « Unhooked Generation »). Guide indispensable à cette boxset, un superbe livret riche et détaillé de 80 pages signé Dean Rudland décrit chaque formation présente et raconte les tortueuses péripéties rencontrés par Holland/Dozier/Holland au lendemain de leur éviction par Berry Gordy. Les coups d’arrêts et procès à répétition subis par Invictus, Hot Wax et Music Merchant n’auront jamais entamé l’incroyable productivité de la Creative Corporation (le surnom du trio). la preuve avec ce coffret aussi monumental qu’indispensable.

Jacques Trémolin

Holland-Dozier-Holland : The Complete 45’s Collection (Invictus/Harmless Records). Coffret 14 CDs et version digitale disponible depuis le 26 mai.



Tracklisting

CD1 Invictus Records – The A Sides

1.  Glass House – Crumbs Off The Table
2.  New Play starring: Ruth Copeland – The Music Box
3.  Freda Payne – The Unhooked Generation
4.  Chairmen Of The Board – Give Me Just A Little More Time
5.  Freda Payne – Band Of Gold
6.  Glass House – I Can’t Be You (You Can’t Be Me)
7.  A Parliament Thang` – Little Ole Country Boy
8.  Chairmen Of The Board – You’ve Got Me Dangling On A String
9.  Chairmen Of The Board – Everything’s Tuesday
10.  Freda Payne – Deeper And Deeper
11.  Chairmen Of The Board – Pay To The Piper
12.  Glass House – If It Ain’t Love (It Don’t Matter)
13.  Barrino Brothers – Trapped In A Love
14.  Barrino Brothers – I Shall Not Be Moved
15.  Freda Payne – Cherish What Is Dear To You
16.  Chairmen Of The Board – Chairman Of The Board
17.  8th Day – She’s Not Just Another Woman
18.  Ruth Copeland – Haré Krishna
19.  Chairmen Of The Board – Hanging On To A Memory
20.  Glass House – Touch Me Jesus
21.  Parliament – Red Hot Mama
22.  Freda Payne – Bring The Boys Home
23.  General Johnson – I’m In Love Darling
24.  Lucifer – Old Mother Nature

CD2 Invictus Records – The B Sides

1.  Glass House – Bad Bill Of Goods
2.  New Play starring: Ruth Copeland – A Gift Of Me
3.  Freda Payne – The Easiest Way To Fall
4.  Chairmen Of The Board – Since The Days Of Pigtails (And Fairy Tales)
5.  Glass House – He’s In My Life
6.  A Parliament Thang – I Call My Baby Pussycat
7.  Chairmen Of The Board – I’ll Come Crawling
8.  Chairmen Of The Board – Patches
9.  Chairmen Of The Board – Bless You
10.  Glass House – Stealing Moments From Another Woman’s Life
11.  Barrino Brothers – When Love Was A Child
12.  Freda Payne – The World Don’t Owe You A Thing
13.  Chairmen Of The Board – When Will She Tell Me She Needs Me
14.  8th Day – I Can’t Fool Myself
15.  Ruth Copeland – No Commitment
16.  Chairmen Of The Board – Tricked & Trapped (By A Tricky Trapper)
17.  Freda Payne – I Shall Not Be Moved
18.  General Johnson – Savannah Lady
19.  Lucifer – What I Am

CD3 Invictus Records – The A Sides

1.  Parliament – Breakdown
2.  Ruth Copeland – Gimme Shelter
3.  Glass House – Look What We’ve Done To Love
4.  8th Day – You’ve Got To Crawl (Before You Walk)
5.  Chairmen Of The Board – Try On My Love For Size
6.  Freda Payne – You Brought The Joy
7.  Johnn Billy West – Nothing But A Devil
8.  Billie Sans – Solo
9.  Chairmen Of The Board – Men Are Getting Scarce
10.  Barrino Brothers – I Had It All
11.  Chairmen Of The Board – Bittersweet
12.  General Johnson – All We Need Is Understanding
13.  8th Day – If I Could See The Light In The Window
14.  Lucifer – We Gotta Go
15.  Freda Payne – I’m Not Getting Any Better
16.  Holland-Dozier- Don’t Leave Me (Vocal)
17.  Glass House – Playing Games
18.  Harrison Kennedy – Sunday Morning People
19.  Scherrie Payne – V.I.P.
20.  Melvin Davis – I’m Worried
21.  Danny Woods – Let Me Ride
22.  8th Day – Rocks In My Head

CD4 Invictus Records – The B Sides

1.  Glass House – Heaven Is There To Guide Us
2.  8th Day – It’s Instrumental To Be Free
3.  Chairmen Of The Board – Working On A Building Of Love
4.  Freda Payne – Suddenly It’s Yesterday
5.  Johnn Billy West – Yeah, I’m A Devil
6.  Billie Sans – I Don’t Want To Lose A Good Thing
7.  Chairmen Of The Board – Bravo Hooray
8.  Chairmen Of The Board – Elmo James
9.  8th Day – If I Could See The Light – Inst
10.  Lucifer – Don’t You (Think The Times A-Comin’)
11.  Freda Payne – The Road We Didn’t Take
12.  Holland-Dozier- Don’t Leave Me (Instrumental)
13.  Glass House – Let It Flow
14.  Harrison Kennedy – Up-The Organization (Instrumental)
15.  Lucifer – Bloodshot Eyes
16.  Scherrie Payne – It Ain’t The World (It’s The People In It)
17.  Melvin Davis – Just As Long
18.  Danny Woods – It Didn’t Take Long
19.  8th Day – Eeny-Meeny-Miny-Mo (Three’s A Crowd)

CD5 Invictus Records – The A Sides

1.  Glass House – Giving Up The Ring
2.  Harrison Kennedy – Come Together
3.  Ty Hunter – Hey There Lonely Girl
4.  Barrino Brothers – Try It You’ll Like It
5.  Parliament – Come On In Out Of The Rain
6.  8th Day – I Gotta Get Home (Can’t Let My Baby Get Lonely)
7.  Holland-Dozier- Why Can’t We Be Lovers
8.  Chairmen Of The Board – Let Me Down Easy
9.  Freda Payne – He’s In My Life
10.  Glass House – Thanks I Needed That
11.  Barrino Brothers – Livin’ High Off The Goodness Of Your Love
12.  Danny Woods – Everybody’s Tippin’
13.  Holland-Dozier- Don’t Leave Me Starving For Your Love (Part 1)
14.  Chairmen Of The Board – Finder’s Keepers (Vocal)
15.  General Johnson – Only Time Will Tell (Vocal)
16.  Holland Dozier- Slipping Away
17.  Holland Dozier feat Lamont Dozier- New Breed Kinda Woman
18.  Freda Payne – Two Wrongs Don’t Make A Right
19.  Barrino Brothers- Born On The Wild (Vocal)
20.  Freda Payne – Mother Misery’s Favorite Child
21.  Holland Dozier- I’m Gonna Hijack Ya, Kidnap Ya, Take What I…

CD6 Invictus Records – The B Sides

1.  Ty Hunter – I Don’t See Me In Your Eyes Anymore
2.  Chairmen Of The Board – Everybody’s Got A Song To Sing
3.  8th Day – Good Book
4.  Chairmen Of The Board – I Can’t Find Myself
5.  Freda Payne – Through The Memory Of My Mind
6.  Glass House – I Don’t See Me In Your Eyes Anymore
7.  Barrino Brothers – Livin’ High Off The Goodness Of Your Love – Inst
8.  Danny Woods – Roller Coaster
9.  Holland-Dozier- Don’t Leave Me Starving For Your Love (Part 2)
10.  Chairmen Of The Board – Finder’s Keepers (Instrumental)
11.  General Johnson – Only Time Will Tell (Instrumental)
12.  Holland Dozier- Can’t Get Enough (Instrumental)
13.  Holland Dozier- If You Don’t Want To Be In My Life
14.  Freda Payne – We’ve Gotta Find A Way Back To Love
15.  Barrino Brothers- Born On The Wild – Inst
16.  Freda Payne – For No Reason
17.  Holland Dozier- You Took Me From A World Outside

CD7 Invictus Records – The A Sides

1.  Melvin Davis – You Made Me Over
2.  Lee Charles – Sittin’ On A Time Bomb (Waiting For The Hurt To Come)
3.  Chairmen Of The Board – Life & Death Pt 2
4.  Laura Lee – I Need It Just As Bad As You
5.  Brian Holland – I’m So Glad (Part I)
6.  Natural High – Bump Your Lady (Part I)
7.  Chairmen Of The Board – Everybody Party All Night
8.  Tyrone Edwards – Can’t Get Enough Of You
9.  Chairmen Of The Board – Let’s Have Some Fun
10.  Brian Holland – Let’s Get Together
11.  Laura Lee – Don’t Leave Me Starving For Your Love
12.  Hi Lites- That’s Love (Vocal)
13.  Earl English – Wanting You (Vocal)
14.  Chairmen Of The Board – Skin I’m In
15.  Eloise Laws – Touch Me
16.  Chairmen Of The Board Ft Prince Harold – You’ve Got Extra Added Power In Your Love
17.  New York Port Authority – I Got It (Part 1)
18.  Eloise Laws – Love Goes Deeper Than That
19.  Eloise Laws – Put A Little Love Into It (When You Do It)
20.  New York Port Authority – I Don’t Want To Work Today

CD8 Invictus Records – The B Sides

1.  Lee Charles – Get Your House In Order (Instrumental)
2.  Chairmen Of The Board – Live With Me, Love With Me
3.  Brian Holland – I’m So Glad (Part 2)
4.  Natural High – Bump Your Lady (Part 2)
5.  Chairmen Of The Board – Morning Glory (Instrumental)
6.  Tyrone Edwards – You Took Me from A World Outside
7.  Chairmen Of The Board – Love At First Sight
8.  Brian Holland – Superwoman (You Ain’t No Ordinary Woman)
9.  Laura Lee – (If You Want To Try Love Again) Remember Me
10.  Hi Lites- That’s Love (Inst)
11.  Earl English – Wanting You (Instrumental)
12.  Eloise Laws – Stay With Me
13. Chairmen Of The Board Featuring Prince Harold – Someone Just Like You
14.  New York Port Authority – I Got It (Part 2)
15.  Eloise Laws – Put A Little Love Into It (When You Do It)
16.  Eloise Laws – Camouflage
17.  New York Port Authority – Guess I’m Gonna Cry

CD9 Hot Wax Records – The A Sides

1. Honey Cone – While You’re Out Looking For Sugar
2. Flaming Ember – Mind, Body And Soul
3. Honey Cone – Girls It Ain’t Easy
4. 100 Proof (Aged In Soul) – Too Many Cooks (Spoil The Soup)
5. Flaming Ember – Shades Of Green
6. Honey Cone – Take My Love
7. Flaming Ember – Westbound # 9
8. 100 Proof (Aged In Soul) – Somebody’s Been Sleeping
9. Honey Cone – When Will It End
10. Flaming Ember – I’m Not My Brothers Keeper
11. Laura Lee – Wedlock Is A Padlock
12. Silent Majority – Frightened Girl
13. 100 Proof (Aged In Soul) – One Man’s Leftovers (Is Another Man’s Feast)
14. Flaming Ember – Stop The World And Let Me Off
15. Honey Cone – Want Ads
16. McKinley Jackson & The Politicians – Love Machine Part 1
17. Flaming Ember – Sunshine
18. 100 Proof (Aged In Soul) – Driveway
19. Laura Lee – Women’s Love Rights
20. Honey Cone – Stick Up
21. 100 Proof (Aged In Soul) – 90 Day Freeze (On Her Love)
22. Flaming Ember – If It’s Good To You (It’s Good For You)

CD 10 Hot Wax Records – The B Sides

1. Honey Cone – The Feeling’s Gone
2. Flaming Ember – Filet De Soul (Inst)
3. 100 Proof (Aged In Soul) – Not Enough Love To Satisfy
4. Flaming Ember – Don’t You Wanna Wanna
5. Honey Cone – Take Me With You
6. Flaming Ember – Why Don’t You Stay
7. 100 Proof (Aged In Soul) – I’ve Come To Save You
8. Flaming Ember – Deserted Village
9. Laura Lee – Her Picture Matches Mine
10. Silent Majority – Colors Of My Love
11. 100 Proof (Aged In Soul) – If I Could See The Light In The Window
12. Flaming Ember – Robot In A Robot’s World
13. Honey Cone – We Belong Together
14. McKinley Jackson & The Politicians – Love Machine  Part 2 (Inst)
15. Flaming Ember – 1200 Miles
16. 100 Proof (Aged In Soul) – Love Is Sweeter (The Second Time Around)
17. Honey Cone – V.I.P.
18. Flaming Ember – If It’s Good To You (It’s Good For You) Inst

CD 11 Hot Wax Records – The A Sides

1. Honey Cone – One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show Part I
2. Laura Lee – Love And Liberty
3. Silent Majority – Something New About You
4. Honey Cone – The Day I Found Myself
5. Politicians – Free Your Mind (Instrumental)
6. Laura Lee – I Don’t Want Nothing Old (But Money)
7. 100 Proof (Aged In Soul) – Everything Good Is Bad
8. Laura Lee – Rip Off
9. Honey Cone – Sittin’ On A Time Bomb (Waitin’ For The Hurt To Come)
10. 100 Proof (Aged In Soul) – Don’t Scratch Where It Don’t Itch
11. Laura Lee – If You Can Beat Me Rockin’ (You Can Have My Chair)
12. Honey Cone – Innocent ’til Proven Guilty
13. Laura Lee – Crumbs Off The Table
14. 100 Proof (Aged In Soul) – Since You Been Gone
15. Honey Cone – Ace In The Hole
16. Honey Cone – If I Can’t Fly
17. Laura Lee – (If You Want To Try Love Again) Remember Me
18. Lee Charles – Somebody’s Gonna Hurt You, Like You Hurt Me
19. Laura Lee – I’ll Catch You When You Fall
20. 100 Proof (Aged In Soul) – My Piece Of The Rock (Vocal)
21. Honey Cone featuring Sharon Cash –  Somebody Is Always Messing Up A Good Thing
22. 100 Proof (Aged In Soul) & New York Port Authority- I’m Mad As Hell (Ain’t Gonna Take No More)  Part 1

CD 12 Hot Wax Records – The B Sides

1. Honey Cone – One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show Part 2
2. Honey Cone – When Will It End
3. Politicians – Love Machine (Inst)
4. Laura Lee – Since I Fell For You
5. 100 Proof (Aged In Soul) – I’d Rather Fight Than Switch
6. Laura Lee – Two Lovely Pillows
7. Honey Cone – It’s Better To Have Loved And Lost
8. 100 Proof (Aged In Soul) – If I Could See The Light In The Window
9. Laura Lee – If I’m Good Enough To Love (I’m Good Enough To Marry)
10. Honey Cone – Don’t Send Me An Invitation
11. Laura Lee – You’ve Got To Save Me
12. 100 Proof (Aged In Soul) – Nothing Sweeter Than Love
13. Honey Cone – O-O-O Baby, Baby
14. Honey Cone – Woman Can’t Live By Bread Alone
15. Lee Charles – I Just Want To Be Loved
16. Laura Lee – I Can’t Hold On Much Longer
17. 100 Proof (Aged In Soul) – My Piece Of The Rock Inst
18. Honey Cone featuring Sharon Cash – Truth Will Come Out
19. 100 Proof (Aged In Soul) & New York Port Authority- I’m Mad As Hell (Ain’t Gonna Take No More) Part 2

CD13 Music Merchant Records – The A Sides + Unreleased HDH Acetates, Test Pressings and Remixes

1. Brenda Holloway – Let Love Grow
2. Just Brothers – Tears Ago
3. Jones Girls – Come Back
4. Brotherly Love – Mama’s Little Baby (Loves Lovin’)
5. Warlock – You’ve Been My Rock
6. Sweet Rock – Big Train
7. Brotherly Love – Growing Pains
8. Just Brothers – Things Will Be Better Tomorrow
9. Jones Girls – Your Love Controls Me
10. Eloise Laws – Tighten Him Up
11. Smith Connection – I Can’t Hold On Much Longer
12. Eloise Laws – Love Factory
13. Smith Connection – I’ve Come To Stay
14. Smith Connection – I’m Bugging Your Phone Pt 1
15. Raynel Wynglass – Bar B Q Ribs
16. The Jones Girls – Taster Of The Honey (Not Keeper Of The Bee)
17. Chairmen Of The Board- What’s The Use
18. Honey Cone- Woman Can’t Live By Bread Alone
19. Barrino Brothers – Trapped In A Love
20. Eloise Laws- (You’re Mine) Baby Doll
21. Barrino Brothers- Something About You
22. Eloise Laws- Don’t Burn The Bridge
23. 100 Proof Aged In Soul- Since You’ve Been Gone – Unreleased Long Version
24. Satisfaction Unlimited- Bright City Lights – Unreleased Single Version
25. Freda Payne- Unhooked Generation – Unreleased Tom Moulton Remix

CD14 Music Merchant Records – The B Sides + Unreleased HDH Acetates, Test Pressings and Remixes

1. Brenda Holloway – Some Quiet Place (To Rest My Mind)
2. Just Brothers – Sliced Tomatoes
3. Jones Girls – You’re The Only Bargain I’ve Got
4. Brotherly Love – Bingo
5. Warlock – The Judgement Day
6. Sweet Rock – 1984
7. Brotherly Love – I Don’t See Me In Your Eyes Anymore
8. Just Brothers – You’ve Got The Love To Make Me Over
9. Eloise Laws – You Made Me An Offer I Can’t Refuse
10. Smith Connection – (I’ve Been A Winner,  I’ve Been A Loser) I’ve Been In Love
11. Eloise Laws – Stay With Me
12. Smith Connection –  The Day You Leave
13. Smith Connection – I’m Bugging Your Phone (Part 2)
14. Chairmen Of The Board- Where There Is Faith, There Is Hope
15. Honey Cone- If I Can’t Fly – Unreleased Version
16. Barrino Brothers- I Want To Give You All The Love You’ve Been Giving Me
17. Honey Cone- Come Back
18. Eloise Laws – The Easiest Way To Fall
19. The Jones Girls- Don’t Be Sorry Be Careful
20. Eloise Laws – I Think You Need Love
21. Satisfaction Unlimited- Why – Unreleased Single Version
22. Chairmen Of The Board- Give Me Just A Little More Time – Unreleased Tom Moulton Remix
23. Chairmen Of The Board- You’ve Got Me Dangling On A String – Unreleased Tom Moulton Remix