Holland-Dozier-Holland Anthology: Detroit 1969 – 1977

Holland, Dozier and Holland are some of the most prolific songwriters ever; they shaped “the Sound of Young America” and propelled the Motown sound in the mid-1960s into a creative stratosphere unmatched by any other independent music label. Their trademark catchy teenage love songs were delivered energetically by previously unknown Detroit groups like The Supremes, the Four Tops, Martha & the Vandellas & Marvin Gaye.

Although synonymous with Berry Gordy’s Motown, it was their departure from Motown after a stand-off strike in 1967 and a brutal legal battle that led them to run their own group of labels, Invictus, Hot Wax and Music Merchant. This compilation is a definitive look at this period in history, exploring how H-D-H, under a new guise ‘The Creative Corporation’, drove the next generation of soul music in a myriad of different
ways, towards funk, underground disco and jazz. Featuring 68 tracks, this collection documents HDH’s creativity and growth over this seminal 8 year period. During this time the trio developed new artists to rival Motown’s success such as Chairman Of The Board, Freda Payne, Honey Cone, Glass House, Flaming Ember, 8th Day, Laura Lee & Eloise Laws.

The collection is complete with a detailed depiction of this period in history by award winning author Stuart Cosgrove who wrote the Soul Trilogy, a series of books on soul music and social change - Detroit 67: the Year That Changed Soul, Memphis 68: The Tragedy of Southern Soul which won the Penderyn Prize, as Music Book of the Year in 2018, and Harlem 69: the Future of Soul. 

Released: April 2024
Cat: DEMRECBOX94
Label: Demon Records

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Tracklist

LP1 - 1969 to 1970
Side A
1. Freda Payne - Band Of Gold (single mix)
2. Chairmen Of The Board - Give Me Just A Little More Time
3. Flaming Ember - Westbound #9
4. Silent Majority - Frightened Girl
5. Chairmen Of The Board - You've Got Me Dangling On A String
6. Honey Cone - Girls It Ain't Easy
7. Chairmen Of The Board - Pay To The Piper

Side B
1. Chairmen Of The Board - Everything's Tuesday
2. Freda Payne - Unhooked Generation
3. Glass House - Crumbs Off The Table
4. Chairmen Of The Board - All We Need Is Understanding
5. Freda Payne - Deeper and Deeper
6. 100 Proof Aged In Soul - Somebody's Been Sleeping
7. Honey Cone - Want Ads

LP2 – 1971
Side C
1. Freda Payne - Bring The Boys Home
2. Barrino Brothers - I Shall Not Be Moved
3. 8th Day - You've Got to Crawl (Before You Walk)
4. Lucifer - Don't You (Think the Times A-Comin')
5. Honey Cone - Sunday Morning People
6. Glass House – I Surrendered

Side D
1. Freda Payne - You Brought The Joy
2. General Johnson - I'm In Love Darling
3. Chairmen Of The Board - Working On a Building of Love
4. Honey Cone - Stick Up
5. 8th Day - She's Not Just Another Woman (single mix)
6. Flaming Ember - Gotta Get Away
7. 8th Day – Eeny-Meeny-Miny Mo

LP3 – 1972
Side E
1. Holland-Dozier Featuring Lamont Dozier - Why Can't We Be Lovers
2. Chairmen Of The Board - Elmo James
3. Silent Majority - Something New About You
4. Barrino Brothers - Try It, You'll Like It
5. Danny Woods - Let Me Ride
6. Glass House - Thanks I Needed That
7. Laura Lee - Crumbs Off The Table

Side F
1. Warlock - You've Been My Rock
2. Laura Lee - Woman's Love Rights
3. Holland-Dozier Ft Brain Holland - Don't Leave Me Starvin’ for Your Love
4. The Politicians - Free Your Mind
5. Harrison Kennedy - Sunday Morning People
6. Satisfaction Unlimited - Let's Change The Subject
7. 100 Proof Aged In Soul - Nothing Sweeter Than Love

LP4 - 1973 to 1977
Side G
1. Eloise Laws - Love Factory
2. Freda Payne - We've Got To Find A Way Back To Love
3. Brian Holland - I'm So Glad Pt.1
4. Honey Cone - If I Can’t Fly
5. Tyrone Edwards - Can't Get Enough Of You
6. Chairmen Of The Board - Skin I'm In
7. New York Port Authority - I Got It Pt. 1

Side H
1. Chairmen Of The Board - Finders Keepers
2. Hi-Lites - That’s Love
3. Freda Payne - Two Wrongs Don't Make A Right
4. Holland-Dozier Featuring Lamont Dozier - New Breed Kinda Woman
5. Eloise Laws - Put A Little Love Into It (When You Do It)
6. Melvin Davis - You Made Me Over
7. Honey Cone Featuring Sharon Cash – Somebody Is Always Messing Up A Good Thing

CD1 - 1969 to 1970
1. Freda Payne - Band Of Gold (single mix)
2. Chairman Of The Board - Give Me Just A Little More Time
3. Flaming Ember - Westbound #9
4. Silent Majority - Frightened Girl
5. Ruth Copeland - The Music Box
6. Honey Cone - Girls It Ain't Easy
7. Chairman Of The Board - Pay To The Piper
8. Honey Cone - Want Ads
9. Freda Payne - Unhooked Generation
10. Glass House - Crumbs Off The Table
11. Chairman Of The Board - All We Need Is Understanding
12. Honey Cone - While You're Out Looking For Sugar
13. 100 Proof Aged In Soul - Somebody's Been Sleeping
14. Chairman Of The Board - Everything's Tuesday
15. Freda Payne - Deeper and Deeper
16. Chairman Of The Board - You've Got Me Dangling On A String
17. Flaming Ember - Mind, Body and Soul

CD2 – 1971
1. Freda Payne - Bring The Boys Home
2. Barrino Brothers - I Shall Not Be Moved
3. 8th Day - You've Got to Crawl Before You Walk
4. Lucifer - Don't You (Think the Times A-Comin')
5. Honey Cone - Sunday Morning People
6. Glass House - I Surrendered
7. Freda Payne - You Brought The Joy
8. General Johnson - I'm In Love Darling
9. 8th Day - She's Not Just Another Woman (single mix)
10. Honey Cone - Stick Up
11. 100 Proof Aged In Soul – 90 Day Freeze (On Her Love)
12. Flaming Ember - Gotta Get Away
13. 8th Day - Eeny-Meeny-Miny Mo
14. Freda Payne - Cherish What Is Dear To You
15. Glass House - Heaven Is There To Guide Us
16. Chairman Of The Board - Working On a Building of Love
17. 8th Day - If I Could See The Light

CD3 – 1972
1. Lamont Dozier, Holland-Dozier - Why Can't We Be Lovers
2. Chairman Of The Board - Elmo James
3. Laura Lee - Rip Off
4. Barrino Brothers -Try It, You'll Like It
5. Just Brothers - Sliced Tomatoes
6. Glass House - Thanks I Needed That
7. Laura Lee - Crumbs Off The Table
8. Warlock - You've Been My Rock
9. Laura Lee - Woman's Love Rights
10. Holland-Dozier Ft Brain Holland - Don't Leave Me Starvin for Your Love
11. The Politicians - Free Your Mind
12. Harrison Kennedy - Sunday Morning People
13. Satisfaction Unlimited - Let's Change The Subject
14. 100 Proof Aged In Soul - Nothing Sweeter Than Love
15. Danny Woods - Let Me Ride
16. Laura Lee - Since I Fell For You
17. Silent Majority - Something New About You
18. Smith Connection - Under My Wings

CD4 - 1973 to 1977
1. Eloise Laws - Love Factory
2. Freda Payne - We've Got To Find A Way Back
3. Jones Girls -Taster Of The Honey
4. Smith Connection - I'm Bugging Your Phone
5. Tyrone Edwards - Can't Get Enough Of You
6. Honey Cone - If I Can't Fly
7. New York Port Authority - I Got It Pt.1
8. Chairman Of The Board - Finders Keepers
9. Hi-Lites - That’s Love
10. Freda Payne -Two Wrongs Don't Make A Right
11. Lamont Dozier - New Breeda Kinda Woman
12. Eloise Laws - Put A Little Love Into It (When You Do It)
13. Melvin Davis - You Made Me Over
14. Honey Cone - You're Always Messing Up A Good Thing
15. Brian Holland - I'm So Glad Pt.1
16. Chairman Of The Board - Skin I'm In