Motown Remixed


Motown Remixed is a 2005 compilation album containing remixed versions of Motown hits, released on May 24, 2005 by Motown/Universal Records.
Several hip hop and dance producers, including Z-Trip, DJ Jazzy Jeff, the Randy Watson Experience, Salaam Remi, Groove Boutique, and Easy Mo Bee, took hit records by the Jackson 5, the Temptations, the Supremes, and others, and re-imagined them in new styles. The Jackson 5's "ABC", for example, is re-imagined by Salaam Remi as a crunk song, Smokey Robinson's Quiet Storm is presented by Groove Boutique as a lush, chilled out jazzy jam, and Tranzition takes the Supremes' up-tempo "My World is Empty Without You" and transforms it into a ballad.
The iTunes Music Store version has several additional remixes in the album. Furthermore, the UK, European and Australian releases each have a few remixes that were not included on the US edition and are marked with an asterisk below. An accompanying compilation, Motown Unmixed, features each track in its original version.
In 2007, a follow-up album Motown Remixed, Volume 2 was released.
Also in 2011, the second follow-up album, re-titled Love Motown Remixed, actually Motown Remixed Volume 3, was released only in Japan featuring 12 local remixes. Unlike the designs for the covers of volume 1 and 2, volume 3's cover features the logo "Love Motown Remixed" and a picture of Michael Jackson underneath the blue sky, throwing his jacket in right hand.

Track listings

Vol.1 US Edition

  1. "I Want You Back" – The Jackson 5
  2. "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" – Gladys Knight & the Pips
  3. "Let's Get It On" – Marvin Gaye
  4. "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" – Stevie Wonder
  5. "ABC" – The Jackson 5
  6. "I Just Want to Celebrate" – Rare Earth
  7. "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" – The Temptations
  8. "Quiet Storm" – Smokey Robinson
  9. "My World Is Empty Without You" – The Supremes
  10. "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)" – The Temptations
  11. "Smiling Faces Sometimes" – Undisputed Truth
  12. "The Tears of a Clown" – Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
  13. "Keep on Truckin'" – Eddie Kendricks
  14. "War" – Edwin Starr
  15. "Mary Jane" – Rick James
'''iTunes Bonus Tracks'''

Vol.1 UK Edition

  1. "I Want You Back" – The Jackson 5
  2. "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" – Gladys Knight & the Pips
  3. "Let's Get It On" – Marvin Gaye
  4. "Keep on Truckin'" – Eddie Kendricks
  5. "War" – Edwin Starr
  6. "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" – The Temptations
  7. "Stoned Love" – The Supremes *
  8. "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" – Stevie Wonder
  9. "I Just Want to Celebrate" – Rare Earth
  10. "Smiling Faces Sometimes" – Undisputed Truth
  11. "Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)" – Gladys Knight & the Pips *
  12. "My World Is Empty Without You" – The Supremes
  13. "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)" – The Temptations
  14. "Quiet Storm" – Smokey Robinson

Vol.1 European Edition

  1. "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" – Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell *
  2. "I Want You Back" – The Jackson 5
  3. "Let's Get It On" – Marvin Gaye
  4. "Quiet Storm" – Smokey Robinson
  5. "Smiling Faces Sometimes" – Undisputed Truth *
  6. "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" – Gladys Knight & the Pips
  7. "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" – The Temptations
  8. "Keep on Truckin'" – Eddie Kendricks
  9. "Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)" – Gladys Knight & the Pips
  10. "The Tears of a Clown" – Smokey Robinson & the Miracles *
  11. "My World Is Empty Without You" – The Supremes
  12. "ABC" – The Jackson 5 *
  13. "I Just Want to Celebrate" – Rare Earth
  14. "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" – Stevie Wonder
  15. "War" – Edwin Starr *

Vol.1 Australian Edition

  1. "I Want You Back" – The Jackson 5 *
  2. "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" – Gladys Knight & the Pips
  3. "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" – The Temptations
  4. "Smiling Faces Sometimes" – Undisputed Truth
  5. "Let's Get It On" – Marvin Gaye
  6. "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" – Stevie Wonder
  7. "ABC" – The Jackson 5
  8. "I Just Want to Celebrate" – Rare Earth
  9. "My World Is Empty Without You" – The Supremes
  10. "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)" – The Temptations
  11. "Mary Jane" – Rick James
  12. "Keep on Truckin'" – Eddie Kendricks
  13. "The Tears of a Clown" – Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
  14. "War" – Edwin Starr *

Vol.2 US Edition

  1. "Shotgun" - Junior Walker & the All Stars
  2. "(Love Is Like A) Heatwave" - Martha Reeves & the Vandellas
  3. "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone" - The Temptations
  4. "I Want You Back" - The Jackson 5
  5. "The Boss" - Diana Ross
  6. "Dancing Machine" - The Jackson 5
  7. "I Can't Get Next To You" - The Temptations
  8. "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" - Marvin Gaye
  9. "Square Biz" - Teena Marie
  10. "Don't Look Any Further" - Dennis Edwards and Siedah Garrett
  11. "Aqui Con Tigo " - Smokey Robinson
'''iTunes Bonus Tracks'''

Vol.3 Japanese Edition ("''Love Motown Remixed"'')

  1. "ABC" - The Jackson 5
  2. "I Want You Back" - The Jackson 5
  3. "Please Mr. Postman" - The Marvelettes
  4. "Baby Love" - The Supremes
  5. "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)" - Four Tops
  6. "Dancing In The Street" - Martha & the Vandellas
  7. "You Can't Hurry Love" - The Supremes
  8. "The Tears Of A Clown" - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
  9. "War" - Edwin Starr
  10. "It's A Shame" - The Spinners
  11. "Never Can Say Goodbye" - The Jackson 5
  12. "(Love Is Like A) Heat Wave" - Martha & the Vandellas

Promotional singles

Motown Remixed Volume 1: Hip Hop

  1. "I Want You Back" – The Jackson 5
  2. "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" – Gladys Knight and the Pips
  3. "ABC" – The Jackson 5
  4. "Smiling Faces Sometimes" – Undisputed Truth
  5. "I Want You Back" – The Jackson 5

Motown Remixed Volume 2: Club

  1. "Keep On Truckin'" – Eddie Kendricks
  2. "War" – Edwin Starr
  3. "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" – Stevie Wonder

Motown Remixed Volume 3: Chill

  1. "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" – The Temptations
  2. "Let's Get It On" – Marvin Gaye
  3. "Quiet Storm" – Smokey Robinson

Motown Remixed Online Exclusive

  1. "ABC" - The Jackson 5
  2. "Mary Jane" - Rick James

Motown Remixed Extras - Real/Rhapsody

  1. "Keep On Truckin'" – Eddie Kendricks
  2. "ABC" - The Jackson 5

I Heard It Through The Grapevine / War

  1. "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" – Gladys Knight and the Pips
  2. "War" – Edwin Starr

German Promotional 12'

  1. "War" - Edwin Starr
  2. "War" - Edwin Starr
  3. "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" - Marvin Gaye & Tami Terrell
  4. "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" - Stevie Wonder