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 " – 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 " – Gladys Knight & the Pips *
  12. "My World Is Empty Without You" – The Supremes
  13. "Just My Imagination " – The Temptations
  14. "Quiet Storm" – Smokey Robinson

    Vol.1 European Edition

  15. "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" – Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell *
  16. "I Want You Back" – The Jackson 5
  17. "Let's Get It On" – Marvin Gaye
  18. "Quiet Storm" – Smokey Robinson
  19. "Smiling Faces Sometimes" – Undisputed Truth *
  20. "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" – Gladys Knight & the Pips
  21. "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" – The Temptations
  22. "Keep on Truckin'" – Eddie Kendricks
  23. "Neither One of Us " – Gladys Knight & the Pips
  24. "The Tears of a Clown" – Smokey Robinson & the Miracles *
  25. "My World Is Empty Without You" – The Supremes
  26. "ABC" – The Jackson 5 *
  27. "I Just Want to Celebrate" – Rare Earth
  28. "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" – Stevie Wonder
  29. "War" – Edwin Starr *

    Vol.1 Australian Edition

  30. "I Want You Back" – The Jackson 5 *
  31. "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" – Gladys Knight & the Pips
  32. "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" – The Temptations
  33. "Smiling Faces Sometimes" – Undisputed Truth
  34. "Let's Get It On" – Marvin Gaye
  35. "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" – Stevie Wonder
  36. "ABC" – The Jackson 5
  37. "I Just Want to Celebrate" – Rare Earth
  38. "My World Is Empty Without You" – The Supremes
  39. "Just My Imagination " – The Temptations
  40. "Mary Jane" – Rick James
  41. "Keep on Truckin'" – Eddie Kendricks
  42. "The Tears of a Clown" – Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
  43. "War" – Edwin Starr *

    Vol.2 US Edition

  44. "Shotgun" - Junior Walker & the All Stars
  45. " Heatwave" - Martha Reeves & the Vandellas
  46. "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone" - The Temptations
  47. "I Want You Back" - The Jackson 5
  48. "The Boss" - Diana Ross
  49. "Dancing Machine" - The Jackson 5
  50. "I Can't Get Next To You" - The Temptations
  51. "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" - Marvin Gaye
  52. "Square Biz" - Teena Marie
  53. "Don't Look Any Further" - Dennis Edwards and Siedah Garrett
  54. "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 " - 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. " 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

  6. "Keep On Truckin'" – Eddie Kendricks
  7. "War" – Edwin Starr
  8. "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" – Stevie Wonder

    Motown Remixed Volume 3: Chill

  9. "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" – The Temptations
  10. "Let's Get It On" – Marvin Gaye
  11. "Quiet Storm" – Smokey Robinson

    Motown Remixed Online Exclusive

  12. "ABC" - The Jackson 5
  13. "Mary Jane" - Rick James

    Motown Remixed Extras - Real/Rhapsody

  14. "Keep On Truckin'" – Eddie Kendricks
  15. "ABC" - The Jackson 5

    I Heard It Through The Grapevine / War

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

    German Promotional 12'

  18. "War" - Edwin Starr
  19. "War" - Edwin Starr
  20. "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" - Marvin Gaye & Tami Terrell
  21. "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" - Stevie Wonder