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Motown Hitsville USA | 
 enlarge | Artist: Boyz Ii Men
Label: Universal
Category: Music
List Price: £16.99
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 2704
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Running Time: 55 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 602517495500
EAN: 0602517495500
ASIN: B000WZ4YEG
Release Date: November 5, 2007
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) | | • | It's The Same Old Song/Reach Out I'll Be There | | • | Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) | | • | The Tracks Of My Tears | | • | Money (That's What I Want) | | • | Easy | | • | I Was Made To Love Her | | • | All This Love | | • | Ribbon In The Sky | | • | Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing - Boyz II Men, Patti LaBelle | | • | There'll Never Be | | • | Got To Be There | | • | War | | • | End Of The Road |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 1 more reviews...
 Processed Cheese March 23, 2008
nmollo (London)
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
What is almost instantly obvious on listening to this album of covers is that none of these versions comes even slightly close to the quality of the originals. These boys do have good voices but the real problem lies in the production which is a digital-compression nightmare. The drums on every track sound the same. Crisp digitized and soulless. As any fan of the Motown sound knows: most of the early tracks were sessions, where the song was captured in a performance. These version have none of that energy. None of that Genius. Even the cover of Lionel Richie's "Easy" feels processed and listless. Back in the day they knew that the sound of the drums and bass was all important. A lesson that was obviously forgotten by the producers of this processed cheese.
Sacrilege December 28, 2007
C. Cubbin (South Wales)
2 out of 6 found this review helpful
Obviously this album appears to cross the boundary between the 'music' of Boyz II Men and the timeless classics of Motown's golden era, thus you may expect it would appeal to fans of both genres ... you would be wrong.
I will qualify this review with one important point - I am not a fan of Boyz II Men, thus if you ARE a fan of theirs, this review will be of no use to you whatsoever and you may cheerfully stop reading now. If, however, like me, you are interested to hear some of your all-time favourite tracks with a sympathetic re-rendering then this review is essential.
To hear the nasal whine of this collection of 'artists' drift wildly north and south of the tune without ever actually hitting it was akin to a rusty iron spike being dragged down a blackboard. It summed up all that is bad about the current hideous genre of 'R&B' (the rotted corpse of the late, great Rythym & Blues sound) to hear the strained warbles yodelling all over the notes and obscuring just about all that is so very fine about the original tracks. A similar sound could be reproduced by clumsily castrating a cat without the use of anaesthetic.
Like I say, Boyz II Men fans will no doubt enjoy this album, I doubt very much whether Motown fans will, unless they are similarly inclined.
 Absolutely fantastic Album December 11, 2007
J. Quamina (London, England)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
When I saw these guys on X factor , I knew we were going to hear something very special. I got off my settee and started singing and dancing along to their "sweet" vocals.
Where have these boys (NO MEN)!!!! been for so long? Just like previous reviewers have stated "they do not make songs like these anymore", BUT wait it isn't the songs that make this album so perfect it is the VOICES. This album is the total essence of keeping it real, the songs have stood the test of time and are timeless.
This is an awesome return from this group and long may they keep producing, because I for sure will be buying their next album.
A Timeless Gem December 9, 2007
Terry Paul (London, England)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Motown is the biggest and most successful international production house ever . The volume of hits and the caliber of artistes that have come through the Motown stable are astounding and will never be repeated. Boys II Men are among the finest ever to come out of Motown and listening to this album, you would never understand why a group of this stature went through a stage where they didn't want to do it anymore and went through a split. Thank God, these guys are back! I have heard many people cover Motown classics, some to their own detriment. I have not heard anyone deliver these classics in such style. Every track on this album is an instant winner! Boys II Men demonstrates once again that they are all extremely gifted singers and that together, they are simply untouchable. Each classic is given the Boys II Men treatment in often quite stunning fashion. The lead vocals are distinctively clear, rich, classy and really quite mesmerizing. The background vocals are just out of this world! If you try to sing along to this, you simply don't know where to go because they just take it out of this stratosphere. Some people criticise Boys II Men for doing too many ballads, well when they sing the way they do, I will listen to them sing ballads all day. It really helps that they carefully chose songs from different Motown era's so everyone can identify with at least some of the songs on the set. Its really difficult to pick a personal favourite because in each song they do something even more intricate than the last but I love "Just My Imagination", "All This Love", "Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing" and "Got To Be There". This album is the benchmark for a lot of these new so-called R&B, soul singers and shows that you can keep it clean and just sing from the heart. Another stunning piece of work that you must have in your collection.
They don't make 'em like this anymore! November 18, 2007
Mr. M. Y. Almodhahkah (Lancashire, England)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Though Motown don't often recognise it, Boyz II Men are their most successfull act of all time, and the biggest selling r&b group of all time, ever! Though they are down to 3 members, this does not detract from the quality of music on this album. I know its fashionable to do covers, and also to say they aren't as good as the original, well these are! Not many can touch Boyz II Men vocally, and they kill every track on here. My personal favourites would have to be 'same old song/i'll be there'; 'i was made to love her' and 'war'. You won't find a better r&b album out there, so buy it!
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