Emperors of Soul

Original Release Date:  September 20, 1994

Track Listing

• 1. Come On
• 2. Oh, Mother of Mine
• 3. Romance Without Finance
• 4. Check Yourself
• 5. Dream Come True
• 6. Mind Over Matter (I'm Gonna Make You Mine)
• 7. I'll Love You 'Til I Die
• 8. Paradise
• 9. Slow Down Heart
• 10. I Couldn't Cry If I Wanted To
• 11. Witchcraft (For Your Love) [#]
• 12. I Want a Love I Can See
• 13. The Further You Look, the Less You See
• 14. Farewell My Love
• 15. A Tear from a Woman's Eyes
• 16. The Way You Do the Things You Do
• 17. I'll Be in Trouble
• 18. The Girl's Alright with Me
• 19. Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)
• 20. Baby, Baby I Need You
• 21. My Girl
• 22. (Talking 'Bout) Nobody But My Baby
• 23. It's Growing
• 24. You'll Lose a Precious Love
• 25. Since I Lost My Baby
• 26. You've Got to Earn It
• 27. My Baby
• 28. Don't Look Back
• 29. Get Ready
• 30. Fading Away
• 31. Ain't Too Proud to Beg
• 32. Too Busy Thinking About My Baby
• 33. Who You Gonna Run To
• 34. Beauty Is Only Skin Deep
• 35. I Got Heaven Right Here on Earth [#]
• 36. (I Know) I'm Losing You
• 37. All I Need
• 38. Sorry Is a Sorry Word
• 39. I'm Doing It All
• 40. No More Water in the Well
• 41. You're My Everything
• 42. Just One Last Look
• 43. Angel Doll [#]
• 44. (Loneliness Made Me Realize) It's You That I Need
• 45. Don't Send Me Away
• 46. Hello, Young Lovers
• 47. Ol' Man River [#]
• 48. I Wish It Would Rain
• 49. I Truly, Truly Believe
• 50. I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You)
• 51. Please Return Your Love to Me
• 52. How Can I Forget
• 53. For Once in My Life [Live]
• 54. My Girl [Mono Version]
• 55. Cloud Nine
• 56. Why Did She Have to Leave Me(Why Did She Have to Go?)
• 57. I'm Gonna Make You Love Me
• 58. I'll Try Something New
• 59. Runaway Child, Running Wild
• 60. Don't Let the Joneses Get You Down
• 61. I Can't Get Next to You
• 62. Message from a Black Man
• 63. War
• 64. Psychedelic Shack
• 65. Hum Along and Dance
• 66. Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)
• 67. Ungena Za Ulimwengu (Unite the World)
• 68. Just My Imagination (RunningAway With Me)
• 69. Take a Look Around
• 70. It's Summer
• 71. Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are?)
• 72. I Ain't Got Nothing
• 73. Mother Nature
• 74. Papa Was a Rollin' Stone
• 75. Masterpiece
• 76. Plastic Man
• 77. Hey Girl (I Like Your Style)
• 78. Law of the Land [Alternate Mix][#]
• 79. Let Your Hair Down
• 80. Heavenly
• 81. You've Got My Soul On Fire
• 82. Happy People
• 83. Shakey Ground
• 84. Glasshouse
• 85. A Song for You
• 86. Memories
• 87. Keep Holdin' On
• 88. Darling, Stand By Me (Song for My Woman)
• 89. Who Are You
• 90. In a Lifetime
• 91. Power
• 92. Isn't the Night Fantastic
• 93. Aiming at Your Heart
• 94. Standing On the Top, Pt. 1
• 95. Sail Away
• 96. Treat Her Like a Lady
• 97. My Love Is True (Truly for You)
• 98. Do You Really Love Your Baby
• 99. Magic
• 100. Lady Soul
• 101. I Wonder Who She's Seeing Now
• 102. Look What You Started
• 103. Soul to Soul
• 104. Special
• 105. My Kind of Woman [#]
• 106. Hoops of Fire
• 107. Error of Our Ways [#]
• 108. Givin' U the Best [#]
• 109. Elevator Eyes [#]
• 110. Blueprint for Love [#]

Credits

• Commodores: ?
• Dennis Edwards: Vocals
• Marvin Gaye: Drums
• Rick James: Arranger, Clavinet, Producer
• The Mary Jane Girls: Vocals (Background)
• The Pirates: ?
• Lionel Richie: Piano, Composer
• Smokey Robinson: Composer, Producer
• Diana Ross: Vocals
• David Ruffin: Vocals
• The Temptations: Producer
• Luther Vandross: Vocals (Background)
• Gerald Albright: Saxophone
• Marcus Belgrave: Trumpet
• Jack Brokensha: Bells, Tympani [Timpani], Vibraphone, Gourd
• Michael Colina: Synthesizer
• Ronnie Foster: Synthesizer, Programming
• Oliver Nelson: Arranger
• Larry Nozero: Saxophone
• Dennis Coffey: Guitar
• Johnny Griffith: Organ, Piano, Keyboards
• Herbie Williams: Trumpet
• Louis Price: Vocals
• Otis Williams: Composer, Tenor (Vocal), Performer, Executive Producer, Vocal Arrangement
• David Batteau: Composer
• Eddie Hazel: Guitar, Composer
• Barrett Strong: Composer
• David T. Walker: Guitar
• Mike Campbell: Guitar
• Michael Sembello: Producer
• Angelo Bond: Producer
• Bobbye Hall: Conga
• Jerry Ross: Composer
• Robert Ward: Guitar
• Richard "Pistol" Allen: Drums
• Oscar Alston: Bass
• The Andantes: Vocals (Background)
• Jack Ashford: Percussion, Marimba, Stick, Tambourine, Bells, Vibraphone, ?, Slapstick
• Nick Ashford: Producer
• Lanny Austin: Saxophone
• Bob Babbitt: Bass
• Tom Baird: Director
• Don Baldwin: Clarinet, Piano, Composer, Saxophone, Clavinet
• John Barnes: Keyboards
• H.B. Barnum: Arranger
• Thom Bell: Keyboards
• Keith Errol Benson: Drums
• Michael Boddicker: Synthesizer, Programming
• George Bohannon: Trombone
• Candace Bond: Executive Producer, Art Direction, Design
• Jeffrey Bowen: Composer, Producer
• Thomas "Beans" Bowles: Saxophone
• Eddie "Bongo" Brown: Percussion, Bongos, Conga
• Kenji Brown: Guitar
• Ollie E. Brown: Drums
• Eldridge Bryant: Vocals
• Robbie Buchanan: Synthesizer, Keyboards
• Peter Bunetta: Arranger, Drums, Producer, Drum Programming
• Eric Butler: Keyboards
• Brad Buxer: Synthesizer, Keyboards
• Angelo Carlisi: Saxophone
• James Anthony Carmichael: Arranger, Horn Arrangements, String Arrangements
• Victor Carstarphen: Synthesizer, Programming, Rhythm Arrangements
• Rick Chudacoff: Synthesizer, Arranger, Keyboards, Producer
• David Cochrane: Synthesizer, Bass
• Vinnie Colaiuta: Drums
• Gary Coleman: Percussion
• Charles Collins: Drums
• Russell Conway: Trumpet
• T.G. Conway: Keyboards
• Kenny Copeland: Trumpet
• Henry Cosby: Saxophone, Producer
• Paulinho Da Costa: Percussion, Timbales
• Bob Cousar: Trombone
• Maurice Davis: Trumpet
• Quentin Dennard: Drums
• Detroit Symphony Strings: Strings
• Lamont Dozier: Producer
• Don Renaldo: ?
• Walter Downing: ?
• Freddie Dunn: Trumpet
• Lefty Edwards: Saxophone
• Bobby Eli: Guitar
• Bill Elliott: Synthesizer, Keyboards
• Charles Fearing: Guitar
• Steve Ferrone: Drums
• Eli Fontaine: Saxophone
• Michael Foreman: Bass
• Paul Fox: Synthesizer, Keyboards
• Melvin Franklin: Bass (Vocal), Vocal Arrangement
• Zachary Frazier: Drums
• James Gadson: Drums
• Kenny Gamble: Composer
• Dean Gant: Synthesizer, Keyboards, Programming, Moog Synthesizer
• Henry Garner: Drums
• Zane Giles: Guitar
• James Gittens: Vibraphone
• Berry Gordy, Jr.: Producer, Executive Producer
• George Gordy: Composer
• Iris Gordy: Executive Producer
• Marget Gordy: Composer
• Johnny Graham: Guitar
• Cornelius Grant: Guitar
• Ed Greene: Drums
• Rob Hamilton: Producer
• Damon Harris: Guitar, Vocals
• Danya Hartwick: Flute, Piccolo
• Jerry Hey: Trumpet
• Eddie Holland: Composer
• Brian Holland: Producer
• Billy Horner: Trumpet
• Leon Huff: Composer
• Dann Huff: Guitar
• Ivy Hunter: Piano, Keyboards, Producer
• Kim Hutchcroft: Saxophone
• Suzee Ikeda: Producer, Executive Producer
• Phillip Ingram: Moog Synthesizer
• Clarence Isabell: Bass
• Paul Jackson, Jr.: Guitar
• McKinley Jackson: Rhythm Arrangements
• James Jamerson: Bass, Bass (Upright)
• Ralph Johnson: Percussion, Producer
• Uriel Jones: Drums
• Eddie Kendricks: Composer, Tenor (Vocal)
• Randy Kerber: Keyboards
• Ron Kersey: Keyboards
• Steve Kroon: Percussion
• Ronald LaPread: Bass
• Patrick Lanier: Trombone
• Steve LeGassick: Synthesizer, Keyboards
• Glenn Leonard: Vocals
• Jerry Long: Director
• Ted Lucas: Harmonica
• Kasuku Mafia: Saxophone
• Tim May: Guitar
• Tom McDermott: Guitar
• Al McKay: Guitar, Arranger, Producer
• Joe Messina: Guitar
• Marcus Miller: Arranger, Multi Instruments, Producer
• Eugene BeeBee Moore: Saxophone
• Warren "Pete" Moore: Composer
• Bill Neale: Guitar, Conductor, String Arrangements
• Dennis Nelson: Composer, Multi Instruments, Producer, Vocal Arrangement, Mixing, Rhythm Arrangements
• Walter Orange: Drums
• Joseph M. Palmaccio: Remastering
• Alan Pasqua: Synthesizer, Keyboards
• Clarence Paul: Producer
• Bernie Peacock: Saxophone
• Jerry Peters: Keyboards
• Carl Raetz: Trombone
• Melvin "Wah Wah" Ragin: Guitar
• Eric Rehl: Synthesizer
• Paul Riser: Trombone, Arranger, Director, String Arrangements
• John "J.R." Robinson: Drums
• Ernie Rodgers: Saxophone
• Levi Ruffin: Synthesizer
• Terry Santell: Percussion, Conga
• Stan Sheppard: Producer
• Don Slaughter: Trumpet
• Aaron Smith: Drums
• Andrew Smith: Drums
• Neil Stubenhaus: Bass
• Richard Street: Vocals
• John Strother: Digital Transfers
• Leroy Taylor: Bass
• Jerry Thompson: Drums
• T.J. Tindall: Guitar
• Johnny Trudell: Trumpet
• Danny Turner: Saxophone
• Ron Tyson: Vocals
• Earl Van Dyke: Piano, Keyboards
• Jimmy Varner: Producer, Drum Programming
• Zack Vaz: Executive Producer
• Ronnie Wakefield: Saxophone
• Larry Washington: Percussion, Conga
• Eddie Watkins: Bass
• Harry Weinger: Producer, Liner Notes, Compilation Producer
• Don White: Trombone
• Norman Whitfield: Composer, Programming, Tambourine, Producer
• Jimmy Wilkins: Trombone
• David Williams: Guitar
• Eddie Willis: Guitar
• Stevie Wonder: Harmonica
• Popcorn Wylie: Piano
• Earl Young: Drums
• Aaron Zigman: Keyboards
• Benjamin F. Wright: Synthesizer, Arranger, Keyboards, Computers
• Jeff Franzel: Composer
• Nelson George: Liner Notes
• Wild Bill Moore: Saxophone
• Mickey Stevenson: Producer
• Erskine Williams: Keyboards
• Sonny Burke: Keyboards
• A. Scott Galloway: Research
• William King: Trumpet
• Don Paulsen: Photography
• Dick Rudolph: Producer
• Edward Shea: Percussion
• P-Funk Horns: Horn
• Allen Story: Composer
• Bob Tucker: Engineer, Mixing
• The Distants: Performer
• Thomas McClary: Guitar
• Joanne McDuffie: Vocals (Background)
• Frank Wilson: Producer
• Paul Warren: Guitar
• Ron Baker: Bass, Arranger, Producer
• Billy "Bass" Nelson: Bass
• Brian ODoherty: Arranger, Programming
• Dana Smart: Coordination
• Freddie "Ready Freddie" Washington: Bass
• Russ Regan: Executive Producer
• Georgia Ward: ?, Tape Archivist
• Nathan Watts: Bass
• Ronald White: Producer
• Richard Adderly: Vibraphone
• Henry E. Davis: Bass
• Rose Landauer: ?, Transfer Assistant
• Nancy Ogami: Art Direction, Design
• Victor Nix: Keyboards
• Lisa Sarna: Vocals (Background)
• John Steinhoff: Synthesizer
• Anthony Travaglini: Guitar
• Robert Rogers: Composer
• Keith Rice: Arranger, Drums, Drum Programming
• Al Boyd: Composer
• Theo Peoples: Vocals
• Debbie Sandridge: Executive Producer
• Robert White: Guitar
• Nina Ossoff: Composer
• Paul Williams: Baritone (Vocal)
• John Wilson: Trumpet
• Benny Benjamin: Drums
• Mark Davis: Keyboards
• Ted Buckner: Sax (Alto)
• Bobby Finch: Drums
• Michael Moore: Sax (Tenor)
• Larry Hall: Trumpet
• Joe Williams: Bass
• Fred Johnson: Drum Programming
• Bill Johnson: Trombone
• John Arnold: Percussion
• James Crawford: Vocals
• David Moss: ?, Librarian
• Floyd Jones: Trumpet
• Ali-Ollie Woodson: Synthesizer, Keyboards, Programming, Vocals, Multi Instruments
• Devora Brown: Composer
• Gary Ray Thompson: Guitar