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Released
  
May 24, 2005

Label
  
Motown/Universal Records

Release date
  
24 May 2005

Genres
  
Soul music, Funk

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Motown Remixed (2005)
  
Motown Remixed, Vol. 2 (2007)

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Motown Remixed is a 2005 compilation album containing remixed versions of Motown hits, released on May 24, 2005 by Motown/Universal Records.

Contents

Several hip hop and dance producers, including: Z-Trip, DJ Jazzy Jeff, The Randy Watson Experience, Salaam Remi, Groove Boutique (aka DJ Rafe Gomez and David Baron), 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.

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US

  1. "I Want You Back" (Z-Trip remix) – The Jackson 5
  2. "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (The Randy Watson Experience Sympathy For The Grapes mix) – Gladys Knight & the Pips
  3. "Let's Get It On" (Da Producers MPG groove mix) – Marvin Gaye
  4. "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" (DJ Smash essential funk remix) – Stevie Wonder
  5. "ABC" (Salaam Remi Krunk-A-Delic Party mix) – The Jackson 5
  6. "I Just Want to Celebrate" (Mocean Worker remix) – Rare Earth
  7. "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" (DJ Jazzy Jeff & Pete Kuzma Solefull mix) – The Temptations
  8. "A Quiet Storm" (Groove Boutique Remix ft. guest soloist Roy Ayers) – Smokey Robinson
  9. "My World Is Empty Without You" (Tranzition remix) – The Supremes
  10. "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)" (Easy Mo Bee remix) – The Temptations
  11. "Smiling Faces Sometimes" (Futureshock Entertainment main ingredient mix) – Undisputed Truth
  12. "The Tears of a Clown" (Hotsnax remix) – Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
  13. "Keep on Truckin'" (DJ Spinna remix) – Eddie Kendricks
  14. "War" (King Britt mix) – Edwin Starr
  15. "Mary Jane" (DJ Green Lantern Evil Genius mix) – Rick James (bonus track)

iTunes bonus tracks

16. "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" (Mocean Worker remix) – Jimmy Ruffin 17. "Reach Out I'll Be There" (Montez Payton & Taurus Braxton remix) – The Four Tops 18. "(Love Is Like A) Heat Wave" (Noizetrip mix) – Martha and the Vandellas 19. "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (The Rurals cool mix) – Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell

UK

  1. "I Want You Back" (Z-Trip remix) – The Jackson 5. This track peaked at #24 on the UK Charts
  2. "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (The Randy Watson Experience Sympathy For The Grapes mix) – Gladys Knight & the Pips
  3. "Let's Get It On" (Da Producers MPG groove mix) – Marvin Gaye
  4. "Keep on Truckin'" (DJ Spinna remix) – Eddie Kendricks
  5. "War" (King Britt mix) – Edwin Starr
  6. "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" (DJ Jazzy Jeff & Pete Kuzma Solefull mix) – The Temptations
  7. "Stoned Love" (A Tom Moulton Mix) – The Supremes *
  8. "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" (DJ Smash essential funk remix) – Stevie Wonder
  9. "I Just Want to Celebrate" (Mocean Worker remix) – Rare Earth
  10. "Smiling Faces Sometimes" (Futureshock Entertainment main ingredient mix) – Undisputed Truth
  11. "Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)" (Kenny Dope mix) – Gladys Knight & the Pips *
  12. "My World Is Empty Without You" (Tranzition remix) – The Supremes
  13. "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)" (Easy Mo Bee remix) – The Temptations
  14. "A Quiet Storm" (Groove Boutique remix, featuring guest soloist Roy Ayers) – Smokey Robinson

Europe

  1. "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (Ben human mix) – Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell *
  2. "I Want You Back" (Z-Trip remix) – The Jackson 5
  3. "Let's Get It On" (Da Producers MPG groove mix) – Marvin Gaye
  4. "A Quiet Storm" (Groove Boutique remix ft. guest soloist Roy Ayers) – Smokey Robinson
  5. "Smiling Faces Sometimes" (Katalyst mix) – Undisputed Truth *
  6. "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (The Randy Watson Experience Sympathy For The Grapes mix) – Gladys Knight & the Pips
  7. "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" (DJ Jazzy Jeff & Pete Kuzma Solefull mix) – The Temptations
  8. "Keep on Truckin'" (DJ Spinna remix) – Eddie Kendricks
  9. "Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)" (Kenny Dope mix) – Gladys Knight & the Pips
  10. "The Tears of a Clown" (Soul Society remix) – Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
  11. "My World Is Empty Without You" (Tranzition remix) – The Supremes
  12. "ABC" (DJ Friction remix) – The Jackson 5 *
  13. "I Just Want to Celebrate" (Mocean Worker remix) – Rare Earth
  14. "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" (DJ Smash Essential Funk remix) – Stevie Wonder
  15. "War" (Turntablerocker mix) – Edwin Starr *

Exclusive Australian edition

  1. "I Want You Back" (Suffa "Hilltop Hoods remix) – The Jackson 5 *
  2. "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (The Randy Watson Experience Sympathy For The Grapes mix) – Gladys Knight & the Pips
  3. "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" (DJ Jazzy Jeff & Pete Kuzma Solefull mix) – The Temptations
  4. "Smiling Faces Sometimes" (Katalyst mix) – Undisputed Truth
  5. "Let's Get It On" (Da Producers MPG Groove Mix) – Marvin Gaye
  6. "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" (DJ Smash Essential Funk remix) – Stevie Wonder
  7. "ABC" (Salaam Remi Krunk-A-Delic party mix) – The Jackson 5
  8. "I Just Want to Celebrate" (Mocean Worker remix) – Rare Earth
  9. "My World Is Empty Without You" (Tranzition remix) – The Supremes
  10. "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)" (Easy Mo Bee remix) – The Temptations
  11. "Mary Jane" (DJ Green Lantern Evil Genius mix) – Rick James (bonus track)
  12. "Keep on Truckin'" (DJ Spinna remix) – Eddie Kendricks
  13. "The Tears of a Clown" (Hotsnax remix) – Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
  14. "War" (Danielsan [koolism] remix) – Edwin Starr *

MotownRemixed volume 1: Hip Hop

  1. "I Want You Back" (Z-Trip remix) – Jackson 5
  2. "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" (Sympathy for the Grapes) – Gladys Knight and the Pips
  3. "ABC" (Salaam Remi extended Krunk-a-delic Party mix) – Jackson 5
  4. "Smiling Faces Sometimes" (main ingredient mix) – Undisputed Truth
  5. "I Want You Back" (Z-Trip bonus beats) – Jackson 5

MotownRemixed volume 2: Club

  1. "Keep On Truckin'" (DJ Spinna extended mix) – Eddie Kendricks
  2. "War" (King Britt extended mix) – Edwin Starr
  3. "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" (DJ Smash Essential Funk mix) – Stevie Wonder

MotownRemixed volume 3: Chill

  1. "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" (Solefull mix) – The Temptations
  2. "Let's Get It On" (Da Producers MPG Groove mix) – Marvin Gaye
  3. "Quiet Storm" (Groove Boutique Chill Jazz mix) – Smokey Robinson

Songs

1I Want You Back (Z-Trip remix)The Jackson 54:39
2I Heard It Through the Grapevine (The Randy Watson Experience Sympathy for the Grapes mix)Gladys Knight & the Pips5:33
3Let's Get It On (Da Producers MPG Groove remix)Marvin Gaye4:25

References

Motown Remixed Wikipedia
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