Contours , The

INCLUDES 8 BONUS TRACKS

This quintessential release includes The Contours’ magnificent debut LP, Do You Love Me, originally released in 1962 on Motown’s subsidiary label Gordy Records. It’s one of the all-time cornerstones of R&B and early Detroit soul, and shows what a formidable force the group was. Most of the tracks on this album are set to a beat sure to send you straight to the dance floor. It’s a house party revelry that shakesyour body with powerful vocals and up-tempo beats. That engaging and infectious combination made The Contours one of the most consistently entertaining vocal groups ever. This remastered collector’s edition also contains 8 bonus tracksfrom the same period, including two early singles by The Majestics – a pre-Contours vocal groupwhich featured Billy Gordon and Joe Billingslea.

PERSONNEL:

THE CONTOURS:

Billy Gordon (lead vocals)
Billy Hoggs (lead and backing vocals)
Hubert Johnson, Joe Billingslea, and Sylvester Potts (backing vocals and handclaps)
Huey Davis (electric guitar),
plus:

The Funk Brothers: probable personnel James Jamerson (bass),
Richard “Popcorn” Wylie or Joe Hunter (piano), Earl Van Dyke (organ),
Benny Benjamin (drums), Norris Patterson (saxophone), among others.

Recorded in Detroit, Michigan, between 1961 and 1962.

TRACKS:

DO YOU LOVE ME
01. DO YOU LOVE ME
02. SHAKE SHERRIE
03. YOU BETTER GET IN LINE
04. THE STRETCH
05. IT MUST BE LOVE
06. WHOLE LOTTA’ WOMAN
07. CLAUDIA
08. SO GRATEFUL
09. THE OLD MINER
10. FUNNY
11. MOVE MR. MAN

BONUS TRACKS
12. COME ON AND BE MINE
13. DON’T LET HER BE YOUR BABY
14. YOU GET UGLY
15. I’LL STAND BY YOU
16. TEENAGE GOSSIP – The Majestics
17. HARD TIMES – The Majestics
18. PA, I NEED A CAR
19. CAN YOU DO IT

TOTAL TIME 48:55 min