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Reach Out: The Motown Record is Human Nature 's fifth album released in 6 November 2005 by Sony BMG Music Entertainment . It won the 2006 ARIA Music Award for Highest Selling Album. It debuted at number #6 on the Australian ARIA Album Chart but worked its way up to #1. On the album, the band perform their own renditions of eleven soul music classics. The tracks include renditions of The Four Tops ' "Reach Out I'll Be There ", The Temptations ' "My Girl ", The Supremes ' "Stop! In the Name of Love ", The Jackson 5 's "I'll Be There " and Marvin Gaye 's "I Heard It Through the Grapevine ". Produced by Paul Wiltshire for PLW Productions. Following an appearance on the New Zealand edition of Dancing With The Stars , the album debuted at #4 on the New Zealand albums chart more than a year after its release, climbing to its peak of #2 the following week.
The album represented a major new musical direction for the group, which had previously performed boy-band style pop. The change re-invigorated their popularity, resulting in their best sales in a decade.
Track listing
#
Title
Composer(s)
Original Artist
1.
"Reach Out I'll Be There "
Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Edward Holland, Jr.
Four Tops
2.
"You Keep Me Hangin' On "
Holland, Dozier, Holland
The Supremes
3.
"Baby I Need Your Loving "
Holland, Dozier, Holland
Four Tops
4.
"If You Don't Know Me by Now "
Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
5.
"I Heard It Through the Grapevine "
Norman Whitfield , Barrett Strong
Gladys Knight & the Pips /Marvin Gaye
6.
"Twenty-Five Miles "
Edwin Starr , Harvey Fuqua , Johnny Bristol
Edwin Starr
7.
"I'll Be There "
Berry Gordy , Hal Davis , Willie Hutch , Bob West
The Jackson 5
8.
"My Girl "
Smokey Robinson , Ronnie White
The Temptations
9.
"I Want You Back "
The Corporation
The Jackson 5
10.
"Stop! In the Name of Love "
Holland, Dozier, Holland
The Supremes
11.
"You Are Everything "
Thom Bell , Linda Creed
The Stylistics /Marvin Gaye & Diana Ross
12.
"The Tracks of My Tears "
Marvin Tarplin , Robinson, Warren Moore
The Miracles
Charts and certifications
Charts
Chart (2005)
Peak position
Australian ARIA Albums Chart[ 1]
1
New Zealand RIANZ Albums Chart[ 1]
2
Year-end charts
Australia
Position
2005 [ 2]
29
2006 [ 3]
3
Certifications
See also
References
Studio albums Compilations Singles Related articles