Tamla motown Music, The Temptations, Supremes, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder

some of Motown No. 1 singles
in the United States
Please Mr. Postman - The Marvelettes
I'll Try Something New - The Miracles
 Meet The Supremes - The Supremes
Do You Love Me The Contours
With a Song in My Heart - Stevie Wonder
Hello Broadway - Marvin Gaye
When I'm Alone I Cry - Marvin Gaye
Where Did Our Love Go - The Supremes
I Hear a Symphony - The Supremes
Dance Party - Martha and the Vandellas
Watchout! - Martha and the Vandellas
Down to Earth - Stevie Wonder
I Was Made to Love Her - Stevie Wonder
I Heard It Through the Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
Cloud Nine - The Temptations
Right On - The Supremes
Got to Be There - Michael Jackson
What's Going On - Marvin Gaye
Trouble Man - Marvin Gaye
Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye
Forever, Michael - Michael Jackson
Caught in the Act - The Commodores
Wings of Love - The Temptations
Reunion - The Temptations
Take Me Higher - Diana Ross

Motown?s music was crafted with an ear towards pop appeal. The company specialized in a type of soul music it referred to with the trademark "The Motown Sound". The Motown Sound was typified by a number of characteristics: the use of tambourines to accent the back beat, prominent and often melodic electric bass guitar lines, distinctive melodic and chord structures, and a call and response singing style that originated in gospel music. In addition, pop production techniques such as the use of orchestral string sections, charted horn sections, and carefully arranged background vocals were also used. Complex arrangements and elaborate, melismatic vocal riffs were avoided;[2] Motown producers believed steadfastly in the "KISS principle" ("keep it simple, stupid")

Motown Records: Established 1960, Motown was and remains the company's main label for mainstream R&B/soul music (and, today, hip hop music as well). The label's numbering system was combined with those of Tamla and Gordy in 1982, and the label (and company) was purchased by MCA in 1988. Notable Motown artists have included Mary Wells, The Supremes, The Four Tops , The Jackson 5, Boyz II Men, The Commodores, and Erykah Badu. Motown Records slogan: "The Sound of Young America."

Tamla Records: Established 1959, Tamla was a primary subsidiary for mainstream R&B/soul music. Tamla is actually the company's original label: Gordy incorporated Tamla Records several months before establishing the Motown Record Corporation. The label's numbering system was combined with those of Motown and Gordy in 1982, and the label was merged with Motown in 1988. Notable Tamla artists included Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, and The Marvelettes. Tamla Records slogan: "The Sound that makes the world go 'round."