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26 November 2008

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To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Motown Records (on January 12th 2009) Universal Music is releasing Motown 50 � a compilation of tracks chosen by Motown fans worldwide.

Universal Motown embraced social networking and the internet to create a unique compilation album by partnering with www.pollthepeople.com, a global online polling community, to launch the GREATEST MOTOWN SONGS poll. The poll ran for four weeks throughout October and the ultimate Motown Top 50 has been selected combining the entries from both the UK and International polls*.

No surprises that (drum roll) Marvin Gaye�s phenomenal �I Heard It Through The Grapevine� topped the poll worldwide as the world�s no 1 Motown hit! The top 5 also consisted of Diana Ross ��Ain�t No Mountain High Enough�, The Supremes �You Can�t Hurry Love�, Diana Ross �I�m Still Waiting� and the legendary Stevie Wonder with �Superstition�.

As well as 50 of the hottest Motown tunes of all time from the 60s to the 80s the 3 CD UK version also features some hard to find covers with some of the most outstanding artists singing songs from their peers. The legend that is Stevie Wonder gives us a mesmerising and very funky take on Light My Fire. There�s also a cracking version of Everybody�s Talking by The Four Tops followed by unbelievable renditions of classic tracks from The Temptations with The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face and Martha Reeves & The Vandellas with girly sing-along favourite I Say A Little Prayer.

The album also contains 3 rarely compiled Stevie Wonder tracks; Superstition, Sir Duke and Masterblaster (Jammin).

The public have decided on their favourite 50 to mark the anniversary of arguably the most influential record label ever.