Stop in the Name of Love (La Toya Jackson album)
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Stop In the Name of Love is the tenth studio album by American singer La Toya Jackson
. The album, which was recorded and mixed in Sweden
, is a collection of dance-style well-known Motown covers, including The Supremes
' "Stop! In the Name of Love
" and "Baby Love
", the Four Tops
' "I Can't Help Myself
", and The Jackson 5
's "I'll Be There".
The album's original cover featured an uncensored topless photo of Jackson from her Playboy
shoot, although the album was re-issued with a less revealing photo. The album was also later re-issued under the title Dance Collection. The album was digitally released in 2009 as The Motown Songbook. Only one single was released from the album: "I Can't Help Myself". It was made in Austria and only released in Germany.
La Toya Jackson
La Toya Yvonne Jackson is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, television personality, actress, businesswoman, philanthropist, activist and former model. She is the fifth child of the Jackson family...
. The album, which was recorded and mixed in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, is a collection of dance-style well-known Motown covers, including The Supremes
The Supremes
The Supremes, an American female singing group, were the premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s.Originally founded as The Primettes in Detroit, Michigan, in 1959, The Supremes' repertoire included doo-wop, pop, soul, Broadway show tunes, psychedelic soul, and disco...
' "Stop! In the Name of Love
Stop! In the Name of Love
"Stop! In the Name of Love" is a 1965 song recorded by The Supremes for the Motown label.Written and produced by Motown's main production team Holland–Dozier–Holland, "Stop! In the Name of Love" held the number-one position on the Billboard pop singles chart in the United States from March 21, 1965...
" and "Baby Love
Baby Love
"Baby Love" is a 1964 song recorded by The Supremes for the Motown label.Written and produced by Motown's main production team Holland–Dozier–Holland ,...
", the Four Tops
Four Tops
The Four Tops are an American vocal quartet, whose repertoire has included doo-wop, jazz, soul music, R&B, disco, adult contemporary, hard rock, and showtunes...
' "I Can't Help Myself
I Can't Help Myself
"I Can't Help Myself" is a single by American country music artist Eddie Rabbitt. Released in 1977, it was the first single from the album Rabbitt. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:...
", and The Jackson 5
The Jackson 5
The Jackson 5 , later known as The Jacksons, were an American popular music family group from Gary, Indiana...
's "I'll Be There".
The album's original cover featured an uncensored topless photo of Jackson from her Playboy
Playboy
Playboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with...
shoot, although the album was re-issued with a less revealing photo. The album was also later re-issued under the title Dance Collection. The album was digitally released in 2009 as The Motown Songbook. Only one single was released from the album: "I Can't Help Myself". It was made in Austria and only released in Germany.
Track listing for Stop in the Name of Love
Released in 1995 under CMC Records.- "Tracks of My TearsThe Tracks of My Tears"The Tracks of My Tears" is a much recorded love ballad introduced in 1965 by The Miracles on Motown's' Tamla label. This song is considered to be among the finest recordings of The Miracles, and it sold over one million records within two years, making it The Miracles' fourth million-selling...
" (Smokey RobinsonSmokey RobinsonWilliam "Smokey" Robinson, Jr. is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and former record executive. Robinson is one of the primary figures associated with Motown, second only to the company's founder, Berry Gordy...
, Marvin Taplin, Warren MoorePete MoorePete Moore is an African American soul singer, record producer, and songwriter, notable as the bass singer for Motown group The Miracles from 1955 onwards, and is one of the group's original members...
) - 4:00 - "Two LoversTwo Lovers (Mary Wells song)"Two Lovers" is a single released in 1962 by Mary Wells on the Motown record label. The song was the third consecutive hit to be both written and produced by Smokey Robinson of The Miracles and recorded by Mary Wells, the two previous charters being "The One Who Really Loves You" and "You Beat Me...
" (Robinson) - 3:51 - "I Can't Help MyselfI Can't Help Myself"I Can't Help Myself" is a single by American country music artist Eddie Rabbitt. Released in 1977, it was the first single from the album Rabbitt. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:...
" (Holland-Dozier-HollandHolland-Dozier-HollandHolland–Dozier–Holland is a songwriting and production team made up of Lamont Dozier and brothers Brian Holland and Edward Holland, Jr. They are considered to be one of the greatest songwriting teams in popular music...
) - 4:09 - "Baby I Need Your LovingBaby I Need Your Loving"Baby I Need Your Loving" is a 1964 hit single recorded by the Four Tops for the Motown label. Written and produced by Motown's main production team Holland–Dozier–Holland, the song was the group's first Motown single and their first pop Top 20 hit, making it to number eleven on the Billboard Hot...
" (Holland-Dozier-Holland) - 4:23 - "Stop in the Name of LoveStop! In the Name of Love"Stop! In the Name of Love" is a 1965 song recorded by The Supremes for the Motown label.Written and produced by Motown's main production team Holland–Dozier–Holland, "Stop! In the Name of Love" held the number-one position on the Billboard pop singles chart in the United States from March 21, 1965...
" (The Remix) (Holland-Dozier-Holland) - 6:09 - "Baby LoveBaby Love"Baby Love" is a 1964 song recorded by The Supremes for the Motown label.Written and produced by Motown's main production team Holland–Dozier–Holland ,...
" (Holland-Dozier-Holland) - 3:20 - "Someday We'll Be TogetherSomeday We'll Be Together"Someday We'll Be Together" is a song made popular as the last of twelve number-one singles for Diana Ross & the Supremes on the Motown label. It is the final Supremes song featuring Diana Ross, who left the group for a solo career in January 1970...
" (Johnny BristolJohnny BristolJohnny Bristol , was an American musician, most famous as a songwriter and record producer for the Motown label in the late 1960s and early 1970s...
, Jackey Beavers, Harvey FuquaHarvey FuquaHarvey Fuqua, was an African-American rhythm and blues singer, songwriter, record producer, and record label executive.Fuqua founded the seminal R&B/doo-wop group the Moonglows in the 1950s...
) - 3:19 - "My Guy" (Robinson) - 3:01
- "Love ChildLove Child (song)"Love Child" is a 1968 song released by the Motown label for Diana Ross & the Supremes, becoming the Supremes' 11th number-one single in the United States....
" (Henry CosbyHenry CosbyHenry "Hank" R. Cosby was an African American songwriter and record producer for Motown Records...
, Deke RichardsDeke RichardsDeke Richards, also known as Dennis Lussier and Deke Lussier, is a songwriter and record producer, one of many white musicians/songwriters who were affiliated with Motown...
, Pam SawyerPam SawyerPamela Sawyer, an American-based songwriter from Romford, East London.Sawyer worked with artists at Motown Records from 1967 to 1977. Before Motown she had been involved in hit records for the Young Rascals and Lulu, and wrote with Lori Burton with whom she also recorded as the Whyte Boots.Sawyer...
, Frank WilsonFrank Wilson (musician)Frank Wilson is an African American former songwriter and record producer for Motown Records.-Biography:He was born to James Wilson and Samantha Gibbs...
, R. Dean TaylorR. Dean TaylorR. Dean Taylor is a Canadian singer, most famous as a recording artist, songwriter and record producer for Motown Records company during the 1960s and 1970s...
) - 3:06 - "Tears of a ClownThe Tears of a Clown"The Tears of a Clown" is a song by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles for the Tamla label, originally released on the 1967 album Make It Happen. It was re-released in the United Kingdom as a single in September 1970, where it became a #1 hit on the UK singles chart...
" (Stevie WonderStevie WonderStevland Hardaway Morris , better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist...
, Cosby, Robinson) - 3:08 - "Stop in the Name of Love" (album version) (Holland-Dozier-Holland) - 3:53
- "I'll Be There" (Berry Gordy, Jr., Bob West, Willie HutchWillie HutchWillie McKinley Hutchison, known professionally as Willie Hutch was an American singer, songwriter as well as a record producer and recording artist for the Motown record label during the 1970s and 1980s....
, Hal DavisHal DavisHarold Edward "Hal" Davis was an African American songwriter and record producer, best known as the key figure in the latter part of the Motown career of The Jackson 5....
) - 4:40
Track listing for Dance Collection
Released in 1995 under CMC Records.- "Stop in the Name of Love" (The Remix) – 6:09
- "Baby Love" – 3:20
- "Baby I Need Your Loving" – 4:23
- "I Can't Help Myself" – 4:09
- "Two Lovers" – 3:51
- "Someday We'll Be Together" – 3:19
- "My Guy" – 3:01
- "Tracks of My Tears" – 4:00
- "Love Child" – 3:06
- "Stop in the Name of Love" (album version) – 3:53
- "I'll Be There" – 4:40
- "Tears of a Clown" – 3:08