The late ’60 were a trying time for the Motor City, and its namesake record label seemed ill equipped to deal with the upheavals that surrounded it. At a time when social unrest was the norm, the label seemed to operate in a vacuum., even as key personnel vanished from their roster.

This show captures the fractious nature of these times.

Songs include;

1) Yester-Love – Smokey Robinson & the Miracles

2) It Should Have Been Me – Gladys Knight & the Pips

3) What the World Needs Now Is Love – Diana Ross & the Supremes

4) Some Things You Never Get Used To – Diana Ross & the Supremes

5) Don’t Let Him Take Your Love From Me – Jimmy Ruffin

6) You Met Your Match – Stevie Wonder

7) I Am Your Man – Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers

8) Yesterday’s Dreams – The Four Tops

9) You’re All I Need To Get By – Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

10) I Care About Detroit – Smokey Robinson & the Miracles

11) Please Return Your Love to Me – The Temptations

12) Hip City (part 2) – Jr. Walker & the All Stars

13) I Can’t Dance to That Music You’re Playin’ – Martha Reeves & the Vandellas