Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA

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Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA
Studio album by Boyz II Men
Released	November 13, 2007
Recorded	2007
Genre	R&B
Length	54:56
Label	Decca/UMG
Boyz II Men chronology
The Remedy (2006) Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA (2007) TBA (2008)

Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA is an album by Boyz II Men that was released on November 13, 2007 by Decca Records. The only confirmed producers are American Idol's Randy Jackson and Simon Cowell. The album is a tribute to some of Motown's classic songs, including "Just My Imagination" by The Temptations, "Tracks Of My Tears" by The Miracles and "Reach Out I'll Be There" by The Four Tops. The first single off the album is "The Tracks of My Tears".

The album debuted at #8 in the UK charts. On the US Billboard 200 chart, it debuted at #27, selling about 42,000 copies in its first week.^[1]

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As of November 2, 2007, the entire album has leaked onto the Internet.

1. "Just My Imagination" (The Temptations)
2. "It's the Same Old Song/Reach Out I'll Be There (The Four Tops)
3. "Mercy, Mercy Me" (Marvin Gaye)
4. "The Tracks Of My Tears" (The Miracles)
5. "Money (That's What I Want)" (Barrett Strong)
6. "Easy" (The Commodores)
7. "I Was Made To Love Her" (Stevie Wonder)
8. "All This Love" (Debarge)
9. "Ribbon in the Sky" (Acapella) (Stevie Wonder)
10. "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (featuring Patti LaBelle) (Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell)
11. "Got To Be There" (Michael Jackson)
12. "War" (Edwin Starr)
13. "End Of The Road" (Acapella) (Boyz II Men)

An international version of the album includes an extra track "There'll Never Be" originally by Motown act Switch.

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• Album lyrics