Emperors of Soul

Track listing

Disc 1: Early years

1. "Come On" '
2. "Oh, Mother of Mine"
3. "Romance Without Finance"
4. "Check Yourself"
5. "Dream Come True"
6. "Mind Over Matter " '
7. "I'll Love You 'Til I Die"
8. "Paradise"
9. "Slow Down Heart"
10. "I Couldn't Cry If I Wanted To"
11. "Witchcraft " *
12. "I Want A Love I Can See"
13. "The Further You Look, The Less You See"
14. "Farewell My Love"
15. "A Tear From A Woman's Eyes"
16. "The Way You Do the Things You Do"
17. "I'll Be in Trouble"
18. "The Girl's Alright With Me"
19. "Girl "
20. "Baby, Baby I Need You"
21. "My Girl"
22. " Nobody But My Baby"
23. "It's Growing"
24. "You'll Lose A Precious Love"
25. "Since I Lost My Baby"
26. "You've Got To Earn It"
27. "My Baby"
28. "Don't Look Back"

    Disc 2: "Classic-5" years

1. "Get Ready"
2. "Fading Away"
3. "Ain't Too Proud to Beg"
4. "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby"
5. "Who You Gonna Run To"
6. "Beauty Is Only Skin Deep"
7. "I Got Heaven Right Here On Earth"*
8. " I'm Losing You"
9. "All I Need"
10. "Sorry Is A Sorry Word"
11. "I'm Doing It All"*
12. "No More Water In The Well"
13. "You're My Everything"
14. "Just One Last Look"
15. "Angel Doll"*
16. " It's You That I Need"
17. "Don't Send Me Away"
18. "Hello Young Lovers"
19. "Ol' Man River" *
20. "I Wish It Would Rain"
21. "I Truly, Truly Believe"
22. "I Could Never Love Another "
23. "Please Return Your Love To Me"
24. "How Can I Forget"
25. "For Once in My Life"
26. "My Girl"

    Disc 3: "Psychedelic soul" years

1. "Cloud Nine"
2. "Why Did She Have To Leave Me "
3. "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" '
4. "I'll Try Something New" '
5. "Runaway Child, Running Wild"
6. "Don't Let the Joneses Get You Down"
7. "I Can't Get Next to You"
8. "Message From A Black Man"
9. "War"
10. "Psychedelic Shack" **
11. "Hum Along and Dance"
12. "Ball of Confusion "
13. "Ungena Za Ulimwengu "
14. "Just My Imagination "
15. "Take a Look Around"
16. "It's Summer"
17. "Superstar "
18. "I Ain't Got Nothin'"
19. "Mother Nature"
20. "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone"

    Disc 4: Funk/disco years

1. "Masterpiece"
2. "Plastic Man"
3. "Hey Girl"
4. "Law Of The Land" *
5. "Let Your Hair Down"
6. "Heavenly"
7. "You've Got My Soul on Fire"
8. "Happy People"
9. "Shakey Ground"
10. "Glasshouse"
11. "A Song for You"
12. "Memories"
13. "Keep Holdin' On"
14. "Darling, Stand By Me "
15. "Who Are You"
16. "In a Lifetime"
17. "Power"
18. "Isn't the Night Fantastic"
19. "Aiming at Your Heart"

    Disc 5: 1980s and 1990s

1. "Standing On The Top"
2. "Sail Away"
3. "Treat Her Like A Lady"
4. "My Love Is True "
5. "Do You Really Love Your Baby"
6. "Magic"
7. "Lady Soul"
8. "I Wonder Who She's Seeing Now"
9. "Look What You Started"
10. "Soul To Soul"
11. "Special"
12. "My Kind Of Woman" *
13. "Hoops Of Fire"
14. "Error Of Our Ways" ***
15. "Givin' U The Best" ***
16. "Elevator Eyes" ***
17. "Blueprint For Love" ***

    Personnel

Disc One

• Originally recorded between 1959 and 1965
• Lead and background vocals: Paul Williams, Eddie Kendricks, David Ruffin, Elbridge "Al" Bryant, Melvin Franklin, Otis Williams
• Lead vocals on "Come On": Richard Street
• Additional background vocals on "Come On": James "Pee-Wee" Crawford.
• Additional background vocals on "Come On" and "It's Growing": The Andantes
• Producers: Johnnie Mae Matthews, Morty Craft, Andre Williams, William "Mickey" Stevenson, Berry Gordy, Smokey Robinson, Clarence Paul, Norman Whitfield, and Holland-Dozier-Holland
• Instrumentation: The Funk Brothers

  Disc Two

• Originally recorded between 1965 and 1968; bonus track recorded in 1964
• Lead and background vocals by David Ruffin, Eddie Kendricks, Paul Williams, Melvin Franklin, and Otis Williams
• Producers: Norman Whitfield, Smokey Robinson, Frank Wilson, Holland-Dozier-Holland, Clarence Paul, Jeffrey Bowen, and Ivy Jo Hunter
• Instrumentation: The Funk Brothers and L.A. session artists
• Aaron Smith: Drums

  Disc Three

• Originally recorded between 1968 and 1972
• Lead and background vocals by Dennis Edwards, Eddie Kendricks, Paul Williams, Melvin Franklin, Otis Williams, Richard Street, and Damon Harris
• Lead vocals on "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" and "I'll Try Something New": Diana Ross
• Background vocals on "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" and "I'll Try Something New": Mary Wilson and Cindy Birdsong
• Producers: Norman Whitfield, Frank Wilson, and Nickolas Ashford
• Instrumentation: The Funk Brothers and L.A. session artists

  Disc Four

• Originally recorded between 1972 and 1982
• Lead and background vocals by Dennis Edwards, Richard Street, Damon Harris, Glenn Leonard, Louis Price, Melvin Franklin, and Otis Williams
• Producers: Norman Whitfield, Jeffrey Bowen, Berry Gordy, and James Anthony Carmichael
• Instrumentation: The Funk Brothers, The Commodores, Rose Royce, and L.A. session artists

  Disc Five

• Originally recorded between 1982 and 1994
• Lead and background vocals by Dennis Edwards, Ali-Ollie Woodson, Richard Street, Glenn Leonard, Ron Tyson, Theo Peoples, Melvin Franklin, and Otis Williams
• Additional leads and background vocals on "Standing on the Top": Eddie Kendricks, David Ruffin, Rick James, and the Mary Jane Girls
• Guest rap on "My Kind of Woman" by Ice-T
• Producers: Rick James, Berry Gordy, Thom Bell, Norman Whitfield, Ali-Ollie Woodson, and Otis Williams
• Instrumentation: Earl Van Dyke, Ali-Ollie Woodson, Norman Whitfield, and L.A. and Philadelphia session musicians.