Top Ten Northern Soul Tracks Listing

 1. Do I Love You (Indeed I Do) - Frank Wilson
  2. Out on the Floor - Dobie Gray
  3. You Didn't Say a Word - Yvonne Baker
  4. The Snake - Al Wilson
  5. Long After Tonight is Over - Jimmy Radcliffe
  6. Seven Day Lover - James Fountain
  7. You Don't Love Me - Epitome of Sound
  8. Looking for You - Garnet Mimms
  9. If That's What You Wanted - Frankie Beverly & the Butlers
10. Seven Days Too Long - Chuck Wood

Featured Artist: Rose Batiste

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Rose Batiste was born in Detroit in 1947 and grew-up on the Motor City's east side with her sister and two brothers. Her mother, who was a frustrated entertainer, encouraged her young daughter to try and make it as a professional singer; the first place she took her was Hitsville USA, Motown's studio. Biggest hit in Northern terms was the double A side I Miss My Baby b/w Hit & Run

Featured Artist: Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

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The Miracles long time association with Smokey Robinson, from Detroit, Michigan, notable as Motown royalty, the first successful group act for Berry Gordy's Motown Records. The Miracles went on to become one of Motowns signature acts of the 1960s, during which time their original lead singer and founding member Smokey Robinson became one of the most successful songwriters and record producers of all time

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Frank Wilson is an African American former songwriter and record producer for Motown Records. 

He was born to James Wilson and Samantha Gibbs. While still in his teens, he moved to Los Angeles.

In 1965, Berry Gordy asked the producers Hal Davis and Marc Gordon to set up an office of Motown in Los Angeles. Wilson accepted an offer to join the team. In December 1965, "Stevie" by Patrice Holloway was the first single released from the West Coast operation and featured Wilson in the songwriting credits. Asked by Gordy to re-locate to Detroit, Wilson went on to write and produce hit records for Brenda Holloway, Diana Ross & the Supremes, Marvin Gaye,  The Miracles, The Four Tops,The Temptations, Eddie Kendricks, and more. Additionally, after leaving Motown, Wilson produced a gold disc earning album by Lenny Williams, former lead singer for Tower of Power, Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr, Alton McClain & Destiny, New Birth and the Grammy nominated album, Motown Comes Home.

He also launched his own publishing firms, Traco Music and Specolite Music, Ascap and BMI companies. During the next four years, Wilson recorded, released and published more than 40 copyrighted compositions, including, "It Must Be Love","Stare and Whisper", "Star Love" and "You Got Me Running." Earlier, Wilson had also tried his hand at being a recording artist himself, recording the single “Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)" for release on the Motown subsidiary label 'Soul.' Supposedly 250 demo 45s were pressed, but by that time Wilson decided he would rather focus on producing and he had the demos trashed. Somehow at least two known copies survived, one of which fetched over £25,000 in May 2009. Because of the scarcity of the original single and the high quality of the music (it was one of the most popular records in the Northern soul movement), it has been championed as one of the rarest and most valuable records in history (along with other "impossible to find" records by such acts as Bessie Smith, Louis Armstrong, and the Five Sharps). Wilson left Motown in 1976 and became a born again Christian. He is now a minister, traveling and writing books with his wife Bunny Wilson