Unfortunately, the world wasn’t ready: neither album was a hit, and Simpson had to construct a singing career with her hubby away from Motown. Today, her 70s solo records sound wonderful.

The Temptations entered the 70s amid their psychedelic soul ... Gladys, one of the greatest voices in soul, never quite hit Motown’s top rank, despite recording songs of the highest order.

In the heat of Motown’s pressure cooker, Lamont Dozier hurriedly but masterfully penned this mid-tempo classic under pressure to follow up the Supremes' first hit.

Joan Osborne has a long string of solo albums, a side project with Trigger Hippy, and a forthcoming album that's entirely focused on the songs ... soul. I hope and pray that there is another ...

An AI experiment that transforms The Beatles' 1965 album Rubber Soul into Motown-style arrangements ... "I'd buy this if it came out in the '70s – it would have already been in a dozen movies ...

Regardless of it’s somewhat underwhelming conclusion, The Undisputed Truth is a hot and worthy opening salvo for a group that ...