20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best of Rare Earth

by Rare Earth

Overview

Rare Earth's edition of the 20th Century Masters series is a near-definitive collection of their singles for Motown. Over the course of seven tracks, all the group's biggest hits -- "Get Ready," "(I Know) I'm Losing You," "Born to Wander," "I Just Want to Celebrate," "Hey Big Brother," and "What'd I Say" -- are included, all in their original album versions. This means "(I Know) I'm Losing You" runs over ten minutes, "Ma" over 17, and "Get Ready" a shattering 21-plus minutes. This is means that it's for the serious casual fan, since these extended versions certainly demand patience. Still, this gives a good idea of what Rare Earth was about, and that makes it a first-rate compilation. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	02/06/2001
Label:	Motown
UPC:	0601215960327
Rank:	3691

Tracks

1. Get Ready
2. I Just Want to Celebrate
3. (I Know) I'm Losing You
4. Born to Wander
5. Hey Big Brother
6. What'd I Say
7. Ma

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Rare Earth   Primary Artist
Ray Monette   Guitar,Vocals
Michael Urso   Bass,Vocals
Eddie Guzman   Congas,Percussion
Gil Bridges   Flute,Vocals,Saxophone,Percussion
Mark Olson   Vocals,Keyboards
John Persh   Bass,Vocals,Trombone
Kenny James   Organ,Keyboards
Rod Richards   Guitar,Vocals

Technical Credits

Norman Whitfield   Producer,Composer
Jason Pastori   Photo Research
Margaret Goldfarb   Production Coordination
Ray Charles   Composer
Cornelius Grant   Composer
Eddie Holland   Composer
Dino Fekaris   Composer
Rare Earth   Producer
Brian Holland   Composer
Harry Weinger   Compilation Producer
Suha Gur   Digital Remastering
Tony Green   Liner Notes
Smokey Robinson   Composer
Vartan   Art Direction
Nick Zesses   Composer
Tom Baird   Composer,Producer