The Contours - The Very Best Of The Contours (2006)

Tracklist

01. Flashback
02. Running In Circles
03. Look Out For The Stop Sign
04. Tracks Of My Tears
05. Heaven Sent
06. Blinded My The Light
07. This Old Heart Of Mine
08. Gonna Win You Back
09. First I Look At The Purse
10. Face Up To The Fact

One of the most amusing aspects of the mega-success of Motown's often smooth mid- to late-'60s "sound of young America" is that some of the company's earlier scores came courtesy of the Contours, whose best records practically redefined the word "raucous." Modeled loosely on the R&B comedies of the Coasters, songs such as "Do You Love Me," "First I Look at the Purse," and "You Get Ugly" limned the common experience of the (sometimes slightly unsavory) man on the street. Finally, check out Billy Gordon's throat-shredding performances on the likes of "Purse" and "Pa, I Need a Car" for a possible influence on Chris Rock in his most belligerent moments.

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