Deconstructing Motown's hit factory with Harry Weinger

The original Motown studio in Detroit – the legendary Hitsville USA – produced some of pop's most enduring three-minute wonders. Industry veteran Harry Weinger tries to explain their secret to Julia MuellerSome artists just want to get the feel. Others decide to take a whole song. Some, as Phil Collins did with his last album, decide the only way to get the Motown sound is to make a whole album of covers of the label's hits. Yet the sound of those great 60s hits retains its own magic, immun...

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