Mary Wells - lead vocals Background vocals by The Andantes: Jackie Hicks,
Marlene Barrow, and Louvain Demps (side 1 tracks 1 - 4, 6; all side 2 tracks) The Love-Tones - backing vocals (side 1 tracks 4 - 6) Eddie Holland - backing vocals (with the Love-Tones on "He Holds His Own")
Backing Vocals – Carla Benson, Cherokee Pree, Dawn Blandford, Delbert Nelson, John Ingram, Keith Benson, Kizzy Jester, Misty Love Bass – Bob Babbitt Cello – Anthony Pirollo, Richard Hotchkiss Choir – IDMR Detroit Choir, The Congas – Treaty Womack Drums – Richard Allen, Uriel Jones Flute – Angela Falco, Dayna Hartwick, Tom Scott French Horn – Joe Buono, Ted Greenberg, Virginia Cunningham Guitar – Allan "Dr. Licks" Slutsky*, Eddie Willis, Joe Messina Keyboards – Dee Pappas, Joe Hunter, Johnny Griffith, Rudy Robinson Liner Notes – Allan Slutsky, Harry Weinger Percussion – Jack Ashford Saxophone – Ernest Rodgers*, Kasuku Mafia*, Michael Pedicin*, Ron Kerber, Tom Scott, Bill Zaccagni* Trombone – Edward Gooch, Ron Kischuk Trumpet – Evan Solot, Marcus Belgrave, Maurice Davis Vibraphone – Jack Ashford Viola – David Giles, Davis Barnett Violin – Florence Rosensweig, Igor Szwec, Larry Abramovitz, Luigi Mazzochi, Madeline Cabano, Olga Konopelski*, Orest Artymiw
Producer – Allan Slutsky (tracks: 1-1 to 1-15), Harry Weinger (tracks: 1-1 to 1-15), Brian Holland And Lamont Dozier (tracks: 1.4, 1.10), Ted Greenberg (tracks: 1-1 to 1-15)
tracks list:
Tracklist Hide Credits Original Soundtrack Album 1-1 –Funk Brothers, The With Joan Osborne (Love Is Like A) Heat Wave 3:01 1-2 –Funk Brothers, The With Meshell Ndegeocello* You've Really Got A Hold On Me 3:28 1-3 –Funk Brothers, The With Bootsy Collins Do You Love Me 3:21 1-4 –Funk Brothers, The Bernadette Bass – James JamersonVoice – Levi Stubbs* 3:16 1-5 –Funk Brothers, The With Gerald Levert Reach Out I'll Be There 3:16 1-6 –Funk Brothers, The With Ben Harper Ain't No Proud To Beg 3:00 1-7 –Funk Brothers, The With Gerald Levert Shotgun 3:11 1-8 –Funk Brothers, The With Joan Osborne What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted 4:23 1-9 –Funk Brothers, The With Ben Harper I Heard It Through The Grapevine 3:49 1-10 –Funk Brothers, The You Keep Me Hangin' On Guitar – Eddie Willis, Joe Messina, Robert White 3:16 1-11 –Funk Brothers, The With Bootsy Collins Cool Jerk 3:00 1-12 –Funk Brothers, The With Meshell Ndegeocello Cloud Nine Lead Vocals [Additional] – John Ingram 4:41 1-13 –Funk Brothers, The With Chaka Khan What's Going On 4:00 1-14 –Funk Brothers, The With Chaka Khan & Montell Jordan Band Introduction / Ain't No Mountain High Enough MC – Jay Butler 4:58 1-15 –Earl Van Dyke The Flick 4:11
Bonus Tracks
1-16 –John Lee Hooker Boom Boom 2:32 1-17 –Jackie Wilson (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher 2:59 1-18 –Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band* Scorpio 4:04
In The Snakepit: Naked Instrumental Remixes Of The Original Hits 2-1 –Bootsy Collins "Funk Brothers In The House" Voice – Bootsy Collins 0:13 2-2 –Funk Brothers, The Standing In The Shadows Of Love 3:21 2-3 –Joe Hunter Dialogue: Joe Hunter , In The Beginning Interviewee – Joe Hunter 0:31 2-4 –Funk Brothers, The The One Who Really Loves You 2:28 2-5 –Funk Brothers, The Pride And Joy Backing Vocals – The Vandellas, 2:12 2-6 –Robert White Dialogue: Robert White Invents A Classic Interviewee – Robert White 0:38 2-7 –Funk Brothers, The My Girl 3:04 2-8 –Funk Brothers, The Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart 3:30 2-9 –Earl Van Dyke Quartet, The* Don't Mess With Bill (Live At The 20 Grand Club) 3:14 2-10 –Funk Brothers, The The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game 2:55 2-11 –Eddie Willis, Uriel Jones & Jack Ashford Dialogue: Eddie, Uriel And Jack, Speaking The "Language" Interviewee – Eddie Willis, Jack Ashford, Uriel Jones 0:23 2-12 –Funk Brothers, The I Second That Emotion 3:03 2-13 –Funk Brothers, The I Was Made To Love Her 2:57 2-14 –Richard "Pistol" Allen* Dialogue: "Pistol" Picks Up The Beat nterviewee – Richard Allen 0:18 2-15 –Funk Brothers, The I Heard It Through The Grapevine 3:04 2-16 –Funk Brothers, The Home Cookin' 3:25 2-17 –Funk Brothers, The For Once In My Life 3:03 2-18 –Jack Ashford Dialogue: Jack In The Club Groove Interviewee – Jack Ashford 0:29 2-19 –Funk Brothers, The I Can't Get Next To You 2:46 2-20 –Funk Brothers, The It's A Shame 3:30 2-21 –Funk Brothers, The Ain't No Mountain High Enough 6:39 2-22 –Eddie Willis Dialogue: Eddie Takes It To The Bridge Interviewee – Eddie Willis 1:02 2-23 –Funk Brothers, The Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) 3:12 2-24 –Lamont Dozier Dialogue: Lamont Dozier: Feeling The Funk, Brother Interviewee – Lamont Dozier 0:29 Bonus Track 2-25 –Temptations, The & James Jamerson You're My Everything Bass – James JamersonVocals – Temptations, The