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“A Change Is Gonna Come” is a song that was recorded by the American singer and songwriter Sam Cooke. It is featured on his album Ain’t That Good News. The song is considered to be one of Cooke’s greatest and most influential compositions. It was selected for preservation in the Library of Congress in 2007. Rolling Stone magazine has the song listed at number 3 on the list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

“Baby Love” is a song that was recorded by the American girl group The Supremes. It is featured on their album Where Did Our Love Go. The song was written by the Motown team of Holland-Dozier-Holland. It topped the Billboard Pop Singles chart and also charted on the UK Pop Singles chart. The song is on Rolling Stone magazines list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time at number 324.

“Lean On Me” is a song that was written and recorded by the American singer and songwriter Bill Withers. The single came out in 1972 as the first single from the album Still Bill. The song went to number one on both the Soul and Billboard Hot 100 charts. It is at number 208 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

“Midnight Train to Georgia” is a popular song recorded by the American R&B/soul vocal group Gladys Knight & the Pips. It was written by Jim Weatherly and is featured on the 1973 album Imagination. This became the group’s first single to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It won the 1974 Grammy for Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group, or Chorus. The song became Knight’s signature song.

“My Girl” is a 1964 song that was recorded by the American vocal group the Temptations. It was written by The Miracles members Smokey Robinson and Ronald White. The song became a number one single for the group and is featured on the album The Temptations Sing Smokey.

“Reach Out and I’ll Be There” is a song that was recorded by the American vocal quartet the Four Tops. It is featured on their album Reach Out. The song was written by the Motown team of Holland-Dozier-Holland. It became Motown’s most recognized song in the 1960s and the group’s signature song. It went to number one on the Rhythm & Blues chart and on the Billboard Hot 100 chart as well as the UK Singles chart. Rolling Stone magazine has it at number 206 on their list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.”

“Respect” is a song that was recorded by the American soul singer and songwriter Otis Redding. Later it was rearranged by the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin. It turned out to be one of her biggest hits and signature song. Franklin’s version became a feminist anthem for the second-wave feminism movement in the 1970s. It earned her two Grammy Awards for Best Rhythm & Blues Recording and Best Rhythm & Blues Solo Vocal Performance, Female. In 1987 it was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

“(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” is a song that was co-written by the American soul singer Otis Redding and the guitarist Steve Cooper. It was recorded three days before Redding died in a plane crash. It became the first posthumous number one single in the US. The song also charted on the UK Singles chart.

“The Tracks of My Tears” is a 1965 song that was originally recorded by The Miracles on Motown Records. It was written by Smokey Robinson, Pete Moore, and Mary Tarplin. The song became a big hit and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. It is listed on Rolling Stone magazines list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time at number 50.

“What’s Going On” is a song recorded by the American singer and songwriter Marvin Gaye. The single came out in 1971 and is the opening track on the album of the same name. The song was written by Gaye, Benson, and Al Cleveland. The song went to the top of the Hot Soul Singles chart and also charted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song is one the Rolling Stone magazine list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time at number 4. It became Gaye’s second most successful Motown song.