Rare Earth
4 songs or works across all MusicAtlas lists. Distinct recording versions remain separate.
About Rare Earth
Rare Earth grew from Detroit's Sunliners, a club band that combined pop and R&B covers before moving toward heavier rock. The group joined Motown in 1969 and lent its name to the company's new rock label. Its extended interpretation of Get Ready reached radio through a shorter edit. Ecology and One World followed, including (I Know) I'm Losing You and I Just Want to Celebrate, as concert touring expanded the band's audience.
Artist background sources
Rare Earth - Classic Motown biography
Sunliners/Detroit origins, rock/R&B approach, Motown 1969 label relationship, explicitly distinct long/edit Get Ready presentations, later albums and touring. Commercial totals and later competing-lineup claims are not included. | Retrieved 2026-10-18
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-18. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
All songs for this credit
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- (1970*) Get Ready
- (year unknown) I Just Want to Celebrate
- (year unknown) (I Know) I'm Losing You
- (1978*) Warm Ride
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