Required Reading: Music

• By Lori Fradkin
• Published Winter 2006

'It takes two, baby." It sure does, when it comes to dancing. But to choose the perfect music for your big day, you only need one very big music snob. Enter composer-producer Herb Jordan, who has risen to the occasion with Motown in Love: Lyrics From the Golden Era, a compilation of lyrics from more than 100 classic songs. Bypass the chapter on "Love Lost," and flip through "The Path to Your Heart" and "The Joy of Love" to find tunes from Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, the Temptations, and the Supremes. You'll be amazed at how much the lyrics touch your heart-and relieved to find a myriad of songs that will satisfy everyone from your picky best friend to your clueless relatives.