The Marvin Gaye Collection

~ Release by Marvin Gaye (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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CD 1: 20 Top 20's
#TitleRatingLength
1Stubborn Kind of Fellow
recording of:
Stubborn Kind of Fellow
composer:
Marvin Gaye, George Gordy and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
publisher:
Jobete Music
2:52
2Hitch Hike3.52:34
3Pride and Joy
recording of:
Pride and Joy (Gaye/Whitfield/Stevenson)
writer:
Marvin Gaye, William Stevenson (Motown songwriter) and Norman Whitfield
2:30
4Can I Get a Witness
recording of:
Can I Get a Witness
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland‐Dozier‐Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
3.52:49
5You're a Wonderful One
2:48
6Try It Baby
recording of:
Try It Baby
composer:
Berry Gordy
3:01
7How Sweet It Is (to Be Loved by You)
recording of:
How Sweet It Is (to Be Loved by You) (on 1964-07-10)
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland‐Dozier‐Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Stone Agate Music, Stone Agate Music Division and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部
52:58
8I'll Be Doggone2.52:50
9Ain't That Peculiar3.652:59
10I Heard It Through the Grapevine
producer:
Norman Whitfield
drums (drum set):
Richard "Pistol" Allen (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10) and Uriel Jones (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
instruments:
The Funk Brothers (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
organ:
Earl Van Dyke (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
background vocals:
The Andantes (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
lead vocals:
Marvin Gaye (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
orchestra:
Detroit Symphony Orchestra (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
recorded at:
Hitsville (Motown Records) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 80) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 119)
recording of:
I Heard It Through the Grapevine (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
writer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), EMI Songs Scandinavia AB, Jobete Music, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobette-Carlin Music Ltd., Stone Agate Music, Stone Agate Music Division and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部
recording of:
I Heard It Through the Grapevine (on 1967-04-10)
writer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), EMI Songs Scandinavia AB, Jobete Music, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobette-Carlin Music Ltd., Stone Agate Music, Stone Agate Music Division and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部
3.93:15
11Too Busy Thinking About My Baby
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1969)
cover recording of:
Too Busy Thinking About My Baby
writer:
Janie Bradford, Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Stone Agate Music
42:56
12That's the Way Love Is3:40
13What's Going On
producer:
Marvin Gaye
mixer:
Lawrence Miles (on 1971-05-06)
instruments:
Detroit Symphony Orchestra (on 1971-05-06) and The Funk Brothers (on 1971-05-06)
percussion [box drum], piano and lead vocals:
Marvin Gaye (on 1971-05-06)
background vocals:
Lem Barney (on 1971-05-06), Mel Farr (on 1971-05-06) and Marvin Gaye (on 1971-05-06)
conductor:
David Van dePitte (on 1971-05-06)
recorded at:
Hitsville (Motown Records) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (on 1971-05-06)
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 4), Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 4) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 6)
recording of:
What’s Going On (on 1971-05-06)
lyricist and composer:
Renaldo Benson, Al Cleveland (songwriter 1930-1996) and Marvin Gaye
publisher:
FCG Music, Jobete Music Co., Inc., MG III Music, NMG Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Stone Agate Music Corp., イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
4.253:52
14Mercy, Mercy Me (The Ecology)
producer:
Marvin Gaye
mixer:
Lawrence Miles (, on 1971-05-06)
instruments:
The Funk Brothers (in 1971-03)
mellotron, piano and lead vocals:
Marvin Gaye (in 1971-03)
solo tenor saxophone:
Wild Bill Moore (jazz and R&B saxophonist) (in 1971-03)
background vocals:
The Andantes (in 1971-03) and Marvin Gaye (in 1971-03)
conductor:
David Van dePitte (in 1971-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1971)
recorded at:
Hitsville (Motown Records) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1971-03)
recording of:
Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) (in 1971-03)
lyricist and composer:
Marvin Gaye
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (S.E. Asia) Ltd., Taiwan
4.73:15
15Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)3:07
16Trouble Man
lead vocals:
Marvin Gaye
arranger:
Dale Oehler (from 1972 to ????)
instrumental recording of:
Trouble Man (in 1972)
lyricist:
Marvin Gaye
composer:
Marvin Gaye (in 1972)
publisher:
Jobette Music Co. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
recording of:
Trouble Man
lyricist:
Marvin Gaye
composer:
Marvin Gaye (in 1972)
publisher:
Jobette Music Co. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
4.23:51
17Let's Get It On
producer:
Marvin Gaye and Ed Townsend
percussion:
Emil Richards
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label), Motown Record Corp. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1973) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1973)
remix of:
Let’s Get It On (album version) by Marvin Gaye
recording of:
Let’s Get It On
writer:
Marvin Gaye and Ed Townsend
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Jobete Music Ltd and Stone Diamond Music Corporation
44:02
18I Want You
executive producer:
Berry Gordy, Jr. and Marvin Gaye
producer:
Leon Ware (US singer-songwriter, composer, pianist, keyboardist)
vocals:
Marvin Gaye (in 1975)
recorded at:
Marvin’s Room in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1975)
recording of:
I Want You (in 1975)
lyricist:
Leon Ware (US singer-songwriter, composer, pianist, keyboardist)
composer:
Arthur “T‐Boy” Ross and Leon Ware (US singer-songwriter, composer, pianist, keyboardist)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Jobete Music Co., Inc., ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
3:58
19Got to Give It Up
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1967)
recording of:
Got to Give It Up
lyricist and composer:
Marvin Gaye
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. and Jobete Music Publishing
4.154:15
20Sexual Healing
producer:
Marvin Gaye
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1982), Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1982) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1982)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 198) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 231)
recording of:
Sexual Healing
writer:
Odell Brown, Marvin Gaye and David Ritz (American author)
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd. and April Music Inc. (in 1982)
3.83:59
CD 2: The Duets
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Once Upon a Time
vocals:
Mary Wells (Motown singer)
recording of:
Once Upon a Time
writer:
Dave Hamilton (US guitar/vibraphone player), Clarence Paul and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
composer:
Barney Ales
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Marvin Gaye & Mary Wells2:32
2What's the Matter With You Baby
vocals:
Mary Wells (Motown singer)
Marvin Gaye & Mary Wells52:23
3I'm Yours, You're Mine
vocals:
Mary Wells (Motown singer)
Marvin Gaye & Mary Wells2:11
4All I Got
vocals:
Mary Wells (Motown singer)
Marvin Gaye & Mary Wells43:15
5You Can Dance
vocals:
Mary Wells (Motown singer)
Marvin Gaye & Mary Wells2:19
6Rilleh
vocals:
Oma Page
Marvin Gaye & Oma Page2:34
7So Good to Be Loved by You
vocals:
Oma Page
Marvin Gaye & Oma Page2:25
8Was It a Dream
vocals:
Oma Page
Marvin Gaye & Oma Page3:14
9Steadies
vocals:
Oma Page
Marvin Gaye & Oma Page2:27
10It Takes Two
vocals:
Kim Weston
recording of:
It Takes Two
writer:
Sylvia Moy and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. and Stone Agate Music
Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston52:59
11Exactly Like You
vocals:
Kim Weston
Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston2:45
12Teach Me Tonight
vocals:
Kim Weston
Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston3:17
13Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love)
vocals:
Kim Weston
Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston2:25
14It's Me
vocals:
Kim Weston
Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston2:52
15Ain't No Mountain High EnoughMarvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell4.752:28
16Your Precious LoveMarvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell43:01
17If I Could Build My Whole World Around YouMarvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell2:23
18If This World Were Mine
vocals:
Tammi Terrell
recording of:
If This World Were Mine
lyricist and composer:
Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell42:43
19Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing
instruments:
The Funk Brothers (in 1967)
background vocals:
Nickolas Ashford (in 1967) and Valerie Simpson (in 1967)
lead vocals:
Marvin Gaye (in 1967) and Tammi Terrell (in 1967)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Hitsville (Motown Records) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1967)
recording of:
Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing (in 1967)
writer:
Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30), Jobete Music Co., Inc. (from 1967 to present) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell42:17
20You're All I Need to Get ByMarvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell4.52:41
21You Are Everything
producer:
Hal Davis
vocals:
Diana Ross
arranger:
Dave Blumberg
cover recording of:
You Are Everything
writer:
Linda Creed and Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye43:09
22You're a Special Part of Me
vocals:
Diana Ross
recording of:
You're a Special Part of Me
composer:
Harold Johnson (US jazz trumpeter aka "Money"), Andrew Porter and Greg Wright
Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye4:37
23My Mistake (Was to Love You)
vocals:
Diana Ross
Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye3:05
24Don't Knock My Love
producer:
Hal Davis
vocals:
Diana Ross
arranger:
Dave Blumberg
recording of:
Don't Knock My Love
composer:
Wilson Pickett and Brad Shapiro (Producer, arranger, bass player and songwriter)
Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye42:18
25Pops, We Love YouDiana Ross, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder & Smokey Robinson3:51
CD 3: Rare, Live and Unreleased
#TitleRatingLength
1Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide
43:05
2Never Let You Go (Sha Lu Bop)
2:45
3It's Party Time
2:39
4The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) (live)
live cover recording of:
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
writer:
Mel Tormé ("The Velvet Fog") (from 1944 until 1945) and Robert Wells (songwriter) (from 1944 until 1945)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, Warner Chappell Ltd. and E. H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (from 1946 to present)
2:24
5Down and Under When You Limbo
2:46
6My Girl2:42
7It's Not Unusual
cover recording of:
It’s Not Unusual
writer:
Gordon Mills (60s/70s UK producer and songwriter) and Les Reed
publisher:
Valley Music Ltd (publisher) and Universal Duchess Music Corp. (in 1964)
2:22
8Sunny
recording of:
Sunny
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Hebb
publisher:
MRC Music Corp., Portable Music Co., Inc., Unichappell Music and ミュージック・セールス (Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
2:57
9Sweeter as the Days Go By
2:52
10Sweet Thing
cover recording of:
Sweet Thing
writer:
Ivy Jo Hunter and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
3:11
11I Love You Secretly (aka My Last Chance)4:36
12I Want to Come Home for Christmas4:44
135, 10, 15, 20 Years of Love
2:43
14You're My Everything (aka I'd Give My Life for You)
recording of:
You Are Everything
writer:
Linda Creed and Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3:31
15Come Get to This (live)
live recording of:
Come Get to This
lyricist and composer:
Marvin Gaye
2:56
16Distant Lover (live)
live recording of:
Distant Lover
lyricist:
Sandra Greene
composer:
Gwen Fuqua (US songwriter/composer, née Gwendolyn Gordy) and Marvin Gaye
publisher:
FCG Music, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., MG III Music and NMG Music
6:15
17Jan (live)
3:12
18'60s Hits Medley (live)
8:53
19Star Spangled Banner (live)
3:12
CD 4: The Balladeer
#TitleRatingLength
1I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face
3:31
2Straighten Up and Fly Right
cover recording of:
Straighten Up and Fly Right
writer:
Nat King Cole and Irving Mills
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
sub-publisher:
Mills Music, ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label) and コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (until 2021-06-30)
2:24
3Too Young
recording of:
Too Young
lyricist:
Sylvia Dee (American lyricist)
composer:
Sidney Lippman (American songwriter)
publisher:
Aria Music Co.
3:48
4Mona Lisa
recording of:
Mona Lisa
lyricist:
Raymond B. Evans (US lyricist)
composer:
Jay Livingston
publisher:
Famous Chappell and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 23)
3:03
5It's Only a Paper Moon
recording of:
It’s Only a Paper Moon
lyricist:
E.Y. Harburg (in 1933) and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer) (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Chappell Music Ltd., Gloccamorria Music, S.A. Music Co., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:26
6What Kind of Fool Am I
3:43
7The Days of Wine and Roses
3:38
8Mack the Knife
2:59
9Hello Young Lovers
2:36
10Happy Days Are Here Again
2:50
11Why Did I Choose You
52:38
12She Needs Me
53:27
13Funny
2:45
14This Will Make You Laugh
42:55
15The Shadow of Your Smile
43:04
16I Wish I Didn't Love You So
2:29
17I Won't Cry Anymore
2:51