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by Marvin Gaye

Overview

Marvin Gaye was one of those artists who could sing a grocery list and make it sound soulful, balanced, and brilliant, and his hushed, nuanced vocal work in the recording studio is always a marvel -- he knew how to work a studio mike for shading and feel like few others could. This single-disc compilation has several of his best tracks from all parts of his career, including "Pride and Joy," "Ain't That Peculiar," the iconic and still stunning "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," the wise, elegant, and majestic "What's Going On," the dancefloor favorite "Got to Give It Up," and the definitively sexy "Let's Get It On," among other gems. Gaye's catalog obviously includes a lot more great tracks and this is just a taste of what's there, but any Marvin Gaye beats no Marvin Gaye, and you can never really go wrong with this guy. ~ Steve Leggett

Product Details

Release Date:	08/31/2010
Label:	Motown
UPC:	0602527450926

Tracks

1. Pride and Joy
2. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)
3. Ain't That Peculiar
4. It Takes Two
5. Ain't No Mountain High Enough
6. Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing
7. I Heard It Through the Grapevine
8. What's Going On
9. Let's Get It On
10. Distant Lover
11. I Want You
12. Got to Give It Up

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Marvin Gaye   Primary Artist
Tammi Terrell   Featured Artist
Kim Weston   Featured Artist

Technical Credits

Clarence Paul   Composer
Barrett Strong   Composer
Ed Townsend   Composer,Producer
Eddie Holland   Composer
Ronald White   Composer
Leon Ware   Composer,Producer
Valerie Simpson   Composer,Producer
Marvin Gaye   Composer,Producer
Lamont Dozier   Producer,Composer
Sylvia Moy   Composer
Seth Foster   Mastering
Renaldo Benson   Composer
Al Cleveland   Composer
Brian Holland   Composer,Producer
Art Stewart   Producer
Harry Weinger   Compilation Producer
Henry Cosby   Producer
William "Mickey" Stevenson   Composer,Producer
Smokey Robinson   Composer
Marvin Tarplin   Composer
Nickolas Ashford   Composer,Producer
Arthur Ross   Composer
Norman Whitfield   Composer,Producer
Sandra Greene   Composer
Ryan Null   Photo Coordination
Ryan Rogers   Design
Jill Ettinger   Product Manager
Jo Almeida   Photo Research
Monique McGuffin Newman   Production Manager
Gwen Gordy Fuqua   Composer
T-Boy Boss   Producer