United

by Tammi Terrell

Overview

United was the first of Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell's three LPs, and quite possibly the best of the lot. Harvey Fuqua and Johnny Bristol handled the productions and gave the photogenic duo a slightly harder edge than subsequent productions by Valerie Simpson and Nickolas Ashford. Three blockbusters -- "Ain't No Mountain High Enough," "If I Could Build My World Around You," and "Your Precious Love" -- propelled the album to number 29 on the pop charts, the highest rating of any of the duo's LPs. Plus, you had treats like "Little Ole Boy, Little Ole Girl," a remake of Loe & Joe's little-known release on Fuqua's Harvey Records in 1962. "Two Can Have a Party" grooves from start to finish and could have been the fourth hit, but Motown thought otherwise. I like the duo's rendition of "Hold Me Oh My Darling," a song Tammi first recorded on her solo album; the stuttering chorus and bass backing voice makes it unique. You won't find two better ballads than "Give a Little Love" or the often-recorded "If This World Were Mine"; written by Marvin Gaye, the starry-eyed proclamation has become an R&B standard, and rightfully so. ~ Andrew Hamilton

Product Details

Release Date:	01/24/2025
Label:	Elemental
UPC:	0600753982808

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Marvin Gaye   Primary Artist,Vocals
Tammi Terrell   Primary Artist,Vocals

Technical Credits

Thomas Kemp   Composer,Composer
Wilburt Jackson   Composer
Berry Gordy, Jr.   Composer
Billy Davis   Composer
Jackey Beavers   Composer
Clyde Wilson   Composer
Tyran Carlo   Composer
George Harrison   Composer
Valerie Simpson   Composer
Marvin Gaye   Composer
Vernon Bullock   Composer
Marv Johnson   Composer
Brook Benton   Composer
Gwen Fuqua   Composer
Hal Davis   Composer
Harvey Fuqua   Composer,Producer
C. Carson Parks   Composer
Etta James   Composer
Johnny Bristol   Composer,Producer
Nickolas Ashford   Composer
Addis I   Composer
Clay Cole   Liner Notes
Vance Wilson   Composer
Robert Beavers   Composer
Frank Wilson   Composer
John Bristol   Composer
Gwen Gordy   Composer
Gwen Gordy Fuqua   Composer