The Norman Whitfield Sessions

~ Release by Marvin Gaye (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleLength
1True, True Loving (The World’s Greatest Thing)
2:55
2Me and My Lonely Room
2:55
3Wherever I Lay My Hat (That’s My Home)2:25
4I Heard It Through the Grapevine
producer:
Norman Whitfield
bass [1962 Fender Precision Bass]:
James Jamerson (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
congas and tambourine:
Jack Ashford (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
drums (drum set):
Uriel Jones (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
French horn:
Don Ozga (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10) and Edwin Jones (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
guitar [1964 Gibson Firebird III]:
Eddie Willis (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
guitar [Fender Telecaster with Jazzmaster Neck]:
Joe Messina (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
Hammond organ [B-3]:
Earl Van Dyke (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
instruments:
The Funk Brothers (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
tom-tom:
Richard "Pistol" Allen (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
Wurlitzer electric piano:
Johnny Griffith (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
background vocals:
The Andantes (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10), Marlene Barrow (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10), Louvain Demps (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10) and Jackie Hicks (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)
strings arranger:
Paul Riser (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
orchestrator:
Paul Riser (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company (in 1968)
recorded at and mixed at:
Hitsville in Detroit, Michigan, United States (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 80), Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 93), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 119) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 307)
cover 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., EMI Songs Australia, 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
3:17
5Gonna Give Her All the Love I’ve Got3:23
6Yesterday
cover recording of:
Yesterday (original by The Beatles)
writer:
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Northern Songs, Sony/ATV, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and Maclen Music Ltd. (from 1965 to present)
3:27
7Groovin’
cover recording of:
Groovin’
writer:
Eddie Brigati and Felix Cavaliere
publisher:
Slacsar
2:58
8Gonna Keep On Tryin’ ’Till I Win Your Love2:49
9That’s the Way Love Is3:45
10Abraham, Martin and John
cover recording of:
Abraham, Martin and John
lyricist and arranger:
Dick Holler
composer:
Dick Holler (in 1968)
publisher:
Regent Music and TJ Musicservice GmbH
4:33
11How Can I Forget
cover recording of:
How Can I Forget
writer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
2:06
12No Time for Tears
cover recording of:
No Time for Tears
lyricist and composer:
Eddie Holland
2:29
13I Wish It Would Rain2:41
14Cloud Nine3:21
15Don’t You Miss Me a Little Bit Baby2:17
16So Long
2:30
17Too Busy Thinking About My Baby2:59
18The End of Our Road2:50