The Master 1961–1984

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

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistLength
1It Takes TwoMarvin Gaye & Kim Weston2:58
2I Couldn’t Help Falling for YouMarvin Gaye & Kim Weston2:55
3Lonely Lover (alternate mix)
Marvin Gaye2:25
4Without Your Sweet Lovin’
Marvin Gaye2:30
5Ain’t No Mountain High EnoughMarvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell2:28
6If I Could Build My Whole World Around YouMarvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell2:22
7Your Precious LoveMarvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell3:00
8If This World Were MineMarvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell2:43
9Without You (My World Is Lonely)
Marvin Gaye2:41
10Together We Stand (Divided We Fall)
Marvin Gaye2:52
11YouMarvin Gaye2:26
12Chained
producer:
Frank Wilson
cover recording of:
Chained
composer:
Frank Wilson
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc. (on 1968-11-04) and Stone Agate Music (on 1968-11-04)
Marvin Gaye2:36
13I 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
Marvin Gaye3:14
14You’re What’s Happening (In the World Today)Marvin Gaye2:20
15This Love Starved Heart of Mine (It’s Killing Me)Marvin Gaye2:42
16Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing
producer:
Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
instruments:
The Funk Brothers (on 1967-10-06)
background vocals:
Valerie Simpson (in 1967) and Nickolas Ashford (on 1967-10-06)
lead vocals:
Marvin Gaye (on 1967-10-06) and Tammi Terrell (on 1967-10-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (in 1968)
recorded at:
Hitsville in Detroit, Michigan, United States (on 1967-10-06)
recording of:
Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing (on 1967-10-06)
writer:
Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd., 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 Terrell2:17
17Keep On Lovin’ Me HoneyMarvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell2:30
18You’re All I Need to Get ByMarvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell2:40
19Too Busy Thinking About My BabyMarvin Gaye2:57
20More Than a Heart Can Stand
Marvin Gaye2:56
21How Can I Forget
cover recording of:
How Can I Forget
writer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
Marvin Gaye2:04
22That’s the Way Love IsMarvin Gaye3:37
23Yesterday
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)
Marvin Gaye3:25
24The End of Our RoadMarvin Gaye2:46
25Good Lovin’ Ain’t Easy to Come ByMarvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell2:19
26What You Gave Me
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell2:37
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