What’s Goin’ On

~ Recording by Donny Hathaway

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1What’s Goin’ On5:20Donny HathawayLiveDonny HathawayAlbum + Live
ATCO RecordsSD 33-386
1.1What's Goin' On5:20Donny HathawayLiveDonny HathawayAlbum + Live
  • JP1989-11-17
ATCO Records18P2-3090
1.1What's Goin' On5:18Donny HathawayLiveDonny HathawayAlbum + Live
  • DE1994-03-16
Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)7567-80272-2
1.1What's Goin' On5:18Donny HathawayLiveDonny HathawayAlbum + Live
  • JP1998-05-29
Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)AMCY-2722
1.1What's Going On5:18Donny HathawayLiveDonny HathawayAlbum + Live
  • -2002-10-01
Rhino Atlantic (digital releases only!)
1.1What's Goin' On5:18Donny HathawayLiveDonny HathawayAlbum + Live
  • -2002-10-01
Rhino Atlantic (digital releases only!)
3.1What's Goin' On5:20Donny HathawayOriginal Album SeriesDonny HathawayAlbum + Compilation
Rhino (reissue label)8122798376
1.1What's Goin' On5:18Donny HathawayLive + In PerformanceDonny HathawayAlbum + Compilation + Live
  • US2012-07-17
Shout! Factory826663-13311
1.1What's Goin' On5:18Donny HathawayLiveDonny HathawayAlbum + Live
ATCO Records8122-79628-3

Relationships

recording engineer:Ray Thompson (engineer)
producer:Arif Mardin
bass guitar:Willie Weeks (US bass player) (from 1971-08-24 until 1971-08-30)
congas:Earl DeRouen (percussionist, composer) (from 1971-08-24 until 1971-08-30)
drums (drum set):Fred White (Soul/funk drummer) (from 1971-08-24 until 1971-08-30)
electric piano, organ and piano and lead vocals:Donny Hathaway (from 1971-08-24 until 1971-08-30)
guitar:Mike Howard (guitarist, associated with Donny Hathaway) (from 1971-08-24 until 1971-08-30)
Phil Upchurch (from 1971-08-24 until 1971-08-30)
recorded at:The Troubadour in West Hollywood, California, United States (from 1971-08-24 until 1971-08-30)
recording of:What’s Going On (from 1971-08-24 until 1971-08-30: cover, live)

Related works

What’s Going On

lyricist and composer:Renaldo Benson
Al Cleveland (songwriter 1930-1996)
Marvin Gaye
publisher:EMI Songs Australia
FCG Music
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
MG III Music
NMG Music
Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd.
Stone Agate Music Corp.
sub-publisher:イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30)
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 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
later translated versions:What’s Going On (Japanese version)
is the basis for:What’s Going On?
arrangements:The Planet Need Protection (What’s Going On) (Forbidden Planet arrangement)