The Marvin Gaye Collection

~ Release by Marvin Gaye (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1CD: 20 Top 20’s
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1Stubborn Kind of Fellow
recording of:
Stubborn Kind of Fellow
composer:
Marvin Gaye, George Gordy and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.)
2:52
2Hitch Hike
producer:
William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
baritone saxophone:
Mike Terry (60s US soul arranger/conductor)
bass:
James Jamerson
congas:
Jack Ashford (American Label owner, producer, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and arranger)
drums (drum set) and lead vocals:
Marvin Gaye
flute:
Thomas "Beans" Bowles
guitar:
Eddie Willis
piano:
Earl Van Dyke
tenor saxophone:
Henry Cosby
background vocals:
Rosalind Ashford, Annette Beard and Martha Reeves
recorded at:
Hitsville (Motown recording and mastering studios in Detroit, Michigan) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (on 1962-12-19)
mixed at:
Hitsville (Motown recording and mastering studios in Detroit, Michigan) in Detroit, Michigan, United States
recording of:
Hitch Hike
writer:
Marvin Gaye, Clarence Paul and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
publisher:
FCG Music, MG III Music, NMG Music, Stone Agate Music, 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) 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 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3.652:34
3Pride and Joy
recording of:
Pride and Joy (Gaye/Whitfield/Stevenson)
writer:
Marvin Gaye, William Stevenson (Motown songwriter) and Norman Whitfield
2:30
4Can I Get a Witness
recording of:
Can I Get a Witness
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
3.652:49
5You’re a Wonderful One
recording of:
You’re a Wonderful One
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
2:48
6Try It Baby
recording of:
Try It Baby
lyricist and composer:
Berry Gordy
3:01
7How Sweet It Is (to Be Loved by You)
producer:
Lamont Dozier, Berry Gordy, Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
recording of:
How Sweet It Is (to Be Loved by You) (on 1964-07-10)
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), 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 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division)
52:58
8I’ll Be Doggone
producer:
Smokey Robinson
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1965 (recordings) (number: 34)
recording of:
I’ll Be Doggone
writer:
Smokey Robinson, Marvin Tarplin and Warren Moore
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.) and Jobete Music (UK) Ltd.
2.652:50
9Ain’t That Peculiar
producer:
Smokey Robinson
cover recording of:
Ain’t That Peculiar
writer:
Marv Tarplin, Robert Rogers, Warren Moore and William Robinson
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., 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) 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 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
American Splendor
3.752:59
10I 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 (American Label owner, producer, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and arranger) (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 (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1968)
recorded at and mixed at:
Hitsville (Motown recording and mastering studios in Detroit, Michigan) 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 (as at 2016-06-10) (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 (as of October 2023) (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. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Songs Australia, EMI Songs Scandinavia AB, Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., 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 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division)
4.053:15
11Too Busy Thinking About My Baby
producer:
Norman Whitfield
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1969)
cover recording of:
Too Busy Thinking About My Baby
writer:
Janie Bradford, Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. and Stone Agate Music
42:56
12That’s the Way Love Is
cover recording of:
That’s the Way Love Is
writer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobette-Carlin Music Ltd., Stone Agate Music, 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) 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 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3:40
13What’s Going On
producer:
Marvin Gaye
mixer:
Lawrence Miles (on 1971-05-06)
instruments:
Detroit Symphony Orchestra (on 1971-05-06) and The Funk Brothers (on 1971-05-06)
percussion [box drum], piano and lead vocals:
Marvin Gaye (on 1971-05-06)
background vocals:
Lem Barney (on 1971-05-06), Mel Farr (on 1971-05-06) and Marvin Gaye (on 1971-05-06)
conductor:
David Van dePitte (on 1971-05-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 1971)
recorded at:
Hitsville (Motown recording and mastering studios in Detroit, Michigan) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (on 1971-05-06)
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 4), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 4), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 6), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 102) and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
recording of:
What’s Going On (on 1971-05-06)
lyricist and composer:
Renaldo Benson, Al Cleveland (songwriter 1930-1996) and Marvin Gaye
publisher:
EMI Songs Australia, FCG Music, Jobete Music Co., Inc., MG III Music, NMG Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd. and 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) 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 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
4.23:52
14Mercy, Mercy Me (The Ecology)
producer:
Marvin Gaye
mixer:
Lawrence Miles (, on 1971-05-06)
instruments:
The Funk Brothers (in 1971-03)
mellotron, piano and lead vocals:
Marvin Gaye (in 1971-03)
solo tenor saxophone:
Wild Bill Moore (jazz and R&B saxophonist) (in 1971-03)
background vocals:
The Andantes (in 1971-03) and Marvin Gaye (in 1971-03)
conductor:
David Van dePitte (in 1971-03)
arranger:
David Van dePitte
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1971)
recorded at:
Hitsville (Motown recording and mastering studios in Detroit, Michigan) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1971-03)
recording of:
Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) (in 1971-03)
lyricist and composer:
Marvin Gaye
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., 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) 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 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
sub-publisher:
香港商百代音樂股份有限公司台灣分公司 (EMI Music Publishing (S.E.Asia) Ltd., Taiwan Branch)
4.653:15
15Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)3:07
16Trouble Man
producer:
Marvin Gaye
lead vocals:
Marvin Gaye
arranger:
Dale Oehler (in 1972)
recording of:
Trouble Man
lyricist:
Marvin Gaye
composer:
Marvin Gaye (in 1972)
publisher:
Jobette Music Co. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
4.153:51
17Let’s Get It On
producer:
Marvin Gaye and Ed Townsend
percussion:
Emil Richards
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label), Motown Record Corp. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1973) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1973)
remix of:
Let’s Get It On (album version) by Marvin Gaye
part of:
Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 46)
recording of:
Let’s Get It On
writer:
Marvin Gaye and Ed Townsend
publisher:
Cherritown Music Co., Inc., Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Jobete Music Ltd and Stone Diamond Music Corporation
3.54:02
18I Want You
executive producer:
Berry Gordy, Jr. and Marvin Gaye
producer:
T-Boy Ross and Leon Ware (US singer-songwriter, composer, pianist, keyboardist)
vocals:
Marvin Gaye (in 1975)
arranger:
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson
recorded at:
Marvin’s Room in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1975)
recording of:
I Want You (in 1975)
lyricist:
Leon Ware (US singer-songwriter, composer, pianist, keyboardist)
composer:
Arthur “T‐Boy” Ross and Leon Ware (US singer-songwriter, composer, pianist, keyboardist)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Jobete Music Co., Inc., ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
13:58
19Got to Give It Up
producer:
Art Stewart
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1967)
recording of:
Got to Give It Up
lyricist and composer:
Marvin Gaye
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. and Jobete Music Publishing
3.44:15
20Sexual Healing
assistant engineer:
Henri Van Durme and Didier Leonard
engineer:
Dan Bates (wind instruments [horns]), Mike Butcher (recording engineer and guitarist) and John Kovorak
executive producer:
Larkin Arnold
producer:
Marvin Gaye
mixer and editor:
Harvey Fuqua
bell [bells], bell [orchestra bells], bongos, congas, drums (drum set), electric piano [Fender Rhodes], finger cymbals, glockenspiel, organ and synthesizer:
Marvin Gaye
guitar:
Gordon Banks
wind instruments [horns]:
The L.A. Horn Section and David Stout (American trombonist)
background vocals:
Gordon Banks, Harvey Fuqua and Marvin Gaye
vocals:
Marvin Gaye
conductor:
McKinley T. Jackson (Trombone player, songwriter, arranger and producer) (wind instruments [horns])
wind instruments [horns] arranger:
McKinley T. Jackson (Trombone player, songwriter, arranger and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1982), Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1982), Sony BMG Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1982) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1982)
recorded at:
Arco Studios in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (lead vocals, background vocals), Kendun Recorders in Burbank, California, United States (wind instruments [horns]), Studio Katy in Waterloo, Brabant wallon (Walloon Brabant), Wallonie (Wallonia), Belgium and Studio Katy in Waterloo, Brabant wallon (Walloon Brabant), Wallonie (Wallonia), Belgium (lead vocals, background vocals)
mixed at:
Studio Katy in Waterloo, Brabant wallon (Walloon Brabant), Wallonie (Wallonia), Belgium
edited at and remixed at:
Devonshire Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 198) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 231)
recording of:
Sexual Healing
writer:
Odell Brown, Marvin Gaye and David Ritz (American author)
publisher:
April Music Publishing Inc., Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Bugpie Music Publishing, EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., EMI Songs Ltd. and April Music Inc. (in 1982)
3.63:58
2CD: The Duets
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1Once Upon a Time
vocals:
Mary Wells (Motown singer)
performer:
Marvin Gaye
recording of:
Once Upon a Time
writer:
Dave Hamilton (US guitar/vibraphone player), Clarence Paul and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
composer:
Barney Ales
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Marvin Gaye & Mary Wells42:34
2What’s the Matter With You Baby
vocals:
Mary Wells (Motown singer)
recording of:
What’s the Matter With You Baby
writer:
Barney Ales, Clarence Paul and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
Marvin Gaye & Mary Wells52:25
3I’m Yours, You’re Mine
vocals:
Mary Wells (Motown singer)
recording of:
I’m Yours, You’re Mine
writer:
Anna Gordy Gaye and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
Marvin Gaye & Mary Wells42:13
4All I Got
vocals:
Mary Wells (Motown singer)
Marvin Gaye & Mary Wells43:17
5You Can Dance
vocals:
Mary Wells (Motown singer)
Marvin Gaye & Mary Wells2:21
6Rilleh
vocals:
Oma Page
Marvin Gaye & Oma Page2:36
7So Good to Be Loved by You
vocals:
Oma Page
Marvin Gaye & Oma Page2:27
8Was It a Dream
vocals:
Oma Page
Marvin Gaye & Oma Page3:16
9Steadies
vocals:
Oma Page
Marvin Gaye & Oma Page2:29
10It Takes Two
vocals:
Kim Weston
recording of:
It Takes Two
writer:
Sylvia Moy and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. and Stone Agate Music
Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston53:01
11Exactly Like You
vocals:
Kim Weston
recording of:
Exactly Like You
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist) (in 1930)
writer:
Fritz Löhner-Beda (librettist, lyricist, writer)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter) (in 1930)
Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston2:47
12Teach Me Tonight
vocals:
Kim Weston
recording of:
Teach Me Tonight
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Gene de Paul
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (ended), Cahn Music Co., Hub Music Co., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部 (TRO Essex Japan, A-Division) and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston3:19
13Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love)
vocals:
Kim Weston
cover recording of:
Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love) (Paris musical)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1928)
part of:
Can‐Can (1960 musical film)
part of:
Paris (1928 musical)
Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston2:27
14It’s Me
vocals:
Kim Weston
recording of:
It’s Me
lyricist and composer:
William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston2:54
15Ain’t No Mountain High Enough
vocals:
Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 37)
recording of:
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough
writer:
Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Songs, Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.) and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd. 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 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division)
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell4.22:30
16Your Precious Love
vocals:
Tammi Terrell
recording of:
Your Precious Love
writer:
Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc., 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) 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 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell43:03
17If I Could Build My Whole World Around You
vocals:
Tammi Terrell
recording of:
If I Could Build My Whole World Around You
writer:
Johnny Bristol, Vernon Bullock (Soul and R&B singer-songwriter and producer) and Harvey Fuqua
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc., Stone Agate Music, 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) 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 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell2:25
18If This World Were MineMarvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell42:45
19Ain’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. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Hitsville (Motown recording and mastering studios in Detroit, Michigan) 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. (PRS‐affiliated), 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 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (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 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell42:19
20You’re All I Need to Get ByMarvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell4.652:43
21You Are Everything
producer:
Hal Davis
vocals:
Diana Ross
arranger:
Dave Blumberg
cover recording of:
You Are Everything
writer:
Linda Creed and Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye43:11
22You’re a Special Part of Me
vocals:
Diana Ross
recording of:
You're a Special Part of Me
composer:
Harold Johnson (US jazz trumpeter aka "Money"), Andrew Porter and Greg Wright
Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye4:39
23My Mistake (Was to Love You)
vocals:
Diana Ross
recording of:
My Mistake (Was to Love You)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Gloria Jones (US singer/songwriter, known for “Tainted Love”) and Pam Sawyer (British‐born American lyricist and songwriter)
Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye3:07
24Don’t Knock My Love
producer:
Hal Davis
vocals:
Diana Ross
arranger:
Dave Blumberg
cover recording of:
Don’t Knock My Love
composer:
Wilson Pickett and Brad Shapiro (Producer, arranger, bass player and songwriter)
publisher:
Erva Music Publishing (BMI)
Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye42:20
25Pops, We Love You
vocals:
Smokey Robinson, Diana Ross and Stevie Wonder
recording of:
Pops, We Love You
writer:
Marilyn McLeod (soul/jazz singer and songwriter) and Pam Sawyer (British‐born American lyricist and songwriter)
Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder & Smokey Robinson3:51
3CD: Rare, Live and Unreleased
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1Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide
live recording of:
Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide
lyricist and composer:
Berry Gordy
43:05
2Never Let You Go (Sha Lu Bop)2:45
3It’s Party Time
2:39
4The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) (live)
live cover recording of:
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
lyricist:
Robert Wells (songwriter) (in 1945-07) and Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) (in 1945-07)
composer:
Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) (in 1945-07)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd., MPL Music Publishing Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Ltd., Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (from 1946 to present)
2:24
5Down and Under When You Limbo
2:46
6My Girl
cover recording of:
My Girl
lyricist:
Smokey Robinson
composer:
Smokey Robinson and Ronald White (soul singer, founding member of The Miracles)
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Music for Africa (South Africa), Poochum, 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) 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 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
2:42
7It’s Not Unusual
cover recording of:
It’s Not Unusual
writer:
Gordon Mills (60s/70s UK producer and songwriter) and Les Reed
publisher:
Leeds Music (ended), BMG Platinum Songs US, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Valley Music Ltd (publisher) and Universal Duchess Music Corp. (in 1964)
2:22
8Sunny
cover recording of:
Sunny
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Hebb
publisher:
MRC Music Corp., Portable Music Co., Inc., Unichappell Music and ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
2:57
9Sweeter as the Days Go By
2:52
10Sweet Thing
cover recording of:
Sweet Thing
writer:
Ivy Jo Hunter and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
3:11
11I Love You Secretly (aka My Last Chance)4:36
12I Want to Come Home for Christmas
recording of:
I Want to Come Home for Christmas
writer:
Marvin Gaye and Forest Hairston
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
4:44
135, 10, 15, 20 Years of Love
2:43
14You’re My Everything (aka I’d Give My Life for You)
recording of:
You Are Everything
writer:
Linda Creed and Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3:31
15Come Get to This (live)
live recording of:
Come Get to This
lyricist and composer:
Marvin Gaye
2:56
16Distant Lover (live)
live recording of:
Distant Lover
lyricist:
Sandra Greene (songwriter)
composer:
Gwen Fuqua (US songwriter/composer, née Gwendolyn Gordy) and Marvin Gaye
publisher:
FCG Music, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., MG III Music and NMG Music
6:15
17Jan (live)
3:12
18’60s Hits Medley (live)
8:53
19Star Spangled Banner (live)
3:12
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1I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face
cover recording of:
I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face (My Fair Lady)
lyricist:
Alan Jay Lerner
composer:
Frederick Loewe (in 1956)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
part of:
My Fair Lady (full musical)
3:31
2Straighten Up and Fly Right
cover recording of:
Straighten Up and Fly Right
writer:
Nat King Cole and Irving Mills
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
sub-publisher:
Mills Music, ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (Consortium Music Publishing, CF Division) (until 2021-06-30)
2:24
3Too Young
cover recording of:
Too Young
lyricist:
Sylvia Dee (American lyricist)
composer:
Sidney Lippman (American songwriter)
publisher:
Aria Music Co.
3:48
4Mona Lisa
cover recording of:
Mona Lisa
lyricist:
Raymond B. Evans (American songwriter)
composer:
Jay Livingston
publisher:
Famous Chappell and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
sub-publisher:
BMG Unisong Music Publishers BV
part of:
The 23rd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1950 winner)
3:03
5It’s Only a Paper Moon
recording of:
It’s Only a Paper Moon
lyricist:
E.Y. Harburg (in 1933) and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer) (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Chappell & Co., Chappell Music Ltd., Gloccamorria Music, Next Decade Entertainment, S.A. Music Co., SA Music, Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:26
6What Kind of Fool Am I
cover recording of:
What Kind of Fool Am I?
lyricist and composer:
Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley (English actor, singer, songwriter, and filmmaker)
publisher:
Essex Music and Ludlow Music
part of:
Grammy Award: Song of the Year nominees (number: 1963 winner)
part of:
Stop the World – I Want to Get Off
3:43
7The Days of Wine and Roses
3:38
8Mack the Knife
2:59
9Hello Young Lovers
cover recording of:
Hello, Young Lovers (The King and I)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Rodgers & Hammerstein Theatrical Europe Ltd. and Williamson Music Ltd.
part of:
The King and I (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
2:36
10Happy Days Are Here Again
2:50
11Why Did I Choose You
cover recording of:
Why Did I Choose You? (The Yearling)
lyricist and composer:
Michael Leonard (composer, collaborated with Herbert Martin) and Herbert Martin (lyricist)
publisher:
Mayfair Music Corp. (ended), BJS Music Corp. and Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.)
52:38
12She Needs Me
cover recording of:
She Needs Me
lyricist and composer:
Arthur Hamilton
53:27
13Funny
2:45
14This Will Make You Laugh
cover recording of:
This Will Make You Laugh
lyricist and composer:
Irene Higginbotham
42:55
15The Shadow of Your Smile
cover recording of:
The Shadow of Your Smile (Love Theme from “The Sandpiper”)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster
composer:
Johnny Mandel (American composer and arranger)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Miller Catalog, Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Marissa Music, Miller Music Corp. and Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.)
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
part of:
The 38th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1965 winner)
43:04
16I Wish I Didn’t Love You So
2:29
17I Won’t Cry Anymore2:51