The Marvin Gaye Collection

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

Tracklist

1CD: 20 Top 20’s
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
4CD: The Balladeer