Anthology: Marvin Gaye
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Anthology: The Best of Marvin Gaye is a double CD chronology of American singer Marvin Gaye
's career throughout his twenty-year tenure with Motown Records
from his first big hit, 1962's "Stubborn Kind of Fellow
", to his final Motown R&B charter, "Heavy Love Affair
" in 1981. The anthology also covered a set of duet recordings with Mary Wells
, Kim Weston
, Tammi Terrell
, and Diana Ross
, as well as unreleased recordings from the 1960s and 1970s.
Gaye's Anthology set was actually released a total of three times in different tracklistings. The 1974 original, which charted, featured singles spanning from his 1962's "Stubborn" to material from his What's Going On
album, while a 1986 re-issue featured songs from Let's Get It On
, I Want You and duets with Diana Ross
.
The 1995 re-issue deleted some of the duets from the other two releases and included material from Gaye's later period (1978–1981). The set has since been out of stock for some time.
Marvin Gaye
Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. , better known by his stage name Marvin Gaye, was an American singer-songwriter and musician with a three-octave vocal range....
's career throughout his twenty-year tenure with Motown Records
Motown Records
Motown is a record label originally founded by Berry Gordy, Jr. and incorporated as Motown Record Corporation in Detroit, Michigan, United States, on April 14, 1960. The name, a portmanteau of motor and town, is also a nickname for Detroit...
from his first big hit, 1962's "Stubborn Kind of Fellow
Stubborn Kind of Fellow
"Stubborn Kind of Fellow" is a 1962 single by Marvin Gaye, released on the Motown subsidiary Tamla. The single was historic in many ways for the Washington, D.C.-bred singer and former Moonglows member, for it was the first major hit record for the singer on Motown after three failed singles and an...
", to his final Motown R&B charter, "Heavy Love Affair
Heavy Love Affair
"Heavy Love Affair" is a funk song recorded by American soul singer Marvin Gaye. Released as the second and last single off Gaye's last Motown album, In Our Lifetime, in 1981, the song was based on Gaye's real-life emotional crisis after being separated from his wife at the time...
" in 1981. The anthology also covered a set of duet recordings with Mary Wells
Mary Wells
Mary Esther Wells was an American singer who helped to define the emerging sound of Motown in the early 1960s...
, Kim Weston
Kim Weston
Kim Weston is an American soul singer, and Motown alumna. In the 1960s, Weston scored hits with the songs "Love Me All the Way" and "Take Me in Your Arms ".-Career:...
, Tammi Terrell
Tammi Terrell
Thomasina Winifred Montgomery, known as Tammi Terrell was an American singer-songwriter most notable for her association with Motown and her duets with Marvin Gaye. As a teenager she recorded for the Scepter–Wand, Try Me and Checker record labels. She signed with Motown in April 1965 and enjoyed...
, and Diana Ross
Diana Ross
Diana Ernestine Earle Ross is an American singer, record producer, and actress. Ross was lead singer of the Motown group The Supremes during the 1960s. After leaving the group in 1970, Ross began a solo career that included successful ventures into film and Broadway...
, as well as unreleased recordings from the 1960s and 1970s.
Gaye's Anthology set was actually released a total of three times in different tracklistings. The 1974 original, which charted, featured singles spanning from his 1962's "Stubborn" to material from his What's Going On
What's Going On
What's Going On is the eleventh studio album by soul musician Marvin Gaye, released May 21, 1971, on the Motown-subsidiary label Tamla Records...
album, while a 1986 re-issue featured songs from Let's Get It On
Let's Get It On
Let's Get It On is the twelfth studio album by American soul musician Marvin Gaye, released August 28, 1973, on Tamla Records. Recording sessions for the album took place during June 1970 to July 1973 at Hitsville U.S.A. and Golden World Studio in Detroit, and at Hitsville West in Los Angeles...
, I Want You and duets with Diana Ross
Diana Ross
Diana Ernestine Earle Ross is an American singer, record producer, and actress. Ross was lead singer of the Motown group The Supremes during the 1960s. After leaving the group in 1970, Ross began a solo career that included successful ventures into film and Broadway...
.
The 1995 re-issue deleted some of the duets from the other two releases and included material from Gaye's later period (1978–1981). The set has since been out of stock for some time.
Track listing
| 1974 US 3LP | 1974 Int'l 2LP | 1986 2CD | 1995 2CD | | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.01 | 1.01 | "Stubborn Kind of Fellow" |
| 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.02 | 1.02 | "Hitch Hike" |
| 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.03 | 1.03 | "Pride and Joy" |
| 1.4 | 1.04 | "Once Upon a Time" (with Mary Wells) | ||
| 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.05 | 1.04 | "Can I Get a Witness" |
| 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.06 | 1.06 | "What's The Matter With You Baby" (with Mary Wells) |
| 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.07 | "You're A Wonderful One" | |
| 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.08 | 1.05 | "Try It Baby" |
| 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.09 | 1.07 | "Baby Don't You Do It" |
| 2.3 | 1.10 | "What Good Am I Without You" (with Kim Weston) | ||
| 2.4 | 1.11 | "Forever" | ||
| 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.12 | 1.08 | "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)" |
| 2.6 | 2.7 | 1.13 | 1.15 | "It Takes Two" (with Kim Weston) |
| 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.14 | 1.09 | "I'll Be Doggone" |
| 3.1 | 2.2 | 1.15 | "Pretty Little Baby" | |
| 3.2 | 2.3 | 1.16 | 1.10 | "Ain't That Peculiar" |
| 3.3 | 1.17 | 1.16 | "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (with Tammi Terrell) | |
| 3.4 | 2.4 | 1.18 | 1.11 | "One More Heartache" |
| 3.5 | 2.5 | 1.19 | 1.12 | "Take This Heart of Mine" |
| 3.6 | 1.20 | 1.19 | "Your Precious Love" (with Tammi Terrell) | |
| 3.7 | 2.6 | 1.21 | 1.13 | "Little Darling (I Need You)" |
| 4.1 | 2.8 | 1.22 | 1.17 | "Your Unchanging Love" |
| 4.2 | 1.23 | "If This World Were Mine" (with Tammi Terrell) | ||
| 4.3 | 2.9 | 1.24 | 1.21 | "You" |
| 4.4 | 1.25 | 1.20 | "If I Could Build My Whole World Around You" (with Tammi Terrell) | |
| 4.5 | 3.2 | 2.01 | 1.24 | "Chained" |
| 4.6 | 2.02 | 1.22 | "Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing" (with Tammi Terrell) | |
| 4.7 | 2.03 | "How Can I Forget" | ||
| 5.1 | 3.4 | 2.05 | 1.25 | "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" |
| 5.2 | 2.06 | "Good Lovin' Ain't Easy to Come By" (with Tammi Terrell) | ||
| 5.3 | 3.5 | 2.07 | 1.26 | "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby" |
| 5.4 | 3.6 | 2.08 | 1.27 | "That's The Way Love Is" |
| 5.5 | 3.1 | 2.09 | 1.23 | "You're All I Need To Get By" (with Tammi Terrell) |
| 5.6 | 2.10 | "The End of Our Road" | ||
| 6.1 | 4.1 | 2.11 | 2.01* | "What's Going On" |
| 6.2 | 4.2 | 2.12 | 2.03 | "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)" |
| 6.3 | 4.3 | 2.13 | 2.04 | "Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)" |
| 6.4 | 4.4 | 2.14 | "Save the Chlidren" | |
| 6.5 | 2.15 | "You're The Man (Part 1)" | ||
| 6.6 | 4.5 | 2.16 | 2.08 | "Trouble Man" |
| 3.3 | "You Ain't Livin' Till You're Lovin'" (with Tammi Terrell) | |||
| 3.7 | "The Onion Song" (with Tammi Terrell) | |||
| 3.8 | "Abraham, Martin and John" | |||
| 4.6 | 2.17 | 2.09 | "Let's Get It On" | |
| 4.7 | "You're A Special Part of Me" (with Diana Ross) | |||
| 2.04 | "Heaven Sent You, I Know" (with Kim Weston) | |||
| 2.18 | 2.10 | "Come Get to This" | ||
| 2.19 | 2.13 | "Distant Lover (Live)" | ||
| 2.20 | 2.14 | "I Want You" | ||
| 2.21 | 2.16 | "Got to Give It Up (Part 1)" | ||
| 2.22 | 2.15 | "After the Dance" | ||
| 1.14 | "Sweeter As The Days Go By" | |||
| 1.18 | "Sweet Thing" (Prev. un. 1967 Mix) | |||
| 2.02* | "God Is Love" | |||
| 2.05 | "Sad Tomorrows" | |||
| 2.06 | "You're The Man (Parts 1 and 2)" | |||
| 2.07 | "The World Is Rated X" (Prev. unr. 1972 Mix) | |||
| 2.11 | "Just to Keep You Satisfied" | |||
| 2.12 | "My Mistake (Was to Love You)" (with Diana Ross) | |||
| 2.17 | "When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Loving You" | |||
| 2.18 | "Ego Tripping Out" | |||
| 2.19 | "Praise" | |||
| 2.20 | "Heavy Love Affair" |