
Motown - Motown
Marvin Gaye
Release date: 2005-01-11
Audio CD
Blaxploitation, Funk, Motown, Pop, Pop-Soul, Psychedelic Soul, Quiet Storm, R&B, R&B/Soul, Smooth Soul, Soul, Soul/R & B, Soul/R&B, Uptown Soul, Urban
1. Stubborn Kind Of Fellow
2. Hitch Hike
3. Pride And Joy
4. Can I Get A Witness
5. You're A Wonderful One
6. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
7. I'll Be Doggone
8. Ain't That Peculiar
9. It Takes Two
10. Ain't No Mountain High Enough
11. Your Precious Love
12. If I Could Build My Whole World Around You
13. Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing
14. You're All I Need To Get By
15. You
16. I Heard It Through The Grapevine
17. Too Busy Thinking About My Baby
18. That's The Way Love Is
19. His Eye Is On The Sparrow




I have the recent Marvin Gaye Deluxe remasters of What's Going On; Let's Get It On and I Want You.
I don't have anything earlier though and Disc 1 of this set is perfect for me and I like having Disc 2 anyway.
Disc 1 has all the early hits before Marvin took total charge of his career and recordings. All the early hits are here and nicely mastered.
I Have many of the "GOLD" sets and I appreciate them. Yes, sometimes they are a repackage of an existing sets (see Yes: Gold) but other sets are pretty unique and very necessary.
If you need a good Marvin Gaye Compilation this is where to start.
Marvin Gaye is quite simply one of the finest talents in the entire history of American music, and this collection is proof of that.
"Gold" includes just about every major Marvin classic you need, including "Can I Get A Witness", "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)", "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (with Tami Terrell), "What's Going On", "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)", the timeless "Let's Get It On", "Got To Give It Up" (all 11 minutes) and "Sexual Healing", as well as a healthy dose of rarer tracks such as a previously unreleased stereo mix of the gospel classic "His Eye Is On The Sparrow" and the never before heard "Where Are We Going?" as well as much more.
All this and digitally remastered sound and great liner notes makes this a must have for any record collection.