Marvin Gaye, born Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. in Washington, D.C., (April 2, 1939 ??? April 1, 1984) was a pop, soul, rock and roll and rhythm and blues singer, arranger, musician, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and record producer. He gained international fame during the 1960s and 1970s as an artist on the Motown label. His best records are still held in extremely high regard, and he is often cited as one of the finest singers of his era. Gaye began his career in Motown in 1960, and soon became Motown's top solo male artist. He scored numerous hits during the 1960s, among them "Stubborn Kind of Fellow", "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)", "I Heard It Through the Grapevine", and several hit duets with Tammi Terrell, including "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" and "You're All I Need to Get By", before moving on to his own form of musical self-expression. Along with Stevie Wonder, Gaye is notable for fighting the hit-making???but creatively restrictive???Motown record-making process, in which performers and songwriters and record producers were generally kept in separate camps. Gaye forced Motown to release his 1971 album What's Going On, which is today hailed as one of the best albums of all time. Subsequent releases proved that Gaye, who had been a part-time songwriter for Motown artists during his early years
1 | Baby Don't You Do It | Marvin Gaye Anthology |
2 | Ain't No Mountain High Enough | Marvin Gaye Anthology |
3 | You're All I Need To Get By | Marvin Gaye Anthology |
4 | How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) | Marvin Gaye Anthology |
5 | No Time For Tears | Motown Legends; Marvin Gaye |
6 | If My Heart Could Sing | Motown Legends; Marvin Gaye |
7 | What's Going On | The Very Best of Marvin Gaye |
8 | Sexual Healing | The Very Best of Marvin Gaye |
9 | Stubborn Kind Of Fellow | Marvin Gaye Anthology |
10 | Too Busy Thinking About My Baby | Marvin Gaye Anthology |
11 | Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) | The Very Best of Marvin Gaye |
12 | There Goes My Baby | Motown Legends; Marvin Gaye |
13 | Anger | The Very Best of Marvin Gaye |
14 | Where Are We Going? | The Very Best of Marvin Gaye |
15 | Chained | Marvin Gaye Anthology |
16 | Little Darling (I Need You) | Marvin Gaye Anthology |
17 | Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) | What's Going On |
18 | Coud Nine | Motown Legends; Marvin Gaye |
19 | Can I Get A Witness | Marvin Gaye Anthology |
20 | What's Going On | What's Going On |