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 | I Heard It Through The Grapevine | Simply The Best 60's Album |
2 | Hitch Hike | Marvin Gaye Anthology |
3 | If I Could Build My Whole World Around You | Marvin Gaye Anthology |
4 | Coud Nine | Motown Legends; Marvin Gaye |
5 | I Heard It Through The Grapevine | Marvin Gaye Anthology |
6 | Distant Lover | Every Great Motown Hit of Marvin Gaye |
7 | Come Get To This | The Very Best of Marvin Gaye |
8 | One More Heartache | Marvin Gaye Anthology |
9 | Baby Don't You Do It | Marvin Gaye Anthology |
10 | Got To Give It Up - Part I | Marvin Gaye Anthology |
11 | Praise | Marvin Gaye Anthology |
12 | That's The Way Love Is | Marvin Gaye Anthology |
13 | Sad Tomorrows | Marvin Gaye Anthology |
14 | Just To Keep You Satisfied | Marvin Gaye Anthology |
15 | There Goes My Baby | Motown Legends; Marvin Gaye |
16 | Stubborn Kind Of Fellow | Marvin Gaye Anthology |
17 | You | Marvin Gaye Anthology |
18 | God Is Love | What's Going On |
19 | Ego Tripping Out | The Very Best of Marvin Gaye |
20 | I'll Be Doggone | Marvin Gaye Anthology |