What’s Going On (deluxe edition)

~ Release by Marvin Gaye (see all versions of this release, 46 available)

Annotation

Disc 1

Tracks 1-9: Original LP Release, released on 1971-05-21. Mixed by Lawrence Miles, Motown Studios ("Hitsville West"), Los Angeles, CA, 1971-05-06.
Tracks 10-18: Alternate Detroit Mix. Mixed by Steve Smith, Motown mix room (Woodward Avenue), Detroit, MI, 1971-04-05
Track 19: The Foundation


Disc 2

Tracks 1-12: Recorded live at the Kennedy Center Auditorium, Washington, D.C., 1972-05-01
Tracks 13-15: Original Single Versions
Track 16: In the Meantime...

Annotation last modified on 2011-09-04 15:46 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Sixties Medley: That’s the Way Love Is / You / I Heard It Through the Grapevine / Little Darling (I Need You) / You’re All I Need to Get By / Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing / Your Precious Love / Pride and Joy / Stubborn Kind of Fellow (live)
recorded at:
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., United States (on 1972-05-01)
live medley including a recording of:
Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing (on 1972-05-01)
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)
live medley including a recording of:
I Heard It Through the Grapevine (on 1972-05-01)
writer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Songs Australia, EMI Songs Scandinavia AB, Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobette-Carlin Music Ltd., Stone Agate Music, Stone Agate Music Division 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)
live medley including a recording of:
Little Darling (I Need You) (on 1972-05-01)
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
live medley including a recording of:
Pride and Joy (Gaye/Whitfield/Stevenson) (on 1972-05-01)
writer:
Marvin Gaye, William Stevenson (Motown songwriter) and Norman Whitfield
live medley including a recording of:
Stubborn Kind of Fellow (on 1972-05-01)
composer:
Marvin Gaye, George Gordy and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.)
live medley including a recording of:
That’s the Way Love Is (on 1972-05-01)
writer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobette-Carlin Music Ltd., 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)
live medley including a recording of:
You (on 1972-05-01)
lyricist:
Jack Goga
writer:
Jeffrey Bowen, Jack Goga and Ivy Jo Hunter
composer:
Ivy Jo Hunter
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc. (on 1967-06-15)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing France 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)
live medley including a recording of:
You’re All I Need to Get By (on 1972-05-01)
writer:
Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc. 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)
live medley including a recording of:
Your Precious Love (on 1972-05-01)
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)
13:23
2Right On (live)
recorded at:
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., United States (on 1972-05-01)
live recording of:
Right On (on 1972-05-01)
composer:
Earl DeRouen (percussionist, composer) and Marvin Gaye
7:34
3Wholy Holy (live)
recorded at:
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., United States (on 1972-05-01)
live recording of:
Wholy Holy (on 1972-05-01)
composer:
Renaldo Benson, Al Cleveland (songwriter 1930-1996) and Marvin Gaye
3:32
4Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) (live)
recorded at:
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., United States (on 1972-05-01)
live recording of:
Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) (on 1972-05-01)
composer:
Marvin Gaye and James Nyx (R&B songwriter)
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd.
9:06
5What’s Going On (live)
recorded at:
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., United States (on 1972-05-01)
live recording of:
What’s Going On (on 1972-05-01)
lyricist and composer:
Renaldo Benson, Al Cleveland (songwriter 1930-1996) and Marvin Gaye
publisher:
EMI Songs Australia, FCG Music, Jobete Music Co., Inc., MG III Music, NMG Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd. and Stone Agate Music Corp.
sub-publisher:
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)
5:42
6What’s Happening Brother (live)
recorded at:
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., United States (on 1972-05-01)
live recording of:
What’s Happening Brother (on 1972-05-01)
composer:
Marvin Gaye and James Nyx (R&B songwriter)
2:55
7Flyin’ High (in the Friendly Sky) (live)3:52
8Save the Children (live)
recorded at:
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., United States (on 1972-05-01)
live recording of:
Save the Children (on 1972-05-01)
writer:
Renaldo Benson, Al Cleveland (songwriter 1930-1996) and Marvin Gaye
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing France, FCG Music, Jobete Music Co., Inc., MG III Music, NMG Music, Stone Agate Music Corp., 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)
4:22
9God Is Love (live)
recorded at:
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., United States (on 1972-05-01)
live recording of:
God Is Love (sometimes also titled “God Is My Friend”)
writer:
Anna Gordy Gaye, Marvin Gaye, James Nyx (R&B songwriter) and Elgie Stover
1:43
10Stage Dialogue (live)2:35
11Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) (reprise) (live)
recorded at:
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., United States (on 1972-05-01)
live recording of:
Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) (on 1972-05-01)
composer:
Marvin Gaye and James Nyx (R&B songwriter)
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd.
5:12
12What’s Going On (reprise) (live)
recorded at:
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., United States (on 1972-05-01)
live recording of:
What’s Going On (on 1972-05-01)
lyricist and composer:
Renaldo Benson, Al Cleveland (songwriter 1930-1996) and Marvin Gaye
publisher:
EMI Songs Australia, FCG Music, Jobete Music Co., Inc., MG III Music, NMG Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd. and Stone Agate Music Corp.
sub-publisher:
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)
4:07
13What’s Going On (original single version)
recording of:
What’s Going On
lyricist and composer:
Renaldo Benson, Al Cleveland (songwriter 1930-1996) and Marvin Gaye
publisher:
EMI Songs Australia, FCG Music, Jobete Music Co., Inc., MG III Music, NMG Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd. and Stone Agate Music Corp.
sub-publisher:
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)
3:57
14God Is Love (original single version)
producer:
Marvin Gaye
recording of:
God Is Love (sometimes also titled “God Is My Friend”)
writer:
Anna Gordy Gaye, Marvin Gaye, James Nyx (R&B songwriter) and Elgie Stover
42:54
15Sad Tomorrows (original single version)42:27
16“Head Title” aka Distant Lover
recording of:
Distant Lover (on 1970-11-03)
lyricist:
Sandra Greene (songwriter)
composer:
Gwen Fuqua (US songwriter/composer, née Gwendolyn Gordy) and Marvin Gaye
publisher:
FCG Music, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., MG III Music and NMG Music
44:08

Credits

Release

part of:DELUXE Edition (Universal) (order: 3)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/354757 [info]
ASIN:US: B000059RL3 [info]