The Master 1961–1984

~ Release by Marvin Gaye (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD
2▶CD
3▶CD
4▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Got to Give It Up, Part I
producer:
Art Stewart
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1967)
recording of:
Got to Give It Up
lyricist and composer:
Marvin Gaye
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. and Jobete Music Publishing
Marvin Gaye4.154:14
2Here, My Dear
recording of:
Here, My Dear
lyricist and composer:
Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye22:49
3When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Loving You
recording of:
When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Loving You
lyricist and composer:
Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye36:16
4Anger
recording of:
Anger
writer:
Delta Ashby, Marvin Gaye and Ed Townsend
Marvin Gaye34:02
5Anna’s Song
recording of:
Anna’s Song
lyricist and composer:
Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye5:55
6A Funky Space Reincarnation
recording of:
A Funky Space Reincarnation
lyricist and composer:
Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye28:18
7When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Loving You (reprise)
recording of:
When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Loving You
lyricist and composer:
Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye0:45
8She Needs Me
cover recording of:
She Needs Me
lyricist and composer:
Arthur Hamilton
Marvin Gaye3:31
9Why Did I Choose You
recording of:
Why Did I Choose You? (The Yearling)
lyricist and composer:
Michael Leonard (composer, collaborated with Herbert Martin) and Herbert Martin (lyricist)
publisher:
Mayfair Music Corp. (ended), BJS Music Corp. and Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.)
Marvin Gaye2:37
10Life Is for Learning
Marvin Gaye43:40
11Funk Me
Marvin Gaye25:35
12Love Me Now or Love Me Later
Marvin Gaye15:00
13Ego Tripping Out
recording of:
Ego Tripping Out
lyricist and composer:
Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye5:13
14The Star Spangled Banner
cover recording of:
The Star‐Spangled Banner
anthem of:
United States (from 1931-03-03 to present)
lyricist:
Francis Scott Key (in 1814-09)
composer:
John Stafford Smith (in 1780)
is based on:
The Anacreontic Song
Marvin Gaye3:14
15I Heard It Through the Grapevine
performer:
Gladys Knight
cover recording of:
I Heard It Through the Grapevine
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)
Marvin Gaye feat. Gladys Knight3:48
16Rockin’ After Midnight
horn arranger:
McKinley Jackson (Trombone player, songwriter, arranger and producer)
recording of:
Rockin’ After Midnight
lyricist and composer:
Marvin Gaye
publisher:
April Music Inc. (in 1982)
Marvin Gaye46:05
17Sexual Healing
assistant engineer:
Henri Van Durme and Didier Leonard
engineer:
Dan Bates (wind instruments [horns]), Mike Butcher (recording engineer and guitarist) and John Kovorak
executive producer:
Larkin Arnold
producer:
Marvin Gaye
mixer and editor:
Harvey Fuqua
bell [bells], bell [orchestra bells], bongos, congas, drums (drum set), electric piano [Fender Rhodes], finger cymbals, glockenspiel, organ and synthesizer:
Marvin Gaye
guitar:
Gordon Banks
wind instruments [horns]:
The L.A. Horn Section and David Stout (American trombonist)
background vocals:
Gordon Banks, Harvey Fuqua and Marvin Gaye
vocals:
Marvin Gaye
conductor:
McKinley T. Jackson (Trombone player, songwriter, arranger and producer) (wind instruments [horns])
wind instruments [horns] arranger:
McKinley T. Jackson (Trombone player, songwriter, arranger and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1982), Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1982), Sony BMG Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1982) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1982)
recorded at:
Arco Studios in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (lead vocals, background vocals), Kendun Recorders in Burbank, California, United States (wind instruments [horns]), Studio Katy in Waterloo, Brabant wallon (Walloon Brabant), Wallonie (Wallonia), Belgium and Studio Katy in Waterloo, Brabant wallon (Walloon Brabant), Wallonie (Wallonia), Belgium (lead vocals, background vocals)
mixed at:
Studio Katy in Waterloo, Brabant wallon (Walloon Brabant), Wallonie (Wallonia), Belgium
edited at and remixed at:
Devonshire Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 198) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 231)
recording of:
Sexual Healing
writer:
Odell Brown, Marvin Gaye and David Ritz (American author)
publisher:
April Music Publishing Inc., Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Bugpie Music Publishing, EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., EMI Songs Ltd. and April Music Inc. (in 1982)
Marvin Gaye3.654:04
18The Lord’s Prayer
Marvin Gaye1:55