The Marvin Gaye Collection released by Motown Records in 1990. The box set, divided into four categories, features thirty-four unreleased songs, including the sessions from 1979's The Ballads (later released in 1997 as Vulnerable).
The Marvin Gaye Collection | |
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Greatest hits album by | |
Released | September 1990 |
Recorded | 1961–1983 |
Genre | Funk, soul, R&B |
Length | 183:53 |
Label | Motown |
The set is out of print, usurped by 1995's The Master (1961–1984).
Track listing
editDisc One (20 Top 20s)
edit- "Stubborn Kind of Fellow" - 2:49
- "Hitch Hike" - 2:32
- "Pride and Joy" - 2:28
- "Can I Get a Witness" - 2:47
- "You're a Wonderful One" - 2:46
- "Try It Baby" - 2:59
- "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)" - 2:55
- "I'll Be Doggone" - 2:47
- "Ain't That Peculiar" - 2:57
- "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" - 3:12
- "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby" - 2:53
- "That's the Way Love Is" - 3:39
- "What's Going On" - 3:50
- "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)" - 3:13
- "Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)" - 3:04
- "Trouble Man" - 3:39
- "Let's Get It On" (Single version) - 4:00
- "I Want You" - 3:55
- "Got to Give It Up" (Single version) - 4:12
- "Sexual Healing" - 3:58
Disc two (The Duets)
edit- "Once Upon a Time" - 2:28
- "What's the Matter with You Baby" - 2:19
- "I'm Yours, You're Mine" - 2:07
- "All I Got" - 3:12
- "You Can Dance" - 2:17
- Tracks 1-5 performed with Mary Wells
- "Rilleh" - 2:32
- "So Good to Be Loved by You" - 2:23
- "Was It a Dream" - 3:12
- "Steadies" - 2:23
- Tracks 6-9 performed with Oma Page
- "It Takes Two" - 2:56
- "Exactly Like You" - 2:41
- "Teach Me Tonight" - 3:15
- "Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love)" - 2:22
- "It's Me" - 2:49
- Tracks 10-14 performed with Kim Weston
- "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" - 2:26
- "Your Precious Love" - 2:59
- "If I Could Build My Whole World Around You" - 2:20
- "If This World Were Mine" - 2:41
- "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" - 2:15
- "You're All I Need to Get By" - 2:39
- Tracks 15-20 performed with Tammi Terrell
- "You Are Everything" - 3:07
- "You're a Special Part of Me" - 4:37
- "My Mistake (Was to Love You)" - 3:02
- "Don't Knock My Love" - 2:16
- Tracks 21-24 performed with Diana Ross
- "Pops, We Love You" - 3:51
- Performed with Diana Ross, Smokey Robinson and Stevie Wonder
Disc three (Rare, Live and Unreleased)
edit- "Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide" - 3:02
- "Never Let You Go (Sha Lu Bop)" - 2:44
- "It's Party Time" - 2:36
- "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" (Live from the Apollo) - 2:22
- "Down and Under When You Limbo" - 2:43
- "My Girl" - 2:42
- "It's Not Unusual" - 2:21
- "Sunny" - 2:57
- "Sweeter as the Days Go By" - 2:50
- "Sweet Thing" - 3:09
- "I Love You Secretly (aka 'My Last Chance')" - 4:33
- "I Want to Come Home for Christmas" - 4:41
- "5, 10, 15, 20 Years of Love" - 2:41
- "You're My Everything (aka 'I'd Give My Life for You)" - 3:29
- "Come Get to This" (Live at the Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California) - 2:56
- "Distant Lover" (Live at the Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California) - 6:15
- "Jan" (Live at the Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California) - 3:10
- "'60s Hits Medley" (Live from the London Palladium, London, England) - 8:50
- "Star Spangled Banner" (Live from the 1983 NBA All-Star Game) - 3:13
Disc four (The Balladeer)
edit- "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" - 3:28
- "Straighten Up and Fly Right" - 2:21
- "Too Young" - 3:45
- "Mona Lisa" - 3:00
- "It's Only a Paper Moon" - 2:23
- "What Kind of Fool Am I?" - 3:39
- "The Days of Wine and Roses" - 3:35
- "Mack the Knife" - 2:57
- "Hello Young Lovers" - 2:34
- "Happy Days Are Here Again" - 2:45
- "Why Did I Choose You" - 2:34
- "She Needs Me" - 3:24
- "Funny" - 2:42
- "This Will Make You Laugh" - 2:52
- "The Shadow of Your Smile" - 3:01
- "I Wish I Didn't Love You So" - 2:27
- "I Won't Cry Anymore" - 2:51