Marvin Gaye – What's Going On
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Motown – 530 883-2
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CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered
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Tracklist Hide Credits
| 1 |
What's Going On
Written-By – Al Cleveland, Marvin Gaye, Renaldo Benson |
4:00 | ||
| 2 |
What's Happening Brother
Written-By – James Nyx, Marvin Gaye |
2:44 | ||
| 3 |
Flyin' High (In The Friendly Sky)
Written-By – Anna Gaye*, Elgie Stover, Marvin Gaye |
3:49 | ||
| 4 |
Save The Children
Written-By – Al Cleveland, Marvin Gaye, Renaldo Benson |
4:03 | ||
| 5 |
God Is Love
Written-By – Anna Gaye*, Elgie Stover, James Nyx, Marvin Gaye |
1:42 | ||
| 6 |
Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
Written-By – Marvin Gaye |
3:14 | ||
| 7 |
Right On
Written-By – Earl DeRouen, Marvin Gaye |
7:31 | ||
| 8 |
Wholy Holy
Written-By – Al Cleveland, Marvin Gaye, Renaldo Benson |
3:08 | ||
| 9 |
Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
Written-By – Anna Gaye*, Elgie Stover, James Nyx, Marvin Gaye |
5:28 |
Credits
- Art Direction – Curtis McNair
- Artwork By [Graphic Supervision] – Tom Schlesinger
- Artwork By [Package Redesign] – Marilyn Devedier
- Mixed By, Engineer [Consulting] – Lawrence Miles*
- Photography [Front & Rear Cover] – Hendin
- Photography [Montage] – Gaye And Gordy Family Archives, The
- Producer, Liner Notes – Marvin Gaye
- Recorded By – Art Stewart, James Green, Joe Atkinson, Lawrence Miles*
- Remastered By – Gavin Lurssen
Notes
[On sticker:]
MOTOWN REMASTERS
Digitally remastered from the original tapes using 20-bit technology
Reintroducing the original album artwork and liner notes
[Inside folded sleeve:]
Digitally Remastered using 20-Bit Technology at the Mastering Lab, LA, CA.
Originally released on Tamla 310, May 21, 1971.
[On back cover and disc label:]
℗ 1986 Motown Record Company, L.P.
© 1998 Motown Recors Company, L.P. a PolyGram company.
Distribution: Polydor/PolyGram.
[Pressed on disc hub:] MADE IN GERMANY BY UNIVERSAL M & L
Other Versions (Showing 5 of 50) View All
| Title, Format | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| What's Going On (LP, Album, Gat) | Tamla, Tamla | TS-310, TS310 | US | 1971 | ||
| What's Going On (LP, Album) | Motown | T 310 | Canada | 1980 | ||
| What's Going On (LP, Album, RE) | Motown | 5339ML | US | 1984 | ||
| What's Going On (2xCD, Album, RE, RM) | Motown | 013 820-2 | Europe | 2001 | ||
| What's Going On (LP, Album, RE, Gat) | Lilith | 900426 | Russia |
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Reviews & Discussion
THE FIRST great political and socially conscious album that really threw down the gauntlet. Never before had an album tackled issues of poverty, race, war, inner city deprivation and hatred in one unifying and incredibly moving statement. 'What's Going On' took Soul music to new unparalleled heights which future artists tried to aspire to. Stevie Wonder has always cited 'What's Going On' as his favourite album of all time and the one in which has inspired him the most. And to think that Motown at the time viewed the album as an abject failure and a huge let down!!!
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