The Best Of Marvin Gaye Vol. 1 - The 60's: 20th Century Masters Of The Millenniu

Performer: Marvin Gaye
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: Producers include: Norman Whitfield, William "Mickey" Stephenson, Smokey Robinson, Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier. Recorded between 1962 & 1968. Includes liner notes by Leonard Pitts Jr. Composer: Marvin Gaye. That well traveled line between the sacred and the profane has seldom been crossed as memorably as on Marvin Gaye's monumental "Can I Get a Witness." Gaye, the quintessential soul singer, invokes the power of classic gospel call-and-response, but he wants to testify about troubles with his woman, not about his faith in the Lord. The pumping Motor City R&B arrangement behind him helps make the point all the more visceral. This thumbnail sketch of Gaye's early career, with such key items as "Ain't That Peculiar," "Stubborn Kind of Fellow," and "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby" shows that his facility with the ways of classic pop fully matched his soulful singing and heartfelt R&B songwriting.

Marvin Gaye began his career in the late 1950s, singing with various R&B vocal groups. Soon he moved on to work as a session drummer and vocalist at Motown. Gaye's own '60s albums are marked by propulsive, high-energy R&B, and duets with Mary Wells and Tammi Terrell. In the '70s, he crafted a unique, highly personal vision of R&B, incorporating socio-political issues, atmospheric arrangements, and unified album themes. His early, violent death robbed the world of a true genius.

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