Marvin Gaye - What's Going

2012 reissue in a gatefold jacket, originally released in 1971. One of the few cases in the history of pop music where the record is worth all the hype! Marvin blew everyone's mind when he unleashed this amazing suite of political soul tunes - not only just because he'd moved past the simple love songs of earlier years, but also because he was working with an amazingly complicated approach to soul music, one that would touch the work of others for years to come. David Van DePitte arranged and conducted the whole album - with soaring orchestrations mixed with smooth modern soul, in a style that reminds us a lot of the work of Charles Stepney at Cadet, who'd been doing this sort of thing for years but with less success. In the hands of Marvin Gaye, though, the material has an amazing quality - and all the disparate elements of the album are fused together in one powerful message by Marvin's incredible voice. One that we never tire of, and a record to be listened to all the way through every time.

Originally released in 1971, What's Going On is widely considered to be Marvin Gaye's master work. A social commentary on American life that remains poignant 30 + years later, Berry Gordy was initially dead set against its release, calling the single "uncommercial". Thankfully the Motown execs eventually relented and the song soon became a huge hit, going down in history as one of the greatest R&B songs of all time.

Features

• 180-gram Heavyweight Vinyl
• Gatefold Jacket
• Printed Sleeves
• Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - Rated 1/500!

Tracklist

A1 What's Going On
A2 What's Happening Brother 
A3 Flyin' High (In The Friendly Sky) 
A4 Save The Children 
A5 God Is Love 
A6 Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) 
B1 Right On 
B2 Wholy Holy 
B3 Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)

• Label: Universal