How Sweet It Is to Be Loved by You
How Sweet It Is to Be Loved by You | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | January 1965 | |||
Recorded | 1964 | |||
Studio | Hitsville, USA, Detroit, Michigan | |||
Genre | Soul, R&B | |||
Label | Tamla TS-258 | |||
Producer | Brian Holland Lamont Dozier Berry Gordy William "Mickey" Stevenson | |||
Marvin Gaye chronology | ||||
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Singles from How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You | ||||
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How Sweet It Is to Be Loved by You is the fifth studio album released by American singer and songwriter Marvin Gaye, released in 1965.[1] The album features the successful title track, which at the time was his best-selling single. Other hits include "Try It Baby" (which features The Temptations) and "Baby Don't You Do It" (with backing vocals provided by The Andantes).
Track listing[]
Side one[]
- "You're a Wonderful One" (Holland-Dozier-Holland) - 2:45
- "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)" (Holland-Dozier-Holland) - 2:58
- "Try It Baby" (Berry Gordy, Jr.) - 2:51
- "Baby Don't You Do It" (Holland-Dozier-Holland) - 2:38
- "Need Your Lovin' (Want You Back)" (Marvin Gaye, Clarence Paul) - 2:15
- "One of These Days" (William "Mickey" Stevenson) - 3:00
Side two[]
- "No Good Without You" (William "Mickey" Stevenson) - 2:43
- "Stepping Closer to Your Heart" (Marvin Gaye, Harvey Fuqua) - 2:43
- "Need Somebody" (Ivy Hunter, William "Mickey" Stevenson) - 2:51
- "Me and My Lonely Room" (Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield) - 2:52
- "Now That You've Won Me" (Smokey Robinson) - 2:40
- "Forever" (Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, Freddie Gorman) - 2:20
Personnel[]
- Marvin Gaye – lead vocals
- The Spinners – backing vocals (side 1, tracks 5 and 6; side 2, tracks 1–4)
- The Andantes – backing vocals (side 1, tracks 2, 4, and 6; side 2, tracks 4 and 6)
- The Supremes – backing vocals (side 1, track 1)
- The Temptations – backing vocals (side 1, track 3)
- Martha and the Vandellas – backing vocals (side 2, track 5)
- Maurice Davis – trumpet solo (side 1, track 3)
- Marcus Belgrave – trumpet (side 1, track 1)
- Russell Conway – trumpet (side 1, track 1)
- Paul Riser – trombone (side 1, track 1)
- Patrick Lanier – trombone (side 1, track 1)
- Henry Cosby – tenor saxophone (side 1, track 1)
- Mike Terry – baritone saxophone (side 1, tracks 1, 2 and 4)
- George Fowler – organ (side 1, tracks 1 and 2)
- Johnny Griffith – piano (side 1, track 1)
- Earl Van Dyke – piano (side 1, track 2)
- Clarence Isabell – bass (side 1, track 1)
- James Jamerson – bass (side 1, track 2)
- Benny Benjamin – drums (side 1, track 1)
- Richard "Pistol" Allen – drums (side 1, track 2)
- Eddie Willis – guitar (side 1, track 1)
- Robert White – guitar (side 1, track 2)
- Jack Ashford – tambourine (side 1, tracks 1 and 2)
- The Funk Brothers – all other instruments[2]
References[]
Categories:
- 1965 albums
- Marvin Gaye albums
- Tamla Records albums
- Albums produced by Brian Holland
- Albums produced by Lamont Dozier
- Albums recorded at Hitsville U.S.A.
- Albums produced by Berry Gordy