Marvin Gaye
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| - | '''Marvin Gaye''' (born '''Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr.''') ([[April 2]] [[1939]] – [[April 1]] [[1984]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[singer]], [[songwriter]], [[composer]], [[multi-instrumentalist]], and [[record producer]] who gained international fame as an artist on the [[Motown Records|Motown]] [[record label]] in the 1960s and 1970s. | + | '''Marvin Gaye''' (born '''Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr.''') ([[April 2]] [[1939]] – [[April 1]] [[1984]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[singer]], [[songwriter]], [[composer]], [[multi-instrumentalist]], and [[record producer]] who gained international fame as an artist on the [[Motown Records|Motown]] [[record label]] in the 1960s and 1970s. He is known for such hits as "[[Sexual Healing]]". |
| + | ==Discography== | ||
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| + | ===Top Ten Albums=== | ||
| + | *1971: ''[[What's Going On]]'' <small>(#6 U.S.)</small> | ||
| + | *1973: ''[[Let's Get It On]]'' <small>(#2 U.S.)</small> | ||
| + | *1973: ''[[Diana & Marvin]]'' <small>(#5 UK)</small> | ||
| + | *1974: ''[[Marvin Gaye Live!]]'' <small>(#8 U.S.)</small> | ||
| + | *1976: ''[[I Want You (album)|I Want You]]'' <small>(#4 U.S.)</small> | ||
| + | *1977: ''[[Live at the London Palladium]]'' <small>(#3 U.S.)</small> | ||
| + | *1982: ''[[Midnight Love]]'' <small>(#7 U.S.; #10 UK)</small> | ||
| + | *1994: ''[[The Very Best of Marvin Gaye]]'' <small>(#3 UK)</small> | ||
| + | *2000: ''[[Marvin Gaye: The Love Songs]]'' <small>(#8 UK)</small> | ||
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| + | ===U.S. and UK Top Ten Singles=== | ||
| + | *1963: "[[Pride and Joy (Marvin Gaye song)|Pride and Joy]]" <small>(US #10)</small> | ||
| + | *1964: "[[How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)]]" <small>(US #6)</small> | ||
| + | *1965: "[[I'll Be Doggone]]" <small>(US #8)</small> | ||
| + | *1965: "[[Ain't That Peculiar]]" <small>(US #8)</small> | ||
| + | *1967: "[[Your Precious Love]]" <small>(US #5)</small> | ||
| + | *1967: "[[If I Could Build My Whole World Around You]]" <small>(US #10)</small> | ||
| + | *1968: "[[Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing]]" <small>(US #8)</small> | ||
| + | *1968: "[[You're All I Need to Get By]]" <small>(US #7)</small> | ||
| + | *1968: "[[I Heard It Through the Grapevine]]" <small>(US #1; UK #1)</small> | ||
| + | *1969: "[[Too Busy Thinking About My Baby]]" <small>(US #4; UK #5)</small> | ||
| + | *1969: "[[The Onion Song]]" <small>(UK #9)</small> | ||
| + | *1969: "[[That's The Way Love Is]]" <small>(US #7)</small> | ||
| + | *1970: "[[Abraham, Martin & John]]" <small>(UK #9)</small> | ||
| + | *1971: "[[What's Going On (song)|What's Going On]]" <small>(US #2)</small> | ||
| + | *1971: "[[Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)]]" <small>(US #4)</small> | ||
| + | *1971: "[[Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)]]" <small>(US #9)</small> | ||
| + | *1972: "[[Trouble Man (Marvin Gaye song)|Trouble Man]]" <small>(US #7)</small> | ||
| + | *1973: "[[Let's Get It On (song)|Let's Get It On]]" <small>(US #1)</small> | ||
| + | *1974: "[[You Are Everything]]" <small>(UK #5)</small> | ||
| + | *1977: "[[Got to Give It Up]]" <small>(US #1; UK #7)</small> | ||
| + | *1982: "[[Sexual Healing]]" <small>(US #3; UK #4)</small> | ||
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Marvin Gaye (born Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr.) (April 2 1939 – April 1 1984) was an American singer, songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer who gained international fame as an artist on the Motown record label in the 1960s and 1970s. He is known for such hits as "Sexual Healing".
Discography
Top Ten Albums
- 1971: What's Going On (#6 U.S.)
- 1973: Let's Get It On (#2 U.S.)
- 1973: Diana & Marvin (#5 UK)
- 1974: Marvin Gaye Live! (#8 U.S.)
- 1976: I Want You (#4 U.S.)
- 1977: Live at the London Palladium (#3 U.S.)
- 1982: Midnight Love (#7 U.S.; #10 UK)
- 1994: The Very Best of Marvin Gaye (#3 UK)
- 2000: Marvin Gaye: The Love Songs (#8 UK)
U.S. and UK Top Ten Singles
- 1963: "Pride and Joy" (US #10)
- 1964: "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)" (US #6)
- 1965: "I'll Be Doggone" (US #8)
- 1965: "Ain't That Peculiar" (US #8)
- 1967: "Your Precious Love" (US #5)
- 1967: "If I Could Build My Whole World Around You" (US #10)
- 1968: "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (US #8)
- 1968: "You're All I Need to Get By" (US #7)
- 1968: "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (US #1; UK #1)
- 1969: "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby" (US #4; UK #5)
- 1969: "The Onion Song" (UK #9)
- 1969: "That's The Way Love Is" (US #7)
- 1970: "Abraham, Martin & John" (UK #9)
- 1971: "What's Going On" (US #2)
- 1971: "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)" (US #4)
- 1971: "Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)" (US #9)
- 1972: "Trouble Man" (US #7)
- 1973: "Let's Get It On" (US #1)
- 1974: "You Are Everything" (UK #5)
- 1977: "Got to Give It Up" (US #1; UK #7)
- 1982: "Sexual Healing" (US #3; UK #4)
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