I Heard It Through the Grapevine
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| - | "'''I Heard It Through the Grapevine'''" (1967) is a [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]]/[[soul music|soul]] song written by [[Motown]] songwriters [[Norman Whitfield]] and [[Barrett Strong]]. [[The Funk Brothers]] created the tune. Whitfield recorded several versions with different Motown acts, and two became hits: one by [[Gladys Knight & the Pips]] became a number-two hit in the [[United States]] in 1967, while the version by [[Marvin Gaye]] became a number-one hit in the U.S. and the UK in 1968. Gaye's version is #80 on [[Rolling Stone]]'s list of [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time|The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time]]. | + | {{Template}} |
| + | "'''I Heard It Through the Grapevine'''" (1967) is a musical composition written by Norman Whitfield]] and [[Barrett Strong]]. Whitfield recorded several versions with different Motown acts, and two became hits: one by [[Gladys Knight & the Pips]] became a number-two hit in the [[United States]] in 1967, while the version by [[Marvin Gaye]] became a number-one hit in the U.S. and the UK in 1968. Gaye's version is #80 on [[Rolling Stone]]'s list of [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time|The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time]]. | ||
| Gaye's version, the most notable, was his first number-one hit and the most successful single released by Motown in the 1960s. "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" has been [[cover version|covered]], notably an extended 1970 version by [[Creedence Clearwater Revival]]. | Gaye's version, the most notable, was his first number-one hit and the most successful single released by Motown in the 1960s. "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" has been [[cover version|covered]], notably an extended 1970 version by [[Creedence Clearwater Revival]]. | ||
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| + | *[[Breakup song]] | ||
| + | *[[Grapevine (gossip)]] | ||
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"I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (1967) is a musical composition written by Norman Whitfield]] and Barrett Strong. Whitfield recorded several versions with different Motown acts, and two became hits: one by Gladys Knight & the Pips became a number-two hit in the United States in 1967, while the version by Marvin Gaye became a number-one hit in the U.S. and the UK in 1968. Gaye's version is #80 on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
Gaye's version, the most notable, was his first number-one hit and the most successful single released by Motown in the 1960s. "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" has been covered, notably an extended 1970 version by Creedence Clearwater Revival.
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