Love Marvin: The Greatest Love Songs Of Marvin Gaye

RELEASE
February 01, 2010
LABEL
Universal Music TV
GENRES
Rhythm & Blues, Soul, Urban, Motown, Pop-Soul, Smooth Soul, Quiet Storm, AM Pop

Album Review

Marvin Gaye could have sung somebody’s Power Point presentation and it would still have sounded like a love song torn from the depths of his soul, so collections like this one, which feature several of his greatest singles, can’t really miss. It’s Marvin Gaye -- and there are classics here like “Let’s Get It On,” “You’re a Wonderful One,” “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” and it’s equally impressive sibling “That’s the Way Love Is,” and the magnificent and elegant “What’s Going On.” What makes this two-disc set feel a little more cohesive and complete than most on the market is the presence of not just his early- and middle-career Motown releases, but his later work as well; for instance, Gaye’s brilliant Top Ten swan song, “Sexual Healing” from 1982 and his twilight stay at Columbia Records, is also included here. There are some things one could argue for inclusion -- “Ain’t That Peculiar” and “Trouble Man” are just two sides that come immediately to mind -- but the miracle that was Marvin Gaye with a love song comes through loud and clear. Hey, it’s Marvin Gaye. This is the way love goes.
Steve Leggett, Rovi

Track Listing

  1. Let's Get It On
  2. Sexual Healing
  3. I Want You
  4. Ain't No Mountain High Enough
  5. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
  6. It Takes Two
  7. I Heard It Through the Grapevine
  8. Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing
  9. My Girl
  10. You Are Everything
  11. Stop Look Listen (To Your Heart)
  12. Unforgettable
  13. If This World Were Mine
  14. I Wanna Be Where You Are
  15. I'll Be Around
  16. Come Live with Me Angel
  17. Feel All My Love Inside
  18. If I Could Build My Whole World Around You
  19. Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love)
  20. The Onion Song
  21. What's Going On
  22. Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
  23. Too Busy Thinking About My Baby
  24. Got to Give It Up
  25. I'll Never Stop Loving You Baby
  26. You're a Special Part of Me
  27. Loving You is Sweeter Than Ever
  28. You're All I Need to Get By
  29. Keep on Lovin' Me Honey
  30. Just to Keep You Satisfied
  31. Your Precious Love
  32. Once Upon a Time
  33. The Shadow of Your Smile
  34. You're a Wonderful One
  35. No Good Without You
  36. Little Darling (I Need You)
  37. Some Kind of Wonderful
  38. That's the Way Love is
  39. Come Get to This
  40. Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)