''Marvin Gaye and His Girls'' is a 1969

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s recorded by

Marvin Gaye Marvin Pentz Gay Jr., who also spelled his surname as Gaye (April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984), was an American singer and songwriter. He helped to shape the sound of Motown in the 1960s, first as an in-house session player and later as a solo ar ...

and various female singers on the

Tamla Motown Records is an American record label owned by the Universal Music Group. It was founded by Berry Gordy Jr. as Tamla Records on June 7, 1958, and incorporated as Motown Record Corporation on April 14, 1960. Its name, a portmanteau of ''moto ...

label. Among the ladies Gaye sung with were

Mary Wells Mary Esther Wells (May 13, 1943 – July 26, 1992) was an American singer, who helped to define the emerging sound of Motown in the early 1960s. Along with The Supremes, The Miracles, The Temptations, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, and the F ...

(the hits "Once Upon a Time" and "What's the Matter With You Baby"),

Kim Weston Kim Weston (born December 20, 1939) is an American soul singer, and Motown alumna. In the 1960s, Weston scored hits with the songs "Love Me All the Way" and "Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)", and with her duet with Marvin Gaye, " ...

("What Good Am I Without You?" and " It Takes Two") and

Tammi Terrell Tammi Terrell (born Thomasina Winifred Montgomery; April 29, 1945 – March 16, 1970) was an American singer-songwriter, widely known as a star singer for Motown Records during the 1960s, notably for a series of duets with singer Marvin Gaye. ...

Your Precious Love "Your Precious Love" is a popular song that was a 1967 hit for Motown singers Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell. The song was written by Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson, and produced by Harvey Fuqua and Johnny Bristol. The doo-wop styled recor ...

" and "

Good Lovin' Ain't Easy to Come By "Good Lovin' Ain't Easy to Come By" is a duet released in 1969 on the Tamla label by singers Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell. The first release off the duo's third album, '' Easy'', it has been hugely debated whether or not an ailing Terrell, who ...

"). It was the original album release of "Good Lovin' Ain't Easy to Come By," which later appeared on '' Easy''. His solo album ''

M.P.G. ''M.P.G.'' is the ninth studio album by American soul musician Marvin Gaye, released in 1969 for the Tamla label. His best-selling album of the 1960s, it became Gaye's first solo album to reach the Top 40 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart, peakin ...

'' (named with his initials), was released simultaneously, on Gaye's thirtieth birthday.

Track listing

Credits

*Lead (and additional background) vocals by

, and

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by The Love Tones, The Originals, The Spinners, and

The Andantes The Andantes were an American female session group for the Motown record label during the 1960s. Composed of Jackie Hicks, Marlene Barrow, and Louvain Demps, the group sang background vocals on numerous Motown recordings, including songs by Mar ...

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The Funk Brothers The Funk Brothers were a group of Detroit-based session musicians who performed the backing to most Motown recordings from 1959 until the company moved to Los Angeles in 1972. Its members are considered among the most successful groups of stud ...

References

* 1969 greatest hits albums Vocal duet albums Albums produced by Smokey Robinson Albums produced by Ashford & Simpson Albums produced by Clarence Paul Albums produced by William "Mickey" Stevenson Marvin Gaye compilation albums Tamla Records compilation albums {{1960s-compilation-album-stub