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''The Complete Duets'' is a two-disc
compilation album A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one or several Performing arts#Performers, performers. If by one artist, then generally the tr ...
of duet recordings by
Motown Records Motown Records is an American record label owned by the Universal Music Group. It was founded by Berry Gordy, Berry Gordy Jr. as Tamla Records on June 7, 1958, and incorporated as Motown Record Corporation on April 14, 1960. Its name, a portmant ...
artists
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
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. ...
, recorded between 1965 and 1969. The set compiles all of the tracks from the duo's three albums - ''
United United may refer to: Places * United, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community * United, West Virginia, an unincorporated community Arts and entertainment Films * ''United'' (2003 film), a Norwegian film * ''United'' (2011 film), a BBC Two f ...
,'' ''
You're All I Need ''You're All I Need'' is the second studio album by soul musicians Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, released in August 1968 on Motown-subsidiary label Tamla Records. Highlighted by three hit singles written by Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson ...
'' and '' Easy'' - as well as several of Tammi Terrell's solo recordings and other previously unissued material.


Track listing

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s identify the following: tracks marked (a) are Tammi Terrell solo tracks with Gaye's vocals overdubbed to create duet versions, tracks marked (b) were rumored to feature
Valerie Simpson Ashford & Simpson were an American husband-and-wife songwriting-production team and recording duo of Nickolas Ashford (May 4, 1941 – August 22, 2011) and Valerie Simpson (born August 26, 1946). Ashford was born in Fairfield, South Carolina, ...
substituting for Tammi Terrell, tracks marked (c) are Tammi Terrell solo recordings, and tracks marked (d) are previously unreleased.''


Disc one

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Ain't No Mountain High Enough "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" is a song written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson in 1966 for the Tamla label, a division of Motown. The composition was first successful as a 1967 hit single recorded by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, and ...
" ( Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson) # "You Got What It Takes" (
Berry Gordy, Jr. Berry Gordy III (born November 28, 1929), known professionally as Berry Gordy Jr., is a retired American record executive, record producer, songwriter, film producer and television producer. He is best known as the founder of the Motown record l ...
, Gwen Gordy, Tyran Carlo)
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If I Could Build My Whole World Around You "If I Could Build My Whole World Around You" is a popular song recorded by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell in 1967 and released in November 14, 1967. Written by Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol, and Vernon Bullock, the single was Gaye & Terrell's thi ...
" (
Harvey Fuqua Harvey Fuqua (July 27, 1929 – July 6, 2010) was an American rhythm and blues singer, songwriter, record producer, and record label executive. Fuqua founded the seminal R&B/doo-wop group the Moonglows in the 1950s. He is notable as one of th ...
,
Johnny Bristol John William Bristol (February 3, 1939 – March 21, 2004) was an American musician, most famous as a songwriter and record producer for the Motown label in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He was a native of Morganton, North Carolina, about which ...
, Vernon Bullock)
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Somethin' Stupid "Somethin' Stupid", or "Something Stupid", is a song written by C. Carson Parks. It was originally recorded in 1966 by Parks and his wife Gaile Foote, as Carson and Gaile. A 1967 version by Frank Sinatra and his daughter Nancy Sinatra became ...
" ( C. Carson Parks) # "
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 ...
" (Ashford, Simpson) # "Hold Me Oh My Darling" (Fuqua) a # "Two Can Have a Party" (Bristol, Fuqua, Thomas Kemp) a # "Little Ole Boy Little Ole Girl" (Fuqua,
Etta James Jamesetta Hawkins (January 25, 1938 – January 20, 2012), known professionally as Etta James, was an American singer who performed in various genres, including gospel, blues, jazz, R&B, rock and roll, and soul. Starting her career in 1954, sh ...
,
Brook Benton Benjamin Franklin Peay (September 19, 1931 – April 9, 1988), better known as Brook Benton, was an American singer and songwriter who was popular with rock and roll, rhythm and blues, and pop music audiences during the late 1950s and early 1960 ...
)
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If This World Were Mine "If This World Were Mine" is a 1967 song by soul music duo Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell from their album ''United''. Written solely by Gaye, it was one of the few songs they recorded without Ashford & Simpson writing or producing. When it was re ...
" (
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 ...
)
# "Sad Wedding" (Bristol, Jackey Beavers) # "Give a Little Love" (Bristol, Fuqua, Clyde Wilson) # "Oh How I'd Miss You" (
Hal Davis Harold Edward Davis (February 8, 1933 – November 18, 1998) was an American songwriter and record producer. Davis was a producer and writer for Motown Records for nearly thirty years, and was a key figure in the latter part of the Motown ...
, Frank Wilson, Vance Wilson)
# "
Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" is a 1968 single released by American R&B/soul duo Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, on the Tamla label in 1968. The B-side of the single is "Little Ole Boy, Little Ole Girl" from the duo's ''United'' LP. The fi ...
" (Ashford, Simpson) # "Keep On Loving Me Honey" (Ashford, Simpson) # "
You're All I Need to Get By "You're All I Need to Get By" is a song recorded by the American R&B/soul duo Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell and released on Motown Records' Tamla label in 1968. It was the basis for the 1995 single "I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Ge ...
" (Ashford, Simpson) # "Baby Doncha Worry" (Bristol, Beavers) a # "You Ain't Livin' 'Til You're Lovin'" (Ashford, Simpson) # "Give In, You Just Can't Win" (Fuqua, Bristol) a # "When Love Comes Knocking At Your Heart" (Fuqua, Bristol,
Gladys Knight Gladys Maria Knight (born May 28, 1944), known as the "Empress of Soul", is an American singer, actress and businesswoman. A seven-time Grammy Award-winner, Knight recorded hits through the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s with her family group Gladys Kn ...
, Bullock)
a # "Come On and See Me" (Fuqua, Bristol) # "I Can't Help But Love You" (Robert Gordy, Kemp, Gaye) # "That's How It Is (Since You've Been Gone)" (Fuqua, Bristol, Bullock) a # "I'll Never Stop Loving You Baby" (Fuqua, Bristol, Beatrice Verdi) # "Memory Chest" (Fuqua, Bristol) a # "Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing" (Alternate Take) (Ashford, Simpson) d # "Keep On Lovin' Me Honey" (Alternate Vocal) (Ashford, Simpson) d # "We'll Be Satisfied" (F. Wilson, Marc Gordon) d


Disc two

# "Good Lovin' Ain't Easy to Come By" (Ashford, Simpson) b # "
California Soul "California Soul" is a funk-soul tune written by Ashford & Simpson, issued originally as the B-side of the Messengers' single "Window Shopping" in 1967 under the Motown group of labels. Other recordings *Nick Ashford then released his own vers ...
" (Ashford, Simpson) b # "Love Woke Me Up This Morning" (Ashford, Simpson) b # "This Poor Heart of Mine" (Ashford, Simpson) b # "
I'm Your Puppet "I'm Your Puppet" is a song written by Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham; the best known version is the one recorded by James & Bobby Purify which reached #5 on the US R&B chart and #6 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1966. The single was nominated for ...
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Spooner Oldham Dewey Lindon "Spooner" Oldham (born June 14, 1943) is an American songwriter and session musician. An organist, he recorded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, at FAME Studios as part of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section on such hit R&B songs as Percy ...
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Dan Penn Dan Penn (born Wallace Daniel Pennington, November 16, 1941) is an American songwriter, singer, musician, and record producer, who co-wrote many soul hits of the 1960s, including "The Dark End of the Street" and "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man" wi ...
)
b # "The Onion Song" (Ashford, Simpson) b # "What You Gave Me" (Ashford, Simpson) b # "
Baby I Need Your Loving "Baby I Need Your Loving" is a 1964 hit single recorded by the Four Tops for the Motown label. Written and produced by Motown's main production team Holland–Dozier–Holland, the song was the group's first Motown single and their first pop Top ...
" ( Holland-Dozier-Holland) b # "I Can't Believe You Love Me" (Fuqua, Bristol) a # "How You Gonna Keep It (After You Get It)" (Ashford, Simpson) b # "More, More, More" (Fuqua, Bristol, C. Wilson) a # "Satisfied Feelin'" (Ashford, Simpson) b # "I Can't Believe You Love Me" (Single Version) c # "Hold Me Oh My Darling" (Single Version) c # "Come On And See Me" (Single Version) c # "Baby Don'tcha Worry" (Single Version) c # "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (Ashford, Simpson) c, d # "Two Can Have A Party" (Bristol, Fuqua, Kemp) c, d # "Oh How I'd Miss You" (Demo) (Davis, F. Wilson, V. Wilson) c, d # "You Ain't Livin' Till You're Lovin'" (Ashford, Simpson) c, d # "Give In You Just Can't Win" (Fuqua, Bristol, C. Wilson) c, d # "When Love Comes Knocking At My Heart" (Fuqua, Bristol, Knight, Bullock) c, d # "Memory Chest" (Fuqua, Bristol) c, d # "That's How It Is (Since You've Been Gone)" (Fuqua, Bristol, Bullock) c, d # "More, More, More" (Fuqua, Bristol, C. Wilson) c, d


Credits

*Lead (and additional background) vocals 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
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. ...
*
Background vocals A backing vocalist is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. A backing vocalist may also sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are used ...
by
Johnny Bristol John William Bristol (February 3, 1939 – March 21, 2004) was an American musician, most famous as a songwriter and record producer for the Motown label in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He was a native of Morganton, North Carolina, about which ...
,
Harvey Fuqua Harvey Fuqua (July 27, 1929 – July 6, 2010) was an American rhythm and blues singer, songwriter, record producer, and record label executive. Fuqua founded the seminal R&B/doo-wop group the Moonglows in the 1950s. He is notable as one of th ...
,
Hal Davis Harold Edward Davis (February 8, 1933 – November 18, 1998) was an American songwriter and record producer. Davis was a producer and writer for Motown Records for nearly thirty years, and was a key figure in the latter part of the Motown ...
,
Nickolas Ashford Ashford & Simpson were an American husband-and-wife songwriting-production team and recording duo of Nickolas Ashford (May 4, 1941 – August 22, 2011) and Valerie Simpson (born August 26, 1946). Ashford was born in Fairfield, South Carolina, ...
,
Valerie Simpson Ashford & Simpson were an American husband-and-wife songwriting-production team and recording duo of Nickolas Ashford (May 4, 1941 – August 22, 2011) and Valerie Simpson (born August 26, 1946). Ashford was born in Fairfield, South Carolina, ...
,
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 ...
, The Originals and The Spinners *
Instrumentation Instrumentation a collective term for measuring instruments that are used for indicating, measuring and recording physical quantities. The term has its origins in the art and science of scientific instrument-making. Instrumentation can refer to ...
by
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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Complete Duets, The Tammi Terrell albums Vocal duet albums 2001 compilation albums Albums produced by Harvey Fuqua Albums produced by Johnny Bristol Marvin Gaye compilation albums Motown compilation albums