"You're a Wonderful One" is a popular recording written by

Holland–Dozier–Holland Holland–Dozier–Holland, often abbreviated as H-D-H, was a songwriting and production team consisting of Lamont Dozier and brothers Brian and Eddie Holland. The trio wrote, arranged and produced many songs that helped define the ...

and recorded and released as a single by

Marvin Gaye Marvin Pentz Gaye Jr. (; April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984) was an American Rhythm and blues, R&B and soul singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He helped shape the sound of Motown in the 1960s, first as an in-house session player an ...

, released in 1964 on the

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label. It charted at #15 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. In the song, the narrator praises his "wonderful one" for loving him and for "always (being) around" him. Gaye is helped along on this song by

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on background. The group had earlier backed him on "

Can I Get a Witness "Can I Get a Witness" is a song composed by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, and Eddie Holland and produced by Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier as a non-album single for American recording vocalist Marvin Gaye, who issued the record on Motown's T ...

". Musically,

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took elements of Chuck Berry's "Memphis" single and incorporated it into the intro of this song. The song eventually charted at number fifteen on the pop charts and number three on the R&B singles chart. ''

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'' described the song as "another stomper somewhat in the 'Can I Get a Witness' vein," stating that it "pumps along on middle tempo with fine, shouting chorus in support." ''

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'' described it as "an engaging romancer...that moves along at a steady driving, thump-a-rhythmic beat" with a "sensational job by Marvin and his combo-choral support." It was produced by

, who worked with Gaye on "Witness" and later "

How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)" is a song by the American soul singer Marvin Gaye. Motown issued the song as a single on its Tamla label in November1964, and in January1965 it appeared as the title track of Gaye's fifth studio album. The ...

" by Gaye a few months later giving him his biggest success as a solo artist until "

I Heard It Through the Grapevine "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" is a song written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong for Motown Records in 1966. The first recording of the song to be released was produced by Whitfield for Gladys Knight & the Pips and released as a ...

" in 1968.

Personnel

*Lead vocals by

*Background vocals by

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*Instrumentation by

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References

1964 singles Marvin Gaye songs Songs written by Holland–Dozier–Holland 1964 songs Tamla Records singles Song recordings produced by Lamont Dozier Song recordings produced by Brian Holland {{1960s-single-stub