''The Master (1961–1984)'' is a chronological

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album looking back at American R&B/

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singer

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 ...

's 23-year recording career. Spanning four discs, the box set goes over all portions of Gaye's career with a repertoire of themes including dance songs, love ballads, duets, socially conscious material, sensual material, spirituals, and autobiographical revelations. The set includes rarities such as a recorded 1983 live track of Gaye and

Gladys Knight & the Pips Gladys Knight & the Pips were an American Rhythm and blues, R&B, soul music, soul, and funk family music group from Atlanta, Georgia, that remained active on the music charts and performing circuit for over three decades starting from the early ...

each singing their seminal hit "

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 ...

", Gaye's famed 1983 performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner" at an NBA All-Star game, and an a cappella performance of "The Lord's Prayer" taped during Gaye's exile in

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. In 2006, Universal re-released the boxset as part of its ''Universal Earbook'' series, issuing it as an LP-sized hardback

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Track listing

Disc one

#" Stubborn Kind of Fellow" – 2:45 #" Pride and Joy" – 2:07 #" Hitch Hike" – 2:33 #" Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)" – 2:13 #"What Do You Want With Him" (Previously unreleased) – 2:37 #"

Once Upon a Time "Once upon a time" is a stock phrase used to introduce a narrative of past events, typically in fairy tales and folk tales. It has been used in some form since at least 1380 in storytelling in the English language and has started many narrative ...

" (with

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 ...

) – 2:32 #" What's the Matter with You Baby" (with Mary Wells) – 2:23 #"

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 ...

" – 2:48 #"Couldn't Ask for More" (Previously unreleased) – 2:42 #"You're Wonderful" (Previously unreleased) – 2:45 #"I Wonder" – 3:44 #" You're a Wonderful One" – 2:45 #"It's Got to Be Love" (Previously unreleased) – 2:39 #" Try It Baby" – 3:00 #"Leavin (Previously unreleased) – 2:22 #"My Love for You" (Previously unreleased) – 3:00 #" How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)" – 2:59 #"

Baby Don't You Do It "Baby Don't You Do It" is a 1964 single by American singer Marvin Gaye. Released on the Tamla label, this song discusses a man who is at a standstill with his girlfriend, who he feels is neglecting his love stating "Don't break my heart/...I've ...

" – 2:33 #"Just Like a Man" (Previously unreleased alternative mix) – 2:50 #" Pretty Little Baby" – 2:36 #"Talk About a Good Feeling" (Previously unreleased) – 2:24 #" I'll Be Doggone" – 2:51 #" Little Darling (I Need You)" – 2:46 #" One More Heartache" – 2:34 #" Ain't That Peculiar" – 2:59 #"You're the One for Me" – 3:42 #" Take This Heart of Mine" – 2:44 #" Your Unchanging Love" – 3:03

Disc two

#" It Takes Two" (with

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, " ...

) – 2:58 #"I Couldn't Help Falling for You" (with Kim Weston) (Previously unreleased) – 2:55 #"Lonely Lover" (Previously unreleased) – 2:25 #"Without Your Sweet Lovin (Previously unreleased) – 2:30 #" Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (with Tammi Terrell) – 2:28 #" If I Could Build My Whole World Around You" (with Tammi Terrell) – 2:22 #" Your Precious Love" (with Tammi Terrell) – 3:00 #"

If This World Were Mine "If This World Were Mine" is a 1967 song by soul 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 rele ...

" (with Tammi Terrell) – 2:43 #"Without You (My World Is Lonely)" (Previously unreleased) – 2:41 #"Together We Stand (Divided We Fall)" (Previously unreleased) – 2:52 #"

You In Modern English, the word "''you''" is the second-person pronoun. It is grammatically plural, and was historically used only for the dative case, but in most modern dialects is used for all cases and numbers. History ''You'' comes from ...

" – 2:26 #" Chained" – 2:36 #"

" – 3:14 #"You're What's Happening (In the World Today)" – 2:20 #"This Love Starved Heart of Mine (It's Killing Me)" – 2:42 #" Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (with Tammi Terrell) – 2:17 #" Keep On Lovin' Me Honey" (with Tammi Terrell) – 2:30 #" You're All I Need to Get By" (with Tammi Terrell) – 2:40 #" Too Busy Thinking About My Baby" – 2:57 #"More Than a Heart Can Stand" – 2:56 #" How Can I Forget" – 2:04 #" That's the Way Love Is" – 3:37 #" Yesterday" – 3:25 #" The End of Our Road" – 2:46 #" Good Lovin' Ain't Easy to Come By" (with Valerie Simpson, credited to Tammi Terrell) – 2:19 #" What You Gave Me" (with Valerie Simpson, credited to Tammi Terrell) – 2:37

Disc three

#" What's Going On" – 3:53 #"

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" – 4:02 #"

Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)" is the second single from American singer-songwriter Marvin Gaye's 1971 album, '' What's Going On''. Following the breakthrough of the title track's success, the song, written solely by Gaye, became regarded as one ...

" – 3:16 #" Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)" – 5:29 #"I'm Going Home" (Previously unreleased alternative mix) – 4:39 #"Piece of Clay" (Previously unreleased) – 5:11 #" You're the Man (Pt. I & II)" – 5:46 #"Checking Out (Double Clutch)" (Previously unreleased) – 4:53 #" Trouble Man" – 4:55 #" Let's Get It On" – 4:53 #" Come Get to This" – 2:41 #" Just to Keep You Satisfied" – 4:27 #" Pledging My Love" (with

Diana Ross Diana Ross (born Diane Ernestine Earle Ross March 26, 1944) is an American singer and actress. Known as the "Queen of Motown Records", she was the lead singer of the vocal group the Supremes, who became Motown#Major divisions, Motown's most suc ...

) – 3:35 #" My Mistake (Was to Love You)" (with Diana Ross) – 2:55 #"

Distant Lover "Distant Lover" is the sixth song issued on singer Marvin Gaye's 1973 album, '' Let's Get It On'' and the B-side of the second single from that album, " Come Get to This". A live recording was issued as a single in 1974. The live version of ...

(Live)" – 6:22 #" I Want You" – 4:34 #" After the Dance" – 5:11

Disc four

#" Got to Give It Up, Pt. I" – 4:14 #"Here, My Dear" – 2:49 #"When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Loving You" – 6:16 #"

Anger Anger, also known as wrath ( ; ) or rage (emotion), rage, is an intense emotional state involving a strong, uncomfortable and non-cooperative response to a perceived provocation, hurt, or threat. A person experiencing anger will often experie ...

" – 4:02 #"Anna's Song" – 5:55 #" A Funky Space Reincarnation" – 8:18 #"When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Loving You (Reprise)" – 0:45 #"She Needs Me" (Previously unreleased) – 3:31 #"Why Did I Choose You" (Previously unreleased) – 2:37 #" Life Is for Learning" – 3:40 #"Funk Me" – 5:35 #"Love Me Now or Love Me Later" – 5:00 #" Ego Tripping Out" – 5:13 #"

The Star-Spangled Banner "The Star-Spangled Banner" is the national anthem of the United States. The lyrics come from the "Defence of Fort M'Henry", a poem written by American lawyer Francis Scott Key on September 14, 1814, after he witnessed the bombardment of Fort ...

" (Live) – 3:14 #"

" (Live) (with

Gladys Knight & The Pips Gladys Knight & the Pips were an American Rhythm and blues, R&B, soul music, soul, and funk family music group from Atlanta, Georgia, that remained active on the music charts and performing circuit for over three decades starting from the early ...

) – 3:48 #"Rockin' After Midnight" – 6:05 #"

Sexual Healing "Sexual Healing" is a song recorded by American singer Marvin Gaye from his seventeenth and final studio album, ''Midnight Love'' (1982). It was his first single since his exit from his long-term record label Motown earlier in the year, followin ...

" – 4:04 #"

The Lord's Prayer The Lord's Prayer, also known by its incipit Our Father (, ), is a central Christian prayer attributed to Jesus. It contains petitions to God focused on God’s holiness, will, and kingdom, as well as human needs, with variations across manusc ...

" – 1:55

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Master (1961-1984), The 1995 greatest hits albums Albums produced by Norman Whitfield Albums produced by Hal Davis Albums produced by Harvey Fuqua Albums produced by Smokey Robinson Albums produced by Marvin Gaye Albums produced by Leon Ware Marvin Gaye compilation albums Albums produced by Frank Wilson (musician) Motown compilation albums 1995 albums Albums produced by William "Mickey" Stevenson Albums produced by Ashford & Simpson