Greatest Hits is a 1964 greatest hits album, the first for American R&B-soul singer Marvin Gaye, released on the Tamla label. Released during Gaye's first period of success, it was also his first charted album as a solo artist after making his album chart debut with the Mary Wells duet album, Together, the same year.
Greatest Hits | ||||
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Greatest hits album by | ||||
Released | 1964 | |||
Recorded | 1961–1963 at Hitsville USA, Detroit | |||
Genre | R&B, soul | |||
Length | 30:58 | |||
Label | Tamla T252 | |||
Producer | William "Mickey" Stevenson, Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier | |||
Marvin Gaye chronology | ||||
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Three of the singles, "Sandman", "Can I Get a Witness" (also featuring that song's B-side, "I'm Crazy 'bout My Baby"), and "You're a Wonderful One", were non-album tracks that made it to release on this particular album.
Track listing
editSide one
edit- "Can I Get a Witness" (Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland) – 2:46
- "You're a Wonderful One" (Holland, Dozier, Holland) – 2:48
- "Stubborn Kind of Fellow" (Marvin Gaye, George Gordy, Mickey Stevenson) – 2:45
- "I'm Crazy 'bout My Baby" (Stevenson) – 2:43
- "Pride and Joy" (Gaye, Norman Whitfield, Stevenson) – 2:08
- "Hitch Hike" (Gaye, Clarence Paul, Stevenson) – 2:30
Side two
edit- "Sandman" (Pat Ballard) – 2:31
- "Hello There Angel" (Stevenson, Berry Gordy) – 2:44
- "One of These Days" (Stevenson) – 2:59
- "I'm Yours, You're Mine" (Stevenson, Gordy) – 1:55
- "Taking My Time" (Stevenson, Gordy) – 2:29
- "It Hurt Me Too" (Gaye, Stevenson, Ricardo) – 2:43
Personnel
edit- Marvin Gaye – lead vocals, piano, drums
- Martha and the Vandellas – background vocals
- The Temptations – background vocals
- The Supremes – background vocals
- Four Tops – background vocals
- Holland–Dozier–Holland – background vocals
- The Andantes – background vocals
- The Miracles – background vocals
- The Funk Brothers – instrumentation