I Heard It through the Grapevine (album)
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In the Groove/I Heard It Through the Grapevine | ||
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Studio album by Marvin Gaye | ||
Released | 1968 | |
Recorded | 1967-1968 | |
Genre | Soul | |
Length | 27:08 | |
Label | Tamla | |
Producer(s) | Norman Whitfield Ivy Jo Hunter Frank Wilson |
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Professional reviews | ||
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Marvin Gaye chronology | ||
You're All I Need (with Tammi Terrell) (1968) |
I Heard It Through the Grapevine (1968) |
M.P.G. (1969) |
Reissue cover | ||
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Cover for 1969 reissue |
I Heard It Through the Grapevine is a 1968 album released by Marvin Gaye on the Tamla (Motown) label. Originally released as In the Groove, the album followed a similar pattern that most of the albums released on the label during the 1960s went through.
When a song from an album is released with the album being a different name, it was usually re-released with the same title as the hit single. Grapevine was no different. Under its original name, the album initially had modest success with the singles "You" and "Chained", until "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" became an international #1 hit for Gaye in late 1968. Afterwards, the album was re-released under the name of the single. The success was granted as the album topped the Billboard Black Albums Chart at #2, while the album peaked at #63 on the Pop Albums Chart. A similar issue resulted when Diana Ross re-released her self-titled solo debut as Ain't No Mountain High Enough after the success of the song.
[edit] Track listing
- "You" (Bowen/Coga/Hunter) – 2:25
- "Tear It On Down" (Ashford/Simpson) – 2:35
- "Chained" (Wilson) – 2:38
- "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (Strong/Whitfield) – 3:14
- "At Last (I Found a Love) (Gaye/Gaye/Stover) – 2:37
- "Some Kind of Wonderful" (Goffin/King) – 2:19
- "Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever" (Hunter/Wonder) – 2:43
- "Change What You Can" (Gaye/Gaye/Stover) – 2:37
- "It's Love I Need" (Bowden/Hunter) – 2:54
- "Every Now And Then" (Holland/Wilson) – 3:06
- "You're What's Happening in the World Today" (Gordy/Gordy/Story) – 2:19
- "There Goes My Baby" (Nelson/Patterson/Treadwell) – 2:24