United (Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell album)

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United
LP by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
Released	1967
Genre	Soul
Length	32 minutes 11 seconds
Label	Tamla
Producer	Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson, Harvey Fuqua
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Marvin Gaye chronology
Take Two (with Kim Weston) (1966)	United (with Tammi Terrell) (1967)	In the Groove (I Heard It Through the Grapevine) (1968)
Tammi Terrell chronology
N/A	United (w/Marvin Gaye) (1967)	You're All I Need (w/Marvin Gaye) (1968)

United was the first of three albums by Motown soul music duo Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell. Released in 1967, the album yielded four Top 40 hits, including the two Top 10 singles "Your Precious Love" and "If I Could Build My Whole World Around You". Also included is what is today considered Gaye and Terrell's most notable duet record, "Ain't No Mountain High Enough". United peaked at #69 on the Billboard pop album charts and #7 on the R&B album charts upon its release.

[edit] Tracklisting

1. "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (Ashford/Simpson)
2. "You Got What It Takes" (Carlo/Davis/Fuqua/Gordy/Johnson)
3. "If I Could Build My Whole World Around You" (Bristol/Bullock/Fuqua)
4. "Somethin' Stupid" (Parks)
5. "Your Precious Love" (Ashford/Simpson)
6. "Hold Me Oh My Darling" (Fuqua)
7. "Two Can Have a Party" (Bristol/Fuqua/Kemp)
8. "Little Ole Boy Little Ole Girl" (Gaye)
9. "If This World Were Mine" (Gaye)
10. "Sad Wedding" (Beavers/Bristol)
11. "Give a Little Love" (Bristol/Fuqua/Wilson)
12. "Oh How I'd Miss You" (Davis/Wilson/Wilson)