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How Sweet It Is to Be Loved by You

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Released
  
January 1965

Artist
  
Marvin Gaye

Label
  
Tamla

Recorded
  
1964

Release date
  
January 1965

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Studio
  
Hitsville, USA, Detroit, Michigan

How Sweet It Is to Be Loved by You (1965)
  
A Tribute to the Great Nat "King" Cole (1965)

Genres
  
Soul music, Rhythm and blues

Producers
  
Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Berry Gordy

Similar
  
Marvin Gaye albums, Soul music albums

Marvin gaye how sweet it is to be loved by you 1965 avi


How Sweet It Is to Be Loved by You is the fifth studio album released by American singer and songwriter Marvin Gaye, released in 1965. The album features the successful title track, which at the time was his best-selling single. Other hits include "Try It Baby" (which features The Temptations) and "Baby Don't You Do It" (with backing vocals provided by The Andantes).

Contents

The song "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)" has been covered by many notable musicians, including James Taylor, Joan Osborne, Michael McDonald and Michael Bublé.

Side one

  1. "You're a Wonderful One" (Holland-Dozier-Holland)
  2. "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)" (Holland-Dozier-Holland)
  3. "Try It Baby" (Berry Gordy, Jr.)
  4. "Baby Don't You Do It" (Holland-Dozier-Holland)
  5. "Need Your Lovin' (Want You Back)" (Marvin Gaye, Clarence Paul)
  6. "One of These Days" (William "Mickey" Stevenson)

Side two

  1. "No Good Without You" (William "Mickey" Stevenson)
  2. "Stepping Closer to Your Heart" (Marvin Gaye, Harvey Fuqua)
  3. "Need Somebody" (Ivy Hunter, William "Mickey" Stevenson)
  4. "Me and My Lonely Room" (Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield)
  5. "Now That You've Won Me" (Smokey Robinson)
  6. "Forever" (Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, Freddie Gorman)

Personnel

  • Marvin Gaye – lead vocals
  • The Spinners – backing vocals (side 1 tracks 5 and 6; side 2 tracks 1–4)
  • The Andantes – backing vocals (on "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)", "Baby Don't You Do It", "One of These Days", and "Me and My Lonely Room")
  • The Supremes – backing vocals (on "You're a Wonderful One")
  • The Temptations – backing vocals (on "Try It Baby")
  • Martha and the Vandellas – backing vocals (on "Now That You've Won Me")
  • The Miracles – backing vocals (on "Forever")
  • The Funk Brothers – instrumentation

    • Songs

    1You're A Wonderful One2:41
    2How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)2:59
    3Try It Baby2:54

    References

    How Sweet It Is to Be Loved by You Wikipedia
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