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Marvin Gaye
Very Best of (Dig)
Genres: Pop, R&B, Soundtracks, Classic Rock

Track Listings (19) - Disc #1
1. Stubborn Kind of Fellow [Single Version Mono] - Marvin Gaye, Gaye, Marvin
2. Hitch Hike [Single Version Mono] - Marvin Gaye, Gaye, Marvin
3. Pride and Joy [Album Version Mono] - Marvin Gaye, Gaye, Marvin
4. Can I Get a Witness [Album Version Stereo] - Marvin Gaye, Dozier, Lamont
5. You're a Wonderful One [Album Version Stereo] - Marvin Gaye, Dozier, Lamont
6. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) - Marvin Gaye, Dozier, Lamont
7. I'll Be Doggone [Juke Box Single Version Stereo] - Marvin Gaye, Moore, Warren "Pete
8. Ain't That Peculiar [Juke Box Single Version Stereo] - Marvin Gaye, Moore, Warren "Pete
9. It Takes Two - Marvin Gaye, Moy, Sylvia
10. Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Marvin Gaye, Ashford, Nickolas
11. Your Precious Love - Marvin Gaye, Ashford, Nickolas
12. If I Could Build My Whole World Around You - Marvin Gaye, Bristol, Johnny
13. Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing - Marvin Gaye, Ashford, Nickolas
14. You're All I Need to Get By - Marvin Gaye, Ashford, Nickolas
15. You [Album Version Stereo] - Marvin Gaye, Bowen, Jeffrey [Pro
16. I Heard It Through the Grapevine [Album Version Stereo] - Marvin Gaye, Strong, Barrett
17. Too Busy Thinking About My Baby [Album Version Stereo] - Marvin Gaye, Bradford, Janie
18. That's the Way Love Is [Album Version Stereo] - Marvin Gaye, Strong, Barrett
19. His Eye Is on the Sparrow [Stereo Mix] [#] - Marvin Gaye, Traditional
Track Listings (15) - Disc #2
1. What's Going On - Marvin Gaye, Benson, Renaldo
2. Mercy Mercy Me [The Ecology] - Marvin Gaye, Gaye, Marvin
3. Inner City Blues [Make Me Wanna Holler] - Marvin Gaye, Gaye, Marvin
4. You're the Man - Pts. I & II - Marvin Gaye, Gaye, Marvin
5. Where Are We Going? [#] - Marvin Gaye, Gordon, Edward
6. Trouble Man [Trouble Man/Soundtrack Version] - Marvin Gaye, Gaye, Marvin
7. Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye, Gaye, Marvin
8. Come Get to This - Marvin Gaye, Gaye, Marvin
9. Distant Lover [Live 1974 Oakland-Alameda Coliseum] [Live] - Marvin Gaye, Fuqua, Gwen Gordy
10. I Want You - Marvin Gaye, Ross, T-Boy
11. Got to Give It Up - Marvin Gaye, Gaye, Marvin
12. Anger - Marvin Gaye, Ashby, Delta
13. Ego Tripping Out - Marvin Gaye, Gaye, Marvin
14. Praise - Marvin Gaye, Gaye, Marvin
15. Sexual Healing - Marvin Gaye, Brown, Odell

CD Details

All Artists: Marvin Gaye
Title: Very Best of (Dig)
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Universal UK
Release Date: 7/17/2001
Album Type: Original recording remastered, Import
Genres: Pop, R&B, Soundtracks, Classic Rock
Styles: Oldies, Classic R&B, Funk, Motown, Soul, Quiet Storm, Psychedelic Rock
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPCs: 044001436727, 0044001436727

Synopsis

Amazon.com

Another Marvin Gaye overview/introduction? Why not? Pulling together the usual hits from "I'll Be Doggone" to "Grapevine," "What's Going On" to "Let's Get It On" to "Sexual Healing"--all musts for any R&B or pop fan--this two-CD set also offers treats for the Marvin connoisseur. Foremost are the previously unreleased "Where Are We Going?" which marries Nixon-era (and beyond) social concerns to a lilting groove that brings to mind Spinners records of the period, and an alternate mix of Gaye's rare version of "His Eye Is on the Sparrow." Very Best also pays proper tribute to Gaye's final years at Motown with the full 11-plus minutes of the intensely, casually funky "Got to Give It Up," Here, My Dear's smoldering "Anger," and several tracks from the under-heard Love Man/In Our Lifetime sessions. More than just a profit-generating package from the parent company, it's a loving, rounded selection that's sure to widen newcomers' perceptions of a great artist's creativity and spirit. --Rickey Wright

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CD Reviews

They Forgot To Include 'After The Dance' & More!

chakasworld | Atlanta, GA United States | 09/05/2001

(3 out of 5 stars)

"While the music on this latest compilation is great, it's missing A VERY ESSENTIAL MARVIN CLASSIC....'After The Dance'!! This 2 CD set (nice packaging though!!) is a MAJOR FAILURE without 'After The Dance', and THERE IS enough room for it's inclusion (I remastered the set myself to include 'After The Dance' & more!!).

Also, instead of too many 'filler songs' from the so-so 'Here My Dear' CD, they could've (& should've!) included masterpieces like 'Save The Children', 'Flying High In The Friendly Sky', and Marvin's awesome 'Till Tomorrow' from his Midnight Love CD (1983). The rare track 'Where Are We Going ?' is nice, BUT by releasing this incomplete collection, Motown missed the boat AGAIN! (F.Y.I., the recently released Marvin Gaye 'Gold' 2 CD set is the EXACT SAME collection as this one, with new & terrible cover art!!)

I advise everyone to remaster this set (with the proper software) & do Marvin some justice, since Motown continues to miss the mark!!! In the end, you'll have a CD set to REALLY be proud of!

GRADE for 'The Very Best Of Marvin Gaye'

Cover Art/Packaging...5 Stars!!

Tracklisting gets...2 Stars!!

OVERALL GRADE...3-3.5 STARS!!"

Beautiful, Definitive, Fantastic? the best ever Compilation

07/17/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"What can I say. There has never been such a beautiful Marvin Gaye compilation. I've owned every LP, CD and DVD. This is the nicest thing I've ever seen on Marvin. But nuff about me. The sound quality on this-the remastering-is sensational in every way. I hear things I never heard on songs like "Grapevine," "Hitch Hike," "You," "What's Going On," "Inner City Blues," the list goes on. Also offered here for the first time are two previously unreleased songs. The newly discovered "Where Are We Going?" and the alternate version of the rare gem "His Eye Is On The Sparrow." Plus other rarities like the single only releases "You're The Man" and "Ego-Tripping Out." Another MAJOR point is that aside from the out-of-print boxed set "The Master," the is the only Motown compilation that has the CBS track-and final masterpiece from MG- "Sexual Healing." So you get EVERY HIT on these double CD set. Deluxe, beautiful digipak packaging (with photos I have never seen before) done by the same guys who brought us the other jewel of the year, "What's Going On (Deluxe Edition)." These are by far the best Marvin Gaye releases ever. Pick the latter up if you haven't done that yet. You will LOVE the unreleased, new song "Where Are We Going?" It sounds like it was recorded yesterday. The wonderful essay by Gaye biographer (and "Sexual Healing" author) David Ritz should not be overlooked. very refreshing. This CD is for all ages and colors."

"how sweet it is to be loved by you...Marvin Gaye"

J. Lovins | Missouri-USA | 07/21/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Remember it, as though it was yesterday ~ "I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE", an song and album from the late '60s...played it till' I wore it out...couldn't go anywhere back then and not hear this being played on the radio, local music stores or jukebox...a personal favorite of mine was ~ "AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH" and AIN'T NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING", Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell blending their voices like angels, tunes that are still going strong even today...then this beautiful hymn ~ "HIS EYE IS ON THE SPARROW", is so inspirational (gives me chills everytime I hear it)...the first disc has duets with Kim Weston and Tammi Terell that are priceless...the second disc has classic recordings of ~ "MERCY MERCY ME(THE ECOLOGY)", "INNER CITY BLUES(MAKE ME WANNA HOLLER)" and "LET'S GET IT ON", back then a very suggestive title for its time...and the triumphant hit ~ "SEXUAL HEALING", once again Gaye proved he had his sensual romantic soulbound style intact, he was the man...this 2-CD-release shows the passionate and exuberant side of the artist and man ~ MARVIN GAYE...a must have for all fans young and old!Total Time: Disc One 54:05 on 19 Tracks & Disc Two 76:09 on 15 Tracks ~ Hip-O 440-014-367-2 ~ (2001)"