Marvin Gaye - In The Groove (1968/2021) (Hi-Res)

Never overly reliant on the Holland-Dozier-Holland machine, Marvin Gaye weathered their departure pretty well, turning to Norman Whitfield (for the epochal "I Heard It Through the Grapevine") as well as Ivory Joe Hunter, Ashford & Simpson, Frank Wilson, and, for two songs, his own pen. One of Gaye's other R&B hits from In the Groove, the impassioned "You," is in the Four Tops style (it's patterned after "Reach Out"), while "Chained" is another brilliant performance and production of a sub-standard tune. The Brill Building standard "Some Kind of Wonderful" and "There Goes My Baby" were early-'60s throwbacks in sound and feel, quite a jarring effect in context. After "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" became one of the biggest hits of 1968, Motown re-released the LP as I Heard It Through the Grapevine. ~ John Bush

1.01 - Marvin Gaye - You (Stereo Version) (2:27)
1.02 - Marvin Gaye - Tear It On Down (Stereo Version) (2:38)
1.03 - Marvin Gaye - Chained (Album Version / Stereo) (2:39)
1.04 - Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapevine (3:16)
1.05 - Marvin Gaye - At Last (I Found A Love) (Stereo Version) (2:39)
1.06 - Marvin Gaye - Some Kind Of Wonderful (Stereo Version) (2:21)
1.07 - Marvin Gaye - Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever (2:45)
1.08 - Marvin Gaye - Change What You Can (Stereo Version) (2:40)
1.09 - Marvin Gaye - It's Love I Need (Stereo Version) (2:56)
1.10 - Marvin Gaye - Every Now And Then (Stereo Version) (3:07)
1.11 - Marvin Gaye - You're What's Happening (In The World Today) (Album Version) (2:22)
1.12 - Marvin Gaye - There Goes My Baby (Album Version / Stereo) (2:23)