I received the Margin Gaye cd in just a couple of days, which was great. This cd is awesome, it includes songs with Tammy Terell as well. I highly recommend it. I grew up listening to Marvin Gaye and listening to this cd brought back great family memories!

I received this CD very quickly. I am happy with the product and the services provided to me. Thank you.

All of my favorite Marvin Gaye songs are
featured, including Inner City Blues ( '71);
Trouble Man ( '73); and, Got to Give it Up ( '76).
The quality of the music, and the legend, live
on.

Marvin Gaye is the most overlooked Grammy Award Winner of our time...He Marvin Gaye was awared a Grammy for Sexual Healing, just before his untimely demise. "How Sweet It Is", "Your Precious Love", "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby", I Heard It Through The Grapevine", "Let's Get It On", "Distant Lover". "Got To Give It Up" and "What's Going On" the album and title song should have been awarded Grammys. Why did the Grammys overlook Marvin is beyond me. Not only was Marvin a talented singer, he also was an extremely gifted writed and drummer.
If you are a Marvin Gaye admirer, this is the CD to purchase without a doubt!!!

I was very happy to find it on Amazon . But was disappointed by the sound that I hear when I play it... Especially on the track Song for you which is my favorite There seems to a defect on the CD and I didn't notice until one day when I played it loud . I feel that I should be able to return it and get a better one. Please advise if this is possible.As I know when I realized it was past the return policy time frame.

I loved his voice the first time I heard it. It was smooth and it still is one of the best voices I've ever heard.
He's just one of the best.

I love this CD it is the ultimate collection for all Marvin Gaye fans!!

I was extremely pleased to receive a favorite cd of mine quickly and in perfect condition.

The great Marvin Gaye has been the subject of many, many retrospectives, as someone with his greatness and talent deserves, and this is one of the best ones released to this date.

His great duets with Tammi Terrell are here ("If I Could Build My Whole World Around You," "You're All I Need To Get By," "Your Precious Love," and "Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing"),his great 60's songs ("I Heard It Through The Grapevine", "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby,and "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)," and hias early 70's hits ("Mercy,Mercy Me," "Let's Get It On," and "Trouble Man."

This is a great Marvin Gaye collection.

ALL of mg's songs are right on. put this on when you are at home with y our man and enjoy!!!! he was the greatest r&b singer of his time. too bad his dad didnt do a day in jail. fabulous to look at and fabulous to listen to.....listening to him makes my soul sing!!!!!!!!!

great music and sound. excellent choice of songs and all are great. must have cd.

Super selection of songs and great recordings! What else could a man ask for?

This is a great cd with all of the hits of Marivin Gaye.

Marvin Gaye was one of the greatist if not the greatist singers of all time and this cd proves it beyond a shadow of a doubt! I have the Marvin Anthoogy 2 disc set but it doesnt sound as good as this digitally remastered one.Marvin's exceptional voice sound louder and clearer than ever before!!what a waste of talent that this man had to go(4-1-84) so young you must get this disc!!!highly recommended!!!!!!!

This album spans his career, so you get to hear him change over the years. And it includes the hits with Tami Terrell. At first I didn't trust the title but it's true.

His tranquil voice and his songs of love, fun, poverty, and war make his music an inspiration to all ages. There is just so much passion in his voice with all of his songs it makes you just wants to sing. And being a recent fan I am finding that many artists sample his music. His version of "Heard It through the Grapevine" is the best version out of the several other musicians who have "attempted" to do it. "What's Goin' On" is a beautiful anthem that describes all of the pain war causes and is one of the world's greatest songs.

People, you have to own at least one Marvin Gaye album to call yourself a person who likes music. Let's get down to it:

1) SONG SELECTION. Some of these tracks I had not heard of before, but that does not matter. I bought this one on name recognition alone and I was not sorry. Every track is a classic and you do not have to be a fan of this type of music to enjoy this one. Tracks like "Mercy Mercy Me" and "What's Goin' On" are classics. On top of that, it is nice to explore tracks you might not have listened to otherwise.
2) SOUND. Classic, rich, and full of passion are just three of the words that I would use to describe his sound. There are many more of course, but that would take more space then I am allowed.
3) EMOTIONAL. Each track is so full of emotion that I could not help but swing with it. When the song was up-beat and happy I found that I had a smile on my face, when the track was a downer, then I frowned. Whatever the emotion instilled within the track I found myself feeling the same way.


THE BOTTOM LINE: Just like Black Sabbath is the founding fathers of modern rock, Marvin Gaye is one of the founding fathers of Rap/Hip-Hop/Pop. Sure, performers before him where writing and singing of the same things that he was, that was what the jazz/blues movement is all about. Marvin Gaye gave mainstream acceptance to a sound that might have never come to light without him.

I miss you Marvin! This album, although a classic and priceless. This CD perfectly captures his amazing legacy and I believe there is only one word to describe it, GREATNESS.

If you're looking for a single cd introduction to the Marvelous One, Marvin Gaye, this is definitely your best choice. It accomplishes a very hard task, that is, covering his broad-ranging career and at least touching all the important bases. The early Motown Top 40 hits are well represented, the matching of Marvin Gaye with Tammi Terrel was inspired. You'll be amazed by how well these tracks hold up - they are joyful and hot. If I Could Build My Whole World Around You is soulful, romantic, and passionate. (Nobody says "sugar" quite like Marvin Gaye.) The What's Going On and Trouble Man material is also in there. It certainly doesn't deliver "every" hit, that's impossible. I had to go for "The Master", an exhaustive 4-cd boxed set that is definitely worth it. Look out for That's The Way Love Is and Got To Give It Up. By the time you hit Distant Lover, it's all over for you. Marvin Gaye was the baddest in the land.

Metamorpho here again. O.K. - I'll get this over with as painlessly as possible - Where is "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"? You don't have to answer. I'm already over it.
Oh....... this c.d. is really great stuff! See Marvin beggin, see Marvin caressing, see Marvin wonderin' about the state of the world, see Marvin get dissed, see Marvin offer sexual heat. It's all here people - the beauty of those Motown tunes and the more than competent musicianship!
I could lose myself - there are so many gems here. The duets with Tammi Terrell are inspired and perfect. These songs are masters of the groove. The c.d. starts off great - but when you get to "Ain't that Peculiar" that's the point where you give in (joyfully) to the infectious sound. Suffice to say, Marvin was THE GREAT crooning ladies man and these songs show his talent, his vocals and the reason why he was so popular in his lifetime. This music is really a treat - for all ages - for all colors - for all countries. With such an obvious gift, how dare we deny it? Get with it people - extend your vision
and realize the many great things all around you. Expand your soul! Later ... Metamorpho

Hey, he is a classic and a treasure. Too bad, he is not with us today.

That doesn't go for the compilers of this CD who laid down their money to buy the Motown catalog of music. I was listening to this CD only today and reveled in every song, recalling the blaxploitation film "Trouble Man". (The song was better than the movie). I didn't just discover Marvin Gaye. ("Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" with the gorgeous and talented Tammi Terrell was "our" song for me and my wife back when). I want to know if this is EVERY great Motown hit as the title goes, where is "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" and his HITS, "Hitchhike" and "Pride and Joy" from the early days? I can recommend this CD highly for its contents but don't think it's EVERY hit. (And the last two I mentioned are GREAT, so....)

So many hits here. This is the type of music that never
dies. So many great hits here such as "What's going On?"
"How sweet it is" "I heard it through the gravevine" but
where is Ain't no mountain high enough? That is one track
that is missing off this album. Still though, a great
collection.

This is an amazing Cd from one of Motown's most beloved and successful artists.

Marvin Gaye has an outstanding voice. Perhaps his most distinctive quality is his ability to infuse each song with deep emotion, and great wailing vocals, and the production values are excellent.

Have you ever listened to a song and been emotionally moved by it? What's going on does is that kind of song. There is a certain quality of personal pain that he conveys in this song lamenting the untimely death of young black men through the violence in society.

I have been reading about Marvin, and his untimely death by his father's hand, only hints at the undercurrents of tragedy, insecurity and self destructiveness that ran through his life.

This album has quite an emotional range, including Grapevine, Let's Gets it on, and How sweet it is. If you like Marvin you'll love this album. As you would expect from a greatest hits album, the song quality is very good.

Two of his best hits You're all I need to get by and Ain't nothing like the real thing were recorded with singing partner Tammi Terell, who died young from a brain hemorrhage. Sexual Healing which was recorded on the Columbia label is not on this album.

A little known fact about Marvin is that before he achieved fame he was a drummer with Smokey Robinson.

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I love this CD, it too is one of my favorites. As Marvin sings his heart out on songs with Tammy Terrell (You all I need to survive) and on the hit "I heard it through the Grapevine" I am blown away. I love how it ends with the song of my childhood, "Got to Give it Up" which was played at block parties and would get everybody up and off of their feet. This is a must buy.

I was never a Marvin Gaye fan before I bought this album. He was honestly a little before my time. As a teenager who's brought up in an age of crappy pop & rap, I recently went out looking for some real musicians. This was one of the artists I sought out, & man I am glad I found him. I found it incredibly refreshing album, this guy is an exquisite artist. Buy this album.

Marvin Gaye was one of the greatest if not the greatest soul singer ever and if you need proof of this, I sugguest buying this compilation. While there is other great Marvin Gaye material out there(check out "What's Going On" and "Sexual Healing"), these Motown Hits were his greatest work. This is the best Marvin Gaye compilation on one disc out there.

If you're looking for all his best on one cd, this is it. All of these are great hits. Among them are "How Sweet It Is (to be loved by you)", "I Heard It Through The Grapevine", and "What's Going On", as well as "Let's Get It On" and "Mercy Mercy Me (the ecology)". Basically it's a must have, and loaded with amazing music. It's just too bad "Sexual Healing" wasn't a Motown hit. There's also the 2-disc "Very Best of Marvin Gaye", which includes pretty much everything. Either one of these collections will go great with your "Commodores" and "Stevie Wonder" cd's.

will make anybody fall in love again

WHAT GOING ON is another great song him singing about the vietnam war

This is an excellent compilation of Marvin Gaye's music. It contains 17 stylish tracks. Some are light hearted soulful numbers(Aint That Peculiar, Too Busy Thinking "Bout My Baby), other s are great for dancing(Let's Get It On, Got To Give It Up Part 1), while songs like Inner City Blues, What's Going On, and Mercy Mercy Me offer social commentary of the day. Can't forget about the hidden gem Trouble Man which has a great bluesy feel.

All in all this is a very good collection. It is especially suited to my style as I am only familiar with Marvin Gaye's most famous songs. Therefore, others who want to become more acquaitned with the soul of Marvin Gaye, should check this CD out for sure.

Should your budget only permit you to have one CD. This is the one. I have purchased three copies of this one CD. I keep one in each of my two cars and the third at home. I doubt I could live without this single collection. Thank goodness for the Funk Brothers.

Three duets out of the many that MARVIN recorded during the sixties is not much,but you can not get everything in one cd.Personally,i would have removed AIN'T THAT PECULIAR and IF I COULD BUILD MY WHOLE WORLD AROUND YOU and replaced them with CAN I GET A WITNESS and PRETTY LITTLE BABY,but again it's only my opinion.As it is,most people should get satisfaction with that product,although those songs were allready in the ANTHOLOGY years ago.

To any person who likes music, the name of Marvin Gaye is filled with pleasure and pain. Pleasure for the great music he created, pain for the fact he is no longer with us. When I die, and if I go to heaven, I am going to look for Marvin and hope he is still composing and singing. People, you have to own at least one Marvin Gaye album to call yourself a person who likes music. Let's get down to it:
THE GOOD: 1) SONG SELECTION. Some of these tracks I had not heard of before, but that does not matter. I bought this one on name recognition alone and I was not sorry. Every track is a classic and you do not have to be a fan of this type of music to enjoy this one. Tracks like "Mercy Mercy Me" and "What's Goin' On" are classics. On top of that, it is nice to explore tracks you might not have listend to otherwise. 2) SOUND. Classic, rich, and full of passion are just three of the words that I would use to describe his sound. There are many more of course, but that would take more space then I am allowed. 3) EMOTIONAL. Each track is so full of emotion that I could not help but swing with it. When the song was up-beat and happy I found that I had a smile on my face, when the track was a downer, then I frownd. Whatever the emotion instilled within the track I found myself feeling the same way.
THE BAD: 1) PRICE. I know that I should expect to pay more for a collection CD, but 29 bucks is way over the top. Shame on the person that though 29.99 was a good idea.
THE BOTTOM LINE: Just like Black Sabbath is the founding fathers of modern rock, Marvin Gaye is one of the founding fathers of Rap/Hip-Hop/Pop. Sure, preformers before him where writing and singing of the samethings that he was, that was what the jazz/blues movement is all about. Marvin Gaye gave mainstream acceptance to a sound that might have never come to light without him. I miss you Marvin! This album, although a classic and priceless, does not get a "must have" status simply because there are better albums containing better selections.

Marvin, the man and his music. Simply put, the best R&B singer ever... Listen and feel the magic of every album, every song, it's pure genius.

After hearing this cd. Some of the best by the best.

This album spans his career, so you get to hear him change over the years. And it includes the hits with Tami Terrell. I didn't trust the title but it's true -- this really does contain all the great ones. And everyone else loves it when I put it on!

If you ever ask anyone who knows R&B there is no doubt this name will come up, Marvin Gaye. His tranquil voice and his songs of love, fun, poverty, and war make his music an inspiration to all ages. There is just so much passion in his voice with all of his songs it makes you just want to sing. And being a recent fan I am finding that many artists sample his music. His version of "Heard It through the Grapevine" is the best version out of the several other musicians who have "attempted" to do it. "What's Goin' On" is a beautiful anthem that describes all of the pain war causes and is one of the world's greatest songs. This CD perfectly captures his amazing legacy and I believe there is only one word to describe it, GREATNESS.

This CD is one of my most played albums in my collection, because it has "Every Great Motown Hit" of Marvin Gaye. Don't be confused by its price compared to every other Greatest Hits album, because this beats anyone I have ever heard. Every song will have you in stitches and will make you want to experience more music by similar artists. This was my first album from the sixties/seventies, and not it is my favorite genre of music. Don't even bother to listen to this album before you buy it, because you will automatically be put in a trance by it. Enjoy!