The Master (1961–1984) Explained
The Master (1961–1984) |
Type: | Greatest hits |
Artist: | Marvin Gaye |
Cover: | Marvin gaye the master 1961-1984.jpg |
Released: | April 25, 1995 |
Recorded: | 1962–1983 |
Genre: | R&B/soul/psychedelic soul/funk |
Length: | 4:59:55 |
Label: | Motown |
Producer: | William "Mickey" Stevenson, Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Smokey Robinson, Harvey Fuqua, Ashford & Simpson, Frank Wilson, Norman Whitfield, Marvin Gaye, Leon Ware, Hal Davis, Art Stewart |
Prev Year: | 1995 |
Next Title: | Midnight Love and the Sexual Healing Sessions |
Next Year: | 1998 |
The Master (1961–1984) is a chronological box set album looking back at American R&B/soul Marvin Gaye's 23-year recording career. Spanning four discs, the box set goes over all portions of Gaye's career with a repertoire that spanned doo-wop, R&B, soul, psychedelic soul and funk with a mixture of themes including dance songs, love ballads, duets, socially conscious material, sensual material and autobiographical revelations. The set includes rarities such as a recorded 1983 live track of Gaye and Gladys Knight & the Pips each singing their seminal hit "I Heard It Through the Grapevine", Gaye's famed 1983 performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner" at an NBA All-Star game and an a cappella performance of "The Lord's Prayer" taped during Gaye's exile in Belgium.
In 2006, Universal re-released the boxset as part of its Universal Earbook series, issuing it as an LP-sized hardback coffee table book.[1]
Track listing
Disc one
- "Stubborn Kind of Fellow"
- "Pride and Joy"
- "Hitch Hike"
- "Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)"
- "What Do You Want With Him" (Previously unreleased)
- "Once Upon a Time"
- "What's the Matter with You Baby" (with Mary Wells)
- "Can I Get a Witness"
- "Couldn't Ask for More" (Previously unreleased)
- "You're Wonderful" (Previously unreleased)
- "I Wonder"
- "You're a Wonderful One"
- "It's Got to Be Love" (previously unreleased)
- "Try It Baby"
- "Leavin (Previously unreleased)
- "My Love for You" (Previously unreleased)
- "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)"
- "Baby Don't You Do It"
- "Just Like a Man" (Previously unreleased alternative mix)
- "Pretty Little Baby"
- "Talk About a Good Feeling" (Previously unreleased)
- "I'll Be Doggone"
- "Little Darling (I Need You)"
- "One More Heartache"
- "Ain't That Peculiar"
- "You're the One for Me"
- "Take This Heart of Mine"
- "Your Unchanging Love"
Disc two
- "It Takes Two" (with Kim Weston)
- "I Couldn't Help Falling for You" (Previously unreleased)
- "Lonely Lover" (Previously unreleased)
- "Without Your Sweet Lovin (Previously unreleased)
- "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (with Tammi Terrell)
- "If I Could Build My Whole World Around You" (with Tammi Terrell)
- "Your Precious Love" (with Tammi Terrell)
- "If This World Were Mine" (with Tammi Terrell)
- "Without You (My World Is Lonely)" (Previously unreleased)
- "Together We Stand (Divided We Fall)" (Previously unreleased)
- "You"
- "Chained"
- "I Heard It Through the Grapevine"
- "You're What's Happening (In the World Today)"
- "This Love Starved Heart of Mine (It's Killing Me)"
- "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (with Tammi Terrell)
- "Keep On Lovin' Me Honey" (with Tammi Terrell)
- "You're All I Need to Get By" (with Tammi Terrell)
- "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby"
- "More Than a Heart Can Stand"
- "How Can I Forget"
- "That's the Way Love Is"
- "Yesterday"
- "The End of Our Road"
- "Good Lovin' Ain't Easy to Come By" (with Valerie Simpson, credited to Tammi Terrell)
- "What You Gave Me"
Disc three
- "What's Going On"
- "Save the Children"
- "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)"
- "Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)"
- "I'm Going Home" (Previously unreleased alternative mix)
- "Piece of Clay" (Previously unreleased)
- "You're the Man (Pt. I & II)"
- "Checking Out (Double Clutch)" (Previously unreleased)
- "Trouble Man"
- "Let's Get It On"
- "Come Get to This"
- "Just to Keep You Satisfied"
- "Pledging My Love"
- "My Mistake (Was to Love You)" (with Diana Ross)
- "Distant Lover (Live)"
- "I Want You"
- "After the Dance"
Disc four
- "Got to Give It Up, Pt. I"
- "Here, My Dear"
- "When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Loving You"
- "Anger"
- "Anna's Song"
- "A Funky Space Reincarnation"
- "When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Loving You (Reprise)"
- "She Needs Me" (Previously unreleased)
- "Why Did I Choose You" (Previously unreleased)
- "Life Is for Learning"
- "Funk Me"
- "Love Me Now or Love Me Later"
- "Ego Tripping Out"
- "The Star-Spangled Banner" (Live)
- "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (Live) (with Gladys Knight & The Pips)
- "Rockin' After Midnight"
- "Sexual Healing"
- "The Lord's Prayer"
Notes and References
- The Master (Earbook) > Overview