2001 compilation album by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
The Complete Duets Released 2001 Recorded 1965โ1969 Genre Soul Length 2 :24 :16 Label Motown Producer Ashford and Simpson Johnny Bristol Harvey Fuqua Frank Wilson Berry Gordy, Jr.
Easy (1969)
The Complete Duets (2001)
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The Complete Duets is a two-disc compilation album of duet recordings by Motown Records artists Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, recorded between 1965 and 1969. The set compiles all of the tracks from the duo's three albums - United, You're All I Need and Easy - as well as several of Tammi Terrell's solo recordings and other previously unissued material.
Track listing [ edit ]
Superscripts identify the following: tracks marked (a) are Tammi Terrell solo tracks with Gaye's vocals overdubbed to create duet versions, tracks marked (b) were rumored to feature Valerie Simpson substituting for Tammi Terrell, tracks marked (c) are Tammi Terrell solo recordings, and tracks marked (d) are previously unreleased.
Disc one [ edit ]
"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson)
"You Got What It Takes" (Berry Gordy, Jr., Gwen Gordy, Tyran Carlo)
"If I Could Build My Whole World Around You" (Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol, Vernon Bullock)
"Somethin' Stupid" (C. Carson Parks)
"Your Precious Love" (Ashford, Simpson)
"Hold Me Oh My Darling" (Fuqua) a
"Two Can Have a Party" (Bristol, Fuqua, Thomas Kemp) a
"Little Ole Boy Little Ole Girl" (Fuqua, Etta James, Brook Benton)
"If This World Were Mine" (Marvin Gaye)
"Sad Wedding" (Bristol, Jackey Beavers)
"Give a Little Love" (Bristol, Fuqua, Clyde Wilson)
"Oh How I'd Miss You" (Hal Davis, Frank Wilson, Vance Wilson)
"Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (Ashford, Simpson)
"Keep On Loving Me Honey" (Ashford, Simpson)
"You're All I Need to Get By" (Ashford, Simpson)
"Baby Doncha Worry" (Bristol, Beavers) a
"You Ain't Livin' 'Til You're Lovin'" (Ashford, Simpson)
"Give In, You Just Can't Win" (Fuqua, Bristol) a
"When Love Comes Knocking At Your Heart" (Fuqua, Bristol, Gladys Knight, Bullock) a
"Come On and See Me" (Fuqua, Bristol)
"I Can't Help But Love You" (Robert Gordy, Kemp, Gaye)
"That's How It Is (Since You've Been Gone)" (Fuqua, Bristol, Bullock) a
"I'll Never Stop Loving You Baby" (Fuqua, Bristol, Beatrice Verdi)
"Memory Chest" (Fuqua, Bristol) a
"Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing" (Alternate Take) (Ashford, Simpson) d
"Keep On Lovin' Me Honey" (Alternate Vocal) (Ashford, Simpson) d
"We'll Be Satisfied" (F. Wilson, Marc Gordon) d
Disc two [ edit ]
"Good Lovin' Ain't Easy to Come By" (Ashford, Simpson) b
"California Soul" (Ashford, Simpson) b
"Love Woke Me Up This Morning" (Ashford, Simpson) b
"This Poor Heart of Mine" (Ashford, Simpson) b
"I'm Your Puppet" (Spooner Oldham, Dan Penn) b
"The Onion Song" (Ashford, Simpson) b
"What You Gave Me" (Ashford, Simpson) b
"Baby I Need Your Loving" (Holland-Dozier-Holland) b
"I Can't Believe You Love Me" (Fuqua, Bristol) a
"How You Gonna Keep It (After You Get It)" (Ashford, Simpson) b
"More, More, More" (Fuqua, Bristol, C. Wilson) a
"Satisfied Feelin'" (Ashford, Simpson) b
"I Can't Believe You Love Me" (Single Version) c
"Hold Me Oh My Darling" (Single Version) c
"Come On And See Me" (Single Version) c
"Baby Don'tcha Worry" (Single Version) c
"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (Ashford, Simpson) c, d
"Two Can Have A Party" (Bristol, Fuqua, Kemp) c, d
"Oh How I'd Miss You" (Demo) (Davis, F. Wilson, V. Wilson) c, d
"You Ain't Livin' Till You're Lovin'" (Ashford, Simpson) c, d
"Give In You Just Can't Win" (Fuqua, Bristol, C. Wilson) c, d
"When Love Comes Knocking At My Heart" (Fuqua, Bristol, Knight, Bullock) c, d
"Memory Chest" (Fuqua, Bristol) c, d
"That's How It Is (Since You've Been Gone)" (Fuqua, Bristol, Bullock) c, d
"More, More, More" (Fuqua, Bristol, C. Wilson) c, d
Credits [ edit ]
Lead (and additional background) vocals by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
Background vocals by Johnny Bristol, Harvey Fuqua, Hal Davis, Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson, The Andantes, The Originals and The Spinners
Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers
References [ edit ]
Marvin Gaye
Studio albums
The Soulful Moods of Marvin Gaye (1961)
That Stubborn Kinda Fellow (1962)
When I'm Alone I Cry (1964)
Hello Broadway (1964)
How Sweet It Is to Be Loved by You (1965)
A Tribute to the Great Nat King Cole (1965)
Moods of Marvin Gaye (1966)
In the Groove (1968)
M.P.G. (1969)
That's the Way Love Is (1970)
What's Going On (1971)
Trouble Man (1972)
Let's Get It On (1973)
I Want You (1976)
Here, My Dear (1978)
In Our Lifetime (1981)
Midnight Love (1982)
Dream of a Lifetime (1985)
Romantically Yours (1985)
Vulnerable (1997)
You're the Man (2019)
Duet albums
Together (with Mary Wells, 1964)
Take Two (with Kim Weston, 1966)
United (with Tammi Terrell, 1967)
You're All I Need (with Tammi Terrell, 1968)
Easy (with Tammi Terrell, 1969)
Diana & Marvin (with Diana Ross, 1973)
Live albums
Marvin Gaye Recorded Live on Stage (1963)
Marvin Gaye Live! (1974)
Live at the London Palladium (1977)
Marvin Gaye at the Copa (2005)
What's Going On Live (2019)
Compilation albums
Greatest Hits (1964)
Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 (1967)
Marvin Gaye and His Girls (1969)
Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell's Greatest Hits (1970)
Super Hits (1970)
Anthology (1974)
Marvin Gaye's Greatest Hits (1976)
Motown Remembers Marvin Gaye: Never Before Released Masters (1986)
The Marvin Gaye Collection (1990)
The Norman Whitfield Sessions (1994)
Love Starved Heart: Rare and Unreleased (1994)
The Very Best of Marvin Gaye (1994)
The Master (1961โ1984) (1995)
Marvin Gaye: The Love Songs (2000)
The Complete Duets (2001)
The Very Best of Marvin Gaye (2001)
Video releases
The Real Thing: In Performance (1964โ1981) (2006)
US/UK top-ten singles
"Pride and Joy"
"How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)"
"I'll Be Doggone"
"Ain't That Peculiar"
"Your Precious Love"
"If I Could Build My Whole World Around You"
"Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing"
"You're All I Need to Get By"
"I Heard It Through the Grapevine"
"Too Busy Thinking About My Baby"
"That's the Way Love Is"
"Abraham, Martin and John"
"The Onion Song"
"What's Going On"
"Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)"
"Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)"
"Trouble Man"
"Let's Get It On"
"You Are Everything"
"Got to Give It Up"
"Sexual Healing"
Family
Marvin Gay Sr. (father)
Alberta Gay (mother)
Anna Gordy Gaye (first wife)
Denise Gordy (son's birth mother)
Nona Gaye (daughter)
Frankie Gaye (brother)
Gordon Banks (brother-in-law)
Related articles
Discography
Awards and nominations
Personal life
Death
Tributes
The Marquees
Harvey Fuqua
Tammi Terrell
Leon Ware
Marvin's Room
Marvin Is 60: A Tribute Album
Divided Soul
Sexual Healing Tour
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