Save the Children (song)

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1971 single by Marvin Gaye

"Save the Children"

Single by Marvin Gaye
from the album  What's Going On
B-side| "Little Darling I Need You"; "Seek and You Shall Find"
Released| November 11, 1971
Recorded| August–October 1970
Studio|

* Hitsville USA (Studio A)
* Golden World (Studio B)
* Hitsville West

Genre| Soul
Length| 4:03
Label| Tamla
Songwriter(s)|

* Al Cleveland
* Renaldo Benson
* Marvin Gaye

Producer(s)| Marvin Gaye

"Save the Children" is a song written by Al Cleveland, Renaldo Benson and Marvin Gaye and issued on Marvin's 1971 album, What's Going On. While not issued as a single in the United States, the song was issued as a single by the Tamla-Motown label in the United Kingdom where it peaked at No. 41 on the charts in December 1971, whereas the other major US single releases initially failed to chart in Europe.[1]

The song would later be covered by Diana Ross in a medley featuring the jazz song, "Brown Baby", on her 1973 album, Touch Me in the Morning. Gaye sang this song briefly while touring Europe in 1976 as part of his What's Going On medley.

## Lyrics

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The song was a continuation of the message "What's Going On" delivered, about love, this time, for the children. Marvin later joked on the liner notes of the album "not let (this song) influence anyone". Marvin recorded both a spoken word recitation of the song and a vocal version mixing the two vocals together featuring Marvin's soft-spoken vocals on one side and his expressive tenor on the other.[2]

## Personnel

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* Marvin Gaye – lead vocals, spoken verses, production
* The Andantes – background vocals
* The Funk Brothers – instrumentation

## References

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1. ^ "The Official Charts-Marvin Gaye". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
2. ^ Guarisco, D.A. "Save the Children". AllMusic. Retrieved April 21, 2014.

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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 (1961–1984) (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 (1964–1981) (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)

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* Discography
* Awards and nominations
* Songs
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* Songs by Marvin Gaye
* Albums produced by Marvin Gaye
* Songs produced by Marvin Gaye
* Personal life
* Death
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* Songs in memory
* 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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Marvin Gaye singles

1960s: (Tamla)|

1961
"Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide"

1962
"Sandman"
"Soldier's Plea"
"Stubborn Kind of Fellow"
"Hitch Hike"

1963
"Pride and Joy"
"Can I Get a Witness"

1964
"You're a Wonderful One"
"Once Upon a Time"
"What's the Matter with You Baby"
"Try It Baby"
"Baby Don't You Do It"
"What Good Am I Without You"
"How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)"

1965
"I'll Be Doggone"
"Pretty Little Baby"
"Ain't That Peculiar"

1966
"One More Heartache"
"Take This Heart of Mine"
"Little Darling (I Need You)"
"It Takes Two"

1967
"Ain't No Mountain High Enough"
"Your Unchanging Love"
"Your Precious Love"
"You"
"If I Could Build My Whole World Around You"/"If This World Were Mine"

1968
"Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing"
"You're All I Need to Get By"
"Chained"
"Keep On Lovin' Me Honey"
"You Ain't Livin' till You're Lovin'"
"His Eye Is on the Sparrow"
"I Heard It Through the Grapevine"

1969
"Good Lovin' Ain't Easy to Come By"
"Too Busy Thinking About My Baby"
"That's the Way Love Is"
"Abraham, Martin and John"
"What You Gave Me"
"How Can I Forget"

1970s: (Tamla)|

1970
"Gonna Give Her All the Love I've Got"
"The Onion Song"
"California Soul"
"The End of Our Road"

1971
"What's Going On"
"Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)"
"Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)"
"Save the Children"

1972
"You're the Man"
"Trouble Man"
"I Want to Come Home for Christmas"

1973
"Let's Get It On"
"You're a Special Part of Me"
"Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)"
"Come Get to This"

1974
"You Sure Love to Ball"
"My Mistake (Was to Love You)"
"Don't Knock My Love"
"You Are Everything"
"Distant Lover"

1976
"I Want You"
"After the Dance"
"Since I Had You"

1977
"Got to Give It Up"

1978
"Pops, We Love You"

1979
"A Funky Space Reincarnation"
"Anger"
"Ego Tripping Out"

1980s: (Tamla/
Columbia)|

1981
"Praise"
"Heavy Love Affair"

1982
"Sexual Healing"

1983
"My Love Is Waiting"
"'Til Tomorrow"
"Joy"

Posthumous|

1985
"Sanctified Lady"
"It's Madness"
"Just Like"

1986
"The World Is Rated X"

1991
"My Last Chance"

1994
"Lucky, Lucky Me"

1995
"This Love Starved Heart Of Mine(It's Killing Me)"

2001
"Music"

2005
"Let's Get It On (The M.P.G. Groove Remix)"

2015
"Where Are We Going"

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