MOTOWN SNAPSHOT FLASHBACKS: MARVIN GAYE, ’76

I WANT YOU (COMPLETE LP) * TAMLA * 1976

ABOUT THIS ALBUM

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I WANT YOU is the fourteenth studio album by Motown artist and musician Marvin Gaye, released March 16, 1976, on Motown-subsidiary label Tamla Records. Recording sessions for the album took place throughout 1975 and 1976 at Motown Recording Studios, also known as Hitsville West, and Gaye’s personal studio Marvin’s Room in Los Angeles, California.

Gaye and album co-producer Leon Ware recorded and mixed the album at Gaye’s newly christened “Marvin’s Room Studio“, located on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, and at Motown Recording Studios. Much like Gaye’s previous studio effort Let’s Get It On, I Want You featured Gaye’s contribution of background vocals and heavy multi-tracking. Gaye’s vocalizing style was in classic doo-wop tradition accompanied by the low tempo of string arrangements and other instrumentation was provided by The Funk Brothers.

“I Want You,” the song (also noted title of the album), was written by songwriters Leon Ware and Arthur “T-Boy” Ross and performed Marvin Gaye. It was released as a single on October 2, 1995 on the Tamla label. The song introduced a change in musical styles for Gaye, who before then had recorded songs with a funk edge. Songs such as this gave him a disco audience thanks to Ware, who produced the song alongside Gaye.

The single topped the Billboard Soul Singles chart, quickly becoming Marvin Gaye’s eleventh number-one hit on that chart, while peaking at number fifteen on the Billboard Pop Singles chart. (Sources: WiKipedia; AllMusic)

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A MCRFB Note: Click on (COMPLETE LP) for track listing on this album.

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GORDY’S MOTOWN RECORDS, IS BIG, REALLY BIG: ’65

Six Years After Its Founding, Berry Gordy’s Motown Records Puts Detroit Musically On The Global Map

A ’60s Detroit Music Moment Revisited: 1965

DETROIT (March 21, 1965) — Eight doors off the first floor hallway at 2652 West Grand Boulevard and when they are closed, the tiny passageway grows eerie. You are alone there, but with a distant sound of music — a music that is part blues, part gospel and a lot of rhythm.

It takes a keen perception to open the right door to the music. (CONTINUES — please read the complete article below) . . . .

— DETROIT FREE PRESS

MOTOWN RECORDS 1959 – 1965

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Motor City Radio Flashbacks is re-posting this article today, in commemoration of Berry Gordy’s Motown Records’ founding, 59 years ago, January 1959.

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This article was previously published on the website, April 17, 2017.

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