Marvin Gaye — In The Groove (1968/2021) (Hi-Res)

FLAC (tracks) / FLAC (tracks) 24bit-192kHz | Funk, Soul | 32 min | 222 / 1.4 GB

Never overly reliant on the Holland-Dozier-Holland machine, Marvin Gaye weathered their departure pretty well, turning to Norman Whitfield (for the epochal \»I Heard It Through the Grapevine\») as well as Ivory Joe Hunter, Ashford & Simpson, Frank Wilson, and, for two songs, his own pen. One of Gaye\’s other R&B hits from In the Groove, the impassioned \»You,\» is in the Four Tops style (it\’s patterned after \»Reach Out\»), while \»Chained\» is another brilliant performance and production of a sub-standard tune. The Brill Building standard \»Some Kind of Wonderful\» and \»There Goes My Baby\» were early-\’60s throwbacks in sound and feel, quite a jarring effect in context. After \»I Heard It Through the Grapevine\» became one of the biggest hits of 1968, Motown re-released the LP as I Heard It Through the Grapevine. ~ John Bush

1.01 — Marvin Gaye — You (Stereo Version) (2:27)

1.02 — Marvin Gaye — Tear It On Down (Stereo Version) (2:38)

1.03 — Marvin Gaye — Chained (Album Version / Stereo) (2:39)

1.04 — Marvin Gaye — I Heard It Through The Grapevine (3:16)

1.05 — Marvin Gaye — At Last (I Found A Love) (Stereo Version) (2:39)

1.06 — Marvin Gaye — Some Kind Of Wonderful (Stereo Version) (2:21)

1.07 — Marvin Gaye — Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever (2:45)

1.08 — Marvin Gaye — Change What You Can (Stereo Version) (2:40)

1.09 — Marvin Gaye — It\’s Love I Need (Stereo Version) (2:56)

1.10 — Marvin Gaye — Every Now And Then (Stereo Version) (3:07)

1.11 — Marvin Gaye — You\’re What\’s Happening (In The World Today) (Album Version) (2:22)

1.12 — Marvin Gaye — There Goes My Baby (Album Version / Stereo) (2:23)