Marvin Gaye

Artist:  Marvin Gaye

Birth Name:  Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr.

Born:  April 2, 1939.  Washington, D.C. USA

Died:  April 1, 1984 (Aged 44).  Los Angeles, California, USA

Genre:  R&B, Soul, Gospel, Funk, Progressive Soul, Psychedelic Soul, Smooth Soul, Pop-Soul, Quiet Storm, Motown

Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter

Instruments:  Vocals, Keyboards, Drums

Marvin Gaye was an American Singer and Songwriter.  He helped to  shape the sound of Motown in the 1960s, first as a in-house session player and later as a solo artist with a string of success, earning him the nicknames "Prince Of Motown" and "Prince Of Soul".  His big hits include "Ain't That Peculiar", "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)", and "I Heard It Through The Grapevine".  He also recorded duets with Mary Wells, Diana Ross, Tammi Terrell, and Kim Weston.  He won his first two Grammy Awards on the album Midnight Love.

Title:  Recorded Live On Stage (Special Edition) (2025)

Genre:  R&B, Soul, Gospel, Funk, Progressive Soul, Psychedelic Soul, Smooth Soul, Pop-Soul, Quiet Storm, Motown

Label:  Ermitage

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  Stubborn Kind Of Fellow (3:39)

 2.  One Of These Days (2:51)

 3.  Mo Jo Hanna (5:20)

 4.  The Days Of Wine And Roses (3:17)

Side Two:

 1.  Pride And Joy (3:16)

 2.  Hitch Hike (3:26)

 3.  Get My Hands On Some Lovin' (2:47)

 4.  You Are My Sunshine (2:09)

Recorded Live On Stage is the first live album by Marvin Gaye, originally released on September 9, 1963 by Tamla, remastered and reissued on June 5, 2025 by Ermitage Records.  Special Edition Yellow Vinyl.

Dusty Springfield

 

Artist:  Dusty Springfield 

Birth Name:  Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien

Born:   April 16, 1939.  West Hampstead, London, England

Died:  March 2, 1999 (Aged 59).  Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England

Genre:   Pop, R&B, Blue-Eyed Soul, Pop Soul, British Invasion, Early Pop, Smooth Soul, Adult Contemporary

Occupation:   Singer, Musician, Record Producer, Television Presenter

Instruments:   Vocals, Guitar, Piano

Dusty Springfield was an English Pop Singer, and Record Producer, she was an important singer of Blue-Eyed-Soul and at her peak was one of the most successful British Female Performers, with 6 Top 20 Singles on the US Billboard Hot 100 and 16 on the UK Singles Chart from 1963 to 1989.  She is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and UK Music Hall of Fame.

Title:  The Complete Atlantic Singles 1968-1971 (2021) 

Genre:   Pop, R&B, Blue-Eyed Soul, Pop Soul, British Invasion, Early Pop, Smooth Soul, Adult Contemporary

Label:  Real Gone Music 

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Son-Of-A Preacher Man (2:28)

 2.  Just A Little Lovin' (Early In The Morning) (2:19)

 3.  Don't Forget About Me (2:49)

 4.  Breakfast In Bed (2:54)

 5.  The Windmills Of Your Mind (3:48)

 6.  I Don't Want To Hear It Anymore (3:08)

 7.  Willie & Laura Mae Jones (2:47)

 8.  That Old Sweet Roll (Hi-De-Ho) (2:58)

 9.  In The Land Of Make Believe (2:28)

10. So Much Love (3:28)

11. A Brand New Me (2:30)

12. Bad Case Of The Blues (2:02)

13. Silly, Silly Fool (2:25)

14. Joe (2:16)

15. I Wanna Be A Free Girl (2:51)

16. Let Me Get In Your Way (2:41)

17. Lost (2:22)

18. Never Love Again (3:09)

19. What Good Is Love You (2:50)

20. What Do You Do When Love Dies (2:38)

21. Haunted (2:24)

22. Nothing Is Forever (2:30)

23. I Believe In You (3:09)

24. Someone Who Cares (2:50)

The Complete Atlantic Singles 1968-1971 is the compilation album by Dusty Springfield, released on November 26, 2021 by Real Gone Music.  For Music Collectors.

Average White Band

 

Artist:   Average White Band
Origin:  Dundee, Scotland
Genre:  Blue-Eyed Soul, Funk, R&B, Pop Rock, Soul, Smooth Soul, Contemporary Pop

Original line-up:

Alan Gorrie:  Guitar, Vocals, Bass
Owen "Onnie" McIntyre:  Guitars, Vocals
Roger Ball:  Keyboards, Saxophone
Malcolm "Molly" Duncan:  Tenor Saxophone
Michael Rosen:  Trumpet
Hamish Stuart:  Guitar, Bass, Vocals
Robbie McIntosh:  Drums

Average White Band are a Scottish Funk and R&B Band from Dundee, Scotland, formed in 1972.  They are best known for their million-selling instrumental track "Pick Up The Pieces", and their albums AWN and Cut The Cake.  They have influenced others such as The Brand New Heavies, The Beastie Boys, Public Enemy, TLC, and more!.

Title:  AWB (2024)

Genre:  Blue-Eyed Soul, Funk, R&B, Pop Rock, Soul, Smooth Soul, Contemporary Pop

Label:  Demon Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  You Got It (3:38)

 2.  Got The Love (3:52)

 3.  Pick Up The Pieces (3:58)

 4.  Person To Pserson (3:38)

 5.  Work To Do (4:21)

Side Two:

 1.  Nothing You Can Do (4:06)

 2.  Just Wanna Love You Tonight (3:57)

 3.  Keepn' It To Myself (3:52)

 4.  I Just Can't Give You Up (3:24)

 5.  There's Always Someone Waiting (5:38)

Personnel:

Alan Gorrie:  Lead Vocals on Tracks:  2/3, 5, Co-Lead Vocals on Tracks:  1/1, 5, 2/1, 2, Guitar on Track 1/1, Bass, Background Vocals

Owen "Onnie" McIntyre:  Guitars, Guitar Solo on Track 1/5, Background Vocals
Roger Ball:  Keyboards, Alto & Baritone Saxophone
Malcolm "Molly" Duncan:  Tenor Saxophone
Michael Rosen:  Trumpet
Hamish Stuart:  Lead Vocals on. Tracks:  1/2, 4, 2/4, Co-Lead Vocals on Tracks:  1/1, 5, 2/1, 2, Lead Guitar, Bass on Track 1/1, Background Voals

Robbie McIntosh:  Drums,  Percussion

Additional Musicians:

Ralph MacDonald:  Congas, Percussion

Michael Brecker:  Tenor Saxophone

Randy Brecker:  Trumpet

Marvin Stamm:  Trumpet

Mel Davis:  Trumpet

Glenn Ferris:  Trombone

Ken Bichel:  Mellotron on Track 2/2

AWB is the second studio album by Average White Band, originally released on August 1974 by Atlantic Records, remastered and reissued on February 2, 2024 by Demon Records.  50th Anniversary Edition on Half-Speed Mastering Vinyl.

Marvin Gaye

 

Artist:  Marvin Gaye

Birth Name:  Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr.

Born:  April 2, 1939.  Washington, D.C. USA

Died:  April 1, 1984 (Aged 44).  Los Angeles, California, USA

Genre:  R&B, Soul, Gospel, Funk, Progressive Soul, Psychedelic Soul, Smooth Soul, Pop-Soul, Quiet Storm, Motown

Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter

Instruments:  Vocals, Keyboards, Drums

Marvin Gaye was an American Singer and Songwriter.  He helped to  shape the sound of Motown in the 1960s, first as a in-house session player and later as a solo artist with a string of success, earning him the nicknames "Prince Of Motown" and "Prince Of Soul".  His big hits include "Ain't That Peculiar", "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)", and "I Heard It Through The Grapevine".  He also recorded duets with Mary Wells, Diana Ross, Tammi Terrell, and Kim Weston.  He won his first two Grammy Awards on the album Midnight Love.

Title:  What's Going On (50th Anniversary Edition Double Vinyl) (2022)

Genre:  R&B, Soul, Gospel, Funk, Progressive Soul, Psychedelic Soul, Smooth Soul, Pop-Soul, Quiet Storm, Motown

Label:   Motown Records

Rating:  *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

LP 1:

Side 1:

 1.  What's Going On (4:00)

 2.  What's Happening Brother (2:37)

 3.  Flyin' High (In The Friendly Sky) (3:40)

 4.  Save The Children (4:06)

 5.  God Is Love (1:44)

 6.  Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) (3:03)

Side 2:

 1.  Right On (7:13)

 2.  Wholy Holy (3;06)

 3.  Inner City Blues (Mae Me Wanna Holler) (5:30)

LP 2:

Side 3:

 1.  What's Going On (Stripped Version) (3:57)

 2.  What's Going On (Mix 1/No Strings or Horns) (3:54)

 3.  What's Going On (Rhythm 'N' Strings Instrumental Mix) (3:50)

 4.  Symphony (Demo Version) (2:49)

Side 4:  Original Mono Singles:

 1.  What's Going On (3:54)

 2.  God Is Love (2:51)

 3.  Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) (2:30)

 4.  Sad Tomorrows (2:22)

 5.  Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) (2:58)

 6.  Wholy Holy (3;09)

Personnel:

Marvin Gaye:  All Lead Vocals

Detroit Symphony Orchestra:

David Van De Pitte:  Conductor

Background Vocals:

Marvin Gaye

The Andantes (Jackie Hicks, Marlene Barrow, Louvain Demps)

Mel Farr, Charlie Sanders, Lem Barney Of The Detroit Lions

Dave Bing Of The Detroit Pistons

Bobby Rogers Of The Miracles

Elgie Stover

Kenneth Stover

Strings, Woodwinds And Brass:

Gordon Staples, Zinovi Bistritzky, Beatriz Budinzky, Richard Margitza, Virginia Halfmann, Felix Riesnick, Alvin Score Lillian Downs, James Waring:  Violins

Edouard Kesner, Meyer Shapiro, David Ireland, Nathan Gordon:  Violas

Italo Babini, Thaddeus Markiewicz, Edward Korkigan:  Cellos

Max Janowsky:  Double Bass

Carole Crosby:  Harp

Dayna Handwick:  William Perich:  Flutes

Larry Nozero, Angelo Carlisi, George Benson, Tate Houston:  Saxophones

John Trudell Maurice Davis:  Trumpets

Nilesh Pawar:  Oboe

Carl Raetz:  Trombone

The Funk Brothers:  Instrumentation, Spoken Interlude ("What's Going On") and solo Horns

Eli Fountain:  Alto Saxophone on "What's Going On"

Wild Bill Moore:  Tenor Saxophone on "Mercy Mercy Me"

Marvin Gaye:  Piano, Mellotron on "Mercy Mercy Me", Box Drum on "What's Going On"

Johnny Griffith:  Celeste, Additional Keyboards

Earl Van Dyke:  Additional Keyboards

Jack Brokensha:  Vibraphone, Percussion

Joe Messina, Robert White:  Electric Guitars

James Jamerson:  Bass on "What's Going On", "What's Happening Brother", "Flyin' High", "Save The Children", "God Is Love", "Sad Tomorrow"

Bob Babbitt:  Bass on "Mercy Mercy Me","Right On", "Wholy Holy", "Inner Cit Blues"

Chet Forest:  Drums

Jack Ashford:  Tambourine, Percussion

Eddie "Bongo" Brown:  Bongos, Congas

Earl DeRouen". Bongos, Congas on "Right On"

Bobbye Hall:  Bongos on "Inner City Blues"

What's Going On is the eleventh studio album by Marvin Gaye, originally released on May 21, 1971 by Tamla, remastered and reissued on April 1, 2022 by Motown Records.  The album reached No. 1 on US Billboard Top Soul Albums Chart (1971).  50th Anniversary Edition in Double LP 180 Gram Vinyl.

Teddy Pendergrass

 

Artist:  Teddy Pendergrass  

Birth Name:   Theodore DeReese Pendergrass

Born:  March 8, 1950.  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Died:  January 13, 2010 (Aged 59).  Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA

Genre:   R&B, Soul, Disco, Funk, Smooth Soul, Contemporary R&B, Philly Soul, Quiet Storm

Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter, Composer

Instruments:   Vocals, Piano, Guitar, Drums

Teddy Pendergrass was an American Singer, Songwriter, and Composer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, best known as the lead singer of Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes.  After leaving the group in 1976, he launched a successful solo career under the Philadelphia International Label, releasing five consecutive platinum albums.

Title:  John Morales Present Teddy Pendergrass - The Voice -Remixed With Philly Love (2022)

Label:   BBE Music

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  The More I Get, The More I More I Want (7:49)

 2.  Only You (8:38)

 3.  If You Know Like I Know (8:46)

 4.  Now Is The Time To Do It (6:10)

 5.  The Love I Lost (9:35)

 6.  I Don't Love You Anymore (7:56)

 7.  Come Go With Me (9:39)

 8.  Bad Luck (8:40)

 9.  If You Don't Know Me By Now (7:20)

10. You Can't Hide From Yourself (8:26)

11.  Where Are All My Friends (8:10)

12.  Life Is A Song Worth Singing (8:09)

13. Satisfaction Guaranteed (Or Take Your Love Back) (7:41)

14. Do Me (8:49)

15. Somebody Told Me (6:34)

16. Is There A Place For Me (6:34)

17. Turn Off The Lights (8:03)

18. Don't Leave Me This Way (11:47)

Format:  LP

Tracks:

LP 1:

Side A:

 1.  The More I Get, The More I More I Want (7:49)

 2.  Only You (8:38)

Side B:

 1.  The Love I Lost (9:35)

 2.  Come Go With Me (9:39)

LP 2:

Side C:

 1.  Don't Leave Me This Way (11:47)

 2.  Now Is The Time To Do It (6:10)

Side D:

 1.  Satisfaction Guaranteed (Or Take Your Love Back) (7:41)

 2.  If You Know Like I Know (8:46)

LP 3:

Side E:

 1.  You Can't Hide From Yourself (8:26)

 2.  Is There A Place For Me (6:34)

Side F:

 1.  Where Are All My Friends (8:10)

 2.  If You Don't Know Me By Now (7:20)

John Morales Present Teddy Pendergrass - The Voice -Remixed With Philly Love is. the compilation album by Teddy Pendergrass, released on February 25, 2022 by BBE Music.  For Music Collectors.

The Temptations

 

Artist:  The Temptations

Origin:  Detroit, Michigan, USA

Genre:  R&B, Soul, Funk, Psychedelic Soul, Pop Soul, Smooth Soul, Early R&B, AM Pop

Original line-up:

Otis Williams:  Vocals

Melvin Franklin:  Vocals

Eddie Kendricks:  Vocals

Paul Williams:  Vocals

Elbridge "Al" Bryant:  Vocals

The Temptations are an American Vocal Group from Detroit, Michigan, formed in 1960 by Otis Williams (Ex Otis Williams & The Distants), Elbridge "Al" Bryant (Ex Otis Williams & The Distants), Melvin Franklin (Ex Otis Williams & The Distants), Eddie Kendricks  (Ex The Primes), and Paul Williams (Ex The Primes).  They released a series of successful singles and albums with Motown Records during the 1960s and 1970s.  The group have a number of biggest hits, including "My Girl" (1964), "Ain't Too Proud To Beg" (1966), "I Wish It Would Rain" (1967), "Cloud Nine" (1968),"I Can't Get Next To You" (1969), "Ball Of Confusion (That's What The World Is Today" (1970), and many more!.

Title:   Temptations 60 (2022)

Genre:  R&B, Soul, Funk, Psychedelic Soul, Pop Soul, Smooth Soul, Early R&B, AM Pop

Label:  UME

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Let It Reign (2:43)

 2.  When We Were Kings (4:51)

 3.  Is It Gonna Be Yes Or No (4:11)

 4.  Time For The People (5:24)

 5.  Elevator Eyes (4:05)

 6.  My Whole World Stopped Without You (4:04)

 7.  You Don't Know Your Woman (Like I Do) (4:00)

 8.  How Do You Spell Love (4:09)

 9.  Calling Out Your Name (5:33)

10. I Want It Right Now (4:21)

11. Breaking My Back (4:04)

12. Come On (6:12)

Personnel:

Otis Williams:  Vocals

Ron Tyson:  Vocals

Terry Weeks:  Vocals

Willie Green:  Vocals

Tony Grant:  Vocals

Special Guest:  

Smokey Robinson:  Lead Vocals on Track 3

Additional Musicians:

Paulie Philippone:  Piano, Phophet, Clavinet on Track 1

Dan Bishop:  Guitar, Bass on Track 1

John Culbreth:  Trumpet on Track 1

K. Sparks:  Rap on Track 1

Narada Michael Walden:  Drums, Keyboards on Tracks:  2, 11

Justus Dobrin:  Additional Keyboards on Tracks: 2, 11

Jackson Allen:  Guitar on Tracks:  2, 11, Keyboards, Bass, Drum Programming, Percussion on Track 11

Larry Graham:  Bass on Track 2

Freddie Washington:  Bass on Track 3

Steve Ferrone:  Drums on Track 3

Maitland Ward:  Guitar on Track 4

Melvin Davis:  Bass on Track 4

Maurice Kitchen:  "Malcolm X" Voiceover on Track 4

Wayne Lindsey:  Guitar Scat, Drums, Keyboards on Track 5

C. Snowden:  Bass on Track 5

J-Rod Sullivan:  Drums on Track 5

Dennis Nelson:  Guitar on Track 7, Drums, Keyboards on Tracks: 7, 8

Robert Turner:  Keyboards on Track 7

Joel Powell:  Bass on Tracks: 7, 8

Jorel "JFly" Flynn:  Drums on Tracks:  7, 8

Darrell Crooks:  Guitar on Tracks:  9, 12

Cecil "CC" Thomas:  Bass on Tracks:  9, 12

Gerald Albright:  Saxophone Solo on Track 9

Nicole Thompson:  Background Vocals on Tracks:  9, 12

Ray Myrie:  Bass on Track 10

Steve Howard:  Guitar on Track 10

Keisha Morgan:  Woman Voiceover on Track 10

Raffia Thomas, Valerie Pinkston:  Background Vocals on Track 12

Temptations 60 is a brand new album by The Temptations, released  on January 28, 2022 by UME, Featuring special guesr Smokey Robinson.