Together

by Marvin Gaye, Mary Wells

Overview

Motown mogul Berry Gordy, Jr. decided to increase his chances for sales by recording his male and female stars together, and the public went for it. Together trekked up the pop charts, finally stopping at number 42, a good showing for an R&B album in 1964. A two-sided hit and the only single released, "Once Upon a Time" and "What's the Matter with You Baby," helped the cause by charting in the upper echelons of the R&B and pop charts. The former is a slow, floating ballad, while the latter is an accusing jump-beat number. A rendition of Sam Cooke's "(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons" doesn't measure up to their talents or the song involved, while "Deed I Do" fits the mold of songs done by male/female duos of the early '60s. For the most part, the material is different than what Mary or Marvin normally cut; Marvin probably felt more comfortable with these songs than Mary, since they were closer to the MOR tunes that he preferred doing -- at the time -- anyway. ~ Andrew Hamilton

Product Details

Release Date:	07/12/2024
Label:	Motown
UPC:	8435395504246
Rank:	51211

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Marvin Gaye   Primary Artist
Mary Wells   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Clarence Paul   Composer
Barney Ales   Composer
Duke Ellington   Composer
Freddie Green   Composer
Fred Rose   Composer
John Benson Brooks   Composer
Lew Brown   Composer
Walter Hirsch   Composer
Lee Gaines   Composer
Leroy Lovett   Composer
Marvin Gaye   Composer
Berry Gordy, Jr.   Composer
Andre Williams   Composer
Bob Russell   Composer
Bob Russel   Composer
Phil Belmonte   Composer
Sandra Greene   Composer
Ray Henderson   Composer
Don Wolf   Composer
Brian Holland   Composer
Anna Gordy Gaye   Composer
Dave Hamilton   Composer
Alan White   Composer
Murray Berlin   Composer
John Brooks   Composer
Buddy DeSylva   Composer
William "Mickey" Stevenson   Composer
William Best   Composer
Smokey Robinson   Composer
Roy Alfred   Composer
George Gordy   Composer
Deek Watson   Composer
Allen White   Composer