The cover shot for this four-disc box is a floating image of hands outstretched, desperate to touch "The Master"--a suggestion that might be blasphemous if this weren't Marvin Gaye, one of the most impassioned, visionary, and masterful singers who ever lived, and one who inspired intense devotion among his millions of fans. The Master reveres Gaye with 89 selections, 32 of them hits, including classic solo recordings from "Hitch Hike" and "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" to the stunning "What's Goin' On" and "Sexual Healing," not to mention a "The Lord's Prayer" that makes clear what Master Gaye's divine voice was forever striving to reach. --David Cantwell
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Tracks:
- Stubborn Kind Of Fellow
- Pride And Joy
- Hitch Hike
- Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)
- What Do You Want With Him
- Once Upon A Time
- What's The Matter With You Baby
- Can I Get A Witness
- Couldn't Ask For More
- You're Wonderful
- I Wonder
- You're A Wonderful One
- It's Got To Be Love
- Try It Baby
- Leavin'
- My Love For You
- How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
- Baby Don't You Do It
- Just Like A Man
- Pretty Little Baby
- Talk About A Good Feeling
- I'll Be Doggone
- Little Darling (I Need You)
- One More Heartache
- Ain't That Peculiar
- You're The One For Me
- Take This Heart Of Mine
- Your Unchanging Love
Tracks:
- It Takes Two
- I Couldn't Help Falling For You
- Lonely Lover
- Without Your Sweet Lovin'
- Ain't No Mountain High Enough
- If I Could Build My Whole World Around You
- Your Precious Love
- If This World Were Mine
- Without You (My World Is Lonely)
- Together We Stand (Divided We Fall)
- You
- Chained
- I Heard It Through The Grapevine
- You're What's Happening (In The World Today)
- This Love Starved Heart Of Mine (It's Killing Me)
- Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing
- Keep On Lovin' Me Honey
- You're All I Need To Get By
- Too Busy Thinking About My Baby
- More Than A Heart Can Stand
- How Can I Forget
- That's The Way Love Is
- Yesterday
- The End Of Our Road
- Good Lovin' Ain't Easy To Come By
- What You Gave Me
Tracks:
- What's Going On
- Save The Children
- Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
- Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
- I'm Going Home
- Piece Of Clay
- You're The Man - Pts. l And ll
- Checking Out (Double Clutch)
- Trouble Man
- Let's Get It On
- Come Get To This
- Just To Keep You Satisfied
- Pledging My Love
- My Mistake (Was To Love You)
- Distant Lover (Live)
- I Want You
- After The Dance
- Unknown
Tracks:
- Got To Give It Up - Pt. l
- Here, My Dear
- When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop...
- Anger
- Anna's Song
- A Funky Space Reincarnation
- When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop..
- She Needs Me
- Why Did I Choose You
- Life Is For Learning
- Funk Me
- Love Me Now Or Love Me Later
- Ego Tripping Out
- The Star Spangled Banner
- I Heard It Through The Grapevine
- Rockin' After Midnight
- Sexual Healing
- The Lord's Prayer
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The cover shot for this four-disc box is a floating image of hands outstretched, desperate to touch "The Master"--a suggestion that might be blasphemous if this weren't Marvin Gaye, one of the most impassioned, visionary, and masterful singers who ever lived, and one who inspired intense devotion among his millions of fans. The Master reveres Gaye with 89 selections, 32 of them hits, including classic solo recordings from "Hitch Hike" and "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" to the stunning "What's Goin' On" and "Sexual Healing," not to mention a "The Lord's Prayer" that makes clear what Master Gaye's divine voice was forever striving to reach. --David CantwellCustomer Reviews:
The Definitive Collection For A Motown Legend.......2007-03-19
Discs one and two encapsulate the formative years with songs like How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You), One More Heartache, I Heard It Through The Grapevine, Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing and That's The Way Love Is.
The third disc is arguably the most essential music, as Gaye packages a political awareness in lyrics and some of the best arrangements ever heard on What's Going On, Save The Children, Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) and Inner City Blues (Makes Me Wanna Holler).
Thr fourth disc may be the least satisfying, but the funk in Got To Give It Up (Part I) and smoothness of Sexual Healing shows that Gaye was still quite relevant in producing hits.
Gaye made some of the best music to come out of Motown Records. The Master is a breathtaking compilation.
The Master 1961-1984 Marvin Gaye.......2006-06-29
A Dazzling, Comprehensive Retrospective.......2005-12-29
The first two discs cover the long string of "designed for radio" hits, they are an absolute joy. Songs like, Ain't No Mountain, That's The Way Love Is, If I Could Build My Whole World Around You, etc. are so deeply ingrained into pop culture it's hard to imagine life without them. Whether upbeat or in a ballad, Gaye's voice, passion, and meticulous delivery are irresistible.
The second half of Gaye's career is also well represented, from What's Going On through Let's Get It On and After The Dance. Truly wonderful standouts include live versions of Distant Lover and a rendition of Grapevine featuring Gladys Knight and the Pips.
The only negative is the wretched packaging, a minor complaint that does not interfere with this superb box set. There are many Gaye retrospectives, but this is the only one that really does him justice. Buy it and you will enjoy it for years to come.
Master Marvin!!!.......2005-09-19
Marvin Gaye: The Master!.......2005-08-24
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