Love Starved Heart-Expanded Edition

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This collection of rare and previously unreleased Gaye performances originally appeared in 1994; augmented by several bonus tracks, it's now part of Motown's Lost and Found series. While the selection of album cuts and B-sides on the earlier Seek and You Shall Find is touched with genius, Love Starved Heart's effectiveness is frequently hampered by lackluster material. This isn't a bad disc; the star does his best with the likes of "You're a Son of a Gun." Gaye aficionados who don't already own the disc will appreciate having it back in print, and even casual fans should hear "Dark Side of the World," a neglected gem from the "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" era. But for the most part, this isn't essential Marvin. --Rickey Wright

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Give me more Marvin!
Track 1 - the best song about love ever!
Fans of Marvin's Sixties sound, take note!
Right On, Marvin
Right On, Marvin

Love Starved Heart-Expanded Edition
Marvin Gaye
Manufacturer: Motown
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00001QGTV
Release Date: 1999-09-28

Tracks:

It's A Desperate Situation
I Found Something
When I Feel The Need
This Love Starved Heart Of Mine (It's Killing Me)
You'se A Son Of A Gun
For Us Both I'll Be Concerned
Darling You're Wonderful
Sad Souvenirs
I Can't Help It (I Love You)
It's A Lonely World Without Your Love
Say When
Lucky Lucky Me
Get Away Heartbreak (Keep On Moving)
Court Of The Common Plea
You Make Me Do Things (I Don't Want To Do)
Hope I Don't Get My Heart Broke
You're The One
Dark Side Of The World
I'm In Love With You
Just A Little Love (Before My Life Is Gone)
Baby I'm Glad That Things Worked Out So Well
Hanging On
Gotta Say It, Gonna Tell It Like It Is
Love's More Precious Than Gold
Loving And Affection
Marvin Gaye Interview (Excerpt)

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This collection of rare and previously unreleased Gaye performances originally appeared in 1994; augmented by several bonus tracks, it's now part of Motown's Lost and Found series. While the selection of album cuts and B-sides on the earlier Seek and You Shall Find is touched with genius, Love Starved Heart's effectiveness is frequently hampered by lackluster material. This isn't a bad disc; the star does his best with the likes of "You're a Son of a Gun." Gaye aficionados who don't already own the disc will appreciate having it back in print, and even casual fans should hear "Dark Side of the World," a neglected gem from the "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" era. But for the most part, this isn't essential Marvin. --Rickey Wright

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Give me more Marvin!.......2003-06-30

Again, Marvin proves to be a great artist! You can tell from these recordings that he was going places and beyond expectation. Some of these recordings, like "Baby I'm Glad That Things Worked Out So Well" were on the Motown Masters release, which came out sometime in the mid-80s. But, this version is far better than the Motown Masters release.

Track 1 - the best song about love ever!.......2000-03-23

This is great! The first song just does it for me, as well as 'Son of a Gun', just magic! Not the power or importance of subject of 'What's Going On', or funky like 'Trouble Man' this is pure sexyness on CD! It sounds like sweet as honey ans soft as really really soft things!

Fans of Marvin's Sixties sound, take note!.......2000-03-17

Marvin Gaye had little regard for the bulk of his Sixties output, dismissing it as "assembly line" material. It's a shame he felt that way because he was such a gifted performer. This underrated underpromoted gem blew me away. I *love* the early Motown sound and this set added to the incredible output for which the Motown Sound was known and is remembered. This will stack up against anything Marvin had released--and, for that matter, the Four Tops, Temptations, and Stevie Wonder--from the same period. Download some of the samples and see if you don't agree. Excellent liner notes as well.

Right On, Marvin.......2000-03-15

There's been plenty of Marvin Gaye "hits" collections to go around in every conceivable audio format. And piles of praise has generally been afforded Gaye's seventies output from critics and groovemasters alike. Yet, in a succession of labels maintaining the Motown catalog, MCA, Polygram, and now, Universal, a majority of Gaye's album output from the sixties has been given short shift. While the artistic struggle between Gaye and the Motown machinery has been well-documented, a whole generation of CD fans have only pieces of the story, and aren't able to hear the album releases for what they were. When Gaye took a standard-stock Motown song that'd been passed around through other artists, there was always something - in register or intonation - that strained the mould. Gaye could never simply cover a song, he was a true interpreter. As Gaye recorded material by the lesser-known Motown songwriters, he abandoned much in the name of artistic progress, leaving many unpolished jewels behind. Fans will revel in the release of "Love Starved Heart," and the curious will take notice. If these are leftovers, just imagine what we're all missing by not having Gaye's original albums in-print on CD.

Right On, Marvin.......2000-03-15

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