Marvin Gaye

Adapted By [Stage Arrangements Adapted By ... From His Original LP Score] – David Van DePitte (2-1 to 2-12)
Art Direction [Deluxe Edition] – Vartan
Art Direction [Original LP] – Curtis McNair
Backing Vocals [Background Voices] – Elgie Stover (1-1 to 1-19, 2-13)
Backing Vocals [Background Voices] – Kenneth Stover (1-1 to 1-19, 2-13)
Backing Vocals [Background Voices] – Lem Barney (1-1 to 1-19, 2-13)
Backing Vocals [Background Voices] – Marvin Gaye (1-1 to 1-19, 2-13, 2-16)
Backing Vocals [Background Voices] – Mel Farr (1-1 to 1-19, 2-13)
Backing Vocals [Background Voices] – Bobby Rogers (1-1 to 1-19, 2-13)
Backing Vocals [Background Voices] – The Andantes (1-1 to 2-13)
Backing Vocals [The Andantes; Background Voices] – Jackie Hicks (1-1 to 1-19, 2-13)
Backing Vocals [The Andantes; Background Voices] – Louvain Demps (1-1 to 1-19, 2-13)
Backing Vocals [The Andantes; Background Voices] – Marlene Barrow (1-1 to 1-19, 2-13)
Compilation Producer [Compilation Produced And Annotated By] – Harry Weinger
Conductor [Orchestra] – Maurice King (2-1 to 2-12)
Conductor [Orchestra], Arranged By [Orchestra] – David Van DePitte (1-1 to 1-19, 2-13)
Coordinator [Photo Coordinator, Deluxe Edition] – Jason Pastori
Coordinator [Production Coordinator, Deluxe Edition] – Margaret Goldfarb
Copyist [Copying] – Mrs. David Van DePitte (1-1 to 1-19, 2-13)
Design [Deluxe Edition] – Mathieu Bitton
Design [Slip Sleeve Design, Deluxe Edition] – Andy Engel
Engineer [Live Performance Recording Engineer] – Robert Gratts (2-1 to 2-12)
Engineer [Recording] – Bob Olhsson (1-1 to 1-19, 2-13 to 2-16)
Engineer [Recording] – Cal Harris (1-1 to 1-19, 2-13 to 2-16)
Engineer [Recording] – James Green (1-1 to 1-19, 2-13 to 2-16)
Engineer [Recording] – Joe Atkinson (1-1 to 1-19, 2-13 to 2-16)
Engineer [Recording] – Ken Sands (1-1 to 1-19, 2-13 to 2-16)
Engineer [Recording] – Sam Ross (1-1 to 1-19, 2-13 to 2-16)
Engineer [Recording] – Steve Smith (1-1 to 1-19, 2-13 to 2-16)
Liner Notes – Harry Weinger
Liner Notes – Marvin Gaye
Liner Notes [2000] – Smokey Robinson
Liner Notes [Essay By] – Ben Edmonds
Mastered By – Suha Gur (2-1 to 2-16)
Mixed By – Lawrence Miles (1-1 to 1-9)
Mixed By – Steve Smith (1-10 to 1-18, 2-13, 2-14, 2-16)
Mixed By – Suha Gur (2-1 to 2-12)
Musician [The Musicians], Alto Saxophone – Angelo Carlisi (1-1 to 1-19, 2-13)
Musician [The Musicians], Baritone Saxophone – Tate Houston (1-1 to 1-19, 2-13)
Musician [The Musicians], Bass – Bob Babbit (1-6, 1-9, 1-15, 1-18)
Musician [The Musicians], Bass – James Jamerson (1-1 to 1-5, 1-7, 1-8, 1-10 to 1-14, 1-16, 1-17, 1-19 to 2-13, 2-16)
Musician [The Musicians], Bongos – Eddie "Bongo" Brown (2-1 to 2-12, 2-16)
Musician [The Musicians], Bongos, Congas – Earl DeRouen (1-1 to 1-19, 2-13)
Musician [The Musicians], Bongos, Congas – Eddie Brown (1-1 to 1-19)
Musician [The Musicians], Celesta [Celeste] – Johnny Griffith (1-1 to 1-19, 2-13)
Musician [The Musicians], Cello – Edward Korkigan (1-1 to 1-19, 2-13)
Musician [The Musicians], Cello – Italo Babini (1-1 to 1-19, 2-13)
Musician [The Musicians], Cello – Thaddeus Markiewicz (1-1 to 1-19, 2-13)
Musician [The Musicians], Double Bass [String Bass] – Max Janowsky (1-1 to 1-19, 2-13)
Musician [The Musicians], Drums – Chet Forest (1-1 to 1-19, 2-13)
Musician [The Musicians], Drums – Uriel Jones (2-1 to 2-12, 2-16)
Musician [The Musicians], Flute – Dayna Hartwick (1-1 to 1-19, 2-13, 2-16)
Musician [The Musicians], Flute – William Perich (1-1 to 1-19, 2-13)
Musician [The Musicians], Guitar [Guitars] – Eddie Willis (2-16)
Musician [The Musicians], Guitar [Guitars] – Joe Messina (1-1 to 1-19, 2-13)
Musician [The Musicians], Guitar [Guitars] – Robert White (1-1 to 2-13, 2-16)
Musician [The Musicians], Guitar [Possibly] – George Baker (2-1 to 2-12)
Musician [The Musicians], Harp – Carole Crosby (1-1 to 1-19, 2-13)
Musician [The Musicians], Horns, Strings – Unknown Local Musicians (2-1 to 2-12)
Musician [The Musicians], Keyboards [Additional] – Earl Van Dyke (1-1 to 1-19, 2-13)
Musician [The Musicians], Keyboards [Additional] – Johnny Griffith (1-1 to 1-19, 2-13)
Musician [The Musicians], MC [Emcee] – Washington D.C. School President Marion Barry (2-1 to 2-12)
Musician [The Musicians], Management [Road Manager] – Joe Schaffner (2-1 to 2-12)
Musician [The Musicians], Percussion – Jack Ashford (1-1 to 2-12)
Musician [The Musicians], Percussion [Box 'Drum'] – Marvin Gaye (1-1 to 1-19, 2-13)
Musician [The Musicians], Percussion, Glockenspiel, Kazoo – Jack Ashford (2-1 to 2-12)
Musician [The Musicians], Piano – Marvin Gaye (1-1 to 2-13, 2-16)
Musician [The Musicians], Saxophone – William "Wild Bill" Moore (2-16)
Musician [The Musicians], Soloist [Solo Work], Alto Saxophone – Eli Fountain (1-1 to 1-19, 2-13)
Musician [The Musicians], Soloist [Solo Work], Tenor Saxophone – William "Wild Bill" Moore (1-1 to 1-19, 2-13)
Musician [The Musicians], Soprano Saxophone – Larry Nozero (1-1 to 1-19, 2-13)
Musician [The Musicians], Strings – Members Of The Detroit Symphony Orchestra (2-16)
Musician [The Musicians], Tambourine [Tambourines] – Jack Ashford (1-1 to 1-19, 2-13)
Musician [The Musicians], Tenor Saxophone – George Benson (1-1 to 1-19, 2-13)
Musician [The Musicians], Trombone – Carl Raetz (1-1 to 1-19, 2-13)
Musician [The Musicians], Trumpet – Johnny Trudell (1-1 to 1-19, 2-13)
Musician [The Musicians], Trumpet – Maurice Davis (1-1 to 1-19, 2-13)
Musician [The Musicians], Vibraphone [Vibes], Percussion – Jack Brokensha (1-1 to 1-19, 2-13)
Musician [The Musicians], Viola – David Ireland (1-1 to 1-19, 2-13)
Musician [The Musicians], Viola – Edouard Kesner (1-1 to 1-19, 2-13)
Musician [The Musicians], Viola – Meyer Shapiro (1-1 to 1-19, 2-13)
Musician [The Musicians], Viola – Nathan Gordon (1-1 to 1-19, 2-13)
Musician [The Musicians], Violin – Alvin Score (1-1 to 1-19, 2-13)
Musician [The Musicians], Violin – Beatriz Budinszky (1-1 to 1-19, 2-13)
Musician [The Musicians], Violin – Felix Resnick (1-1 to 1-19, 2-13)
Musician [The Musicians], Violin – Gordon Staples (1-1 to 1-19, 2-13)
Musician [The Musicians], Violin – James Waring (1-1 to 1-19, 2-13)
Musician [The Musicians], Violin – Lillian Downs (1-1 to 1-19, 2-13)
Musician [The Musicians], Violin – Richard Margitza (1-1 to 1-19, 2-13)
Musician [The Musicians], Violin – Virgnia Halfmann (1-1 to 1-19, 2-13)
Musician [The Musicians], Violin – Zinovi Bistritzky (1-1 to 1-19, 2-13)
Musician [The Musicians], Voice [Spoken Voices] – Denise Gordy (2-16)
Musician [The Musicians], Voice [Spoken Voices] – Elgie Stover (2-16)
Photography By [Additional Photography, Deluxe Edition] – Jim Hendin
Photography By [Additional Photography, Deluxe Edition] – Motown Archives
Photography By [Front & Rear Cover Photography And Montage Assembly, Original LP] – Hendin
Photography By [Montage Photography, Original LP] – Jim Hendin
Photography By [Montage Photography, Original LP] – The Gaye And Gordy Family Archives
Producer – Harry Weinger (2-1 to 2-12)
Producer – Marvin Gaye (1-1 to 1-19, 2-13 to 2-16)
Remastered By – Kevin Reeves (1-1 to 1-19)
Supervised By [Graphic Supervision, Original LP] – Tom Schlesinger
Tracking By [Overdubs Recorded By; Seconded By] – Art Stewart (1-1 to 1-19, 2-13 to 2-16)
Tracking By [Overdubs Recorded By] – Lawrence Miles (1-1 to 1-19, 2-13 to 2-16)

Issued in clear 2-CD jewel case with 32-page booklet. "Deluxe Edition" sticker on jewel case. Some/all copies also come with a black hype sticker on the jewel case.

Tracks 1-10 to 2-12, 2-16 *Previously Unreleased
Tracks 2-13, 2-14 are mono versions.

— In booklet:
Publishers:
Tracks 1-1, 1-10, 1-19, 2-5, 2-12, 2-13: © 1970 Renewed 1998 Jobete Music Co., Inc., MGIII Music, NMG Music and FCG Music. All rights controlled and administered by EMI April Music Inc. (ASCAP) on behalf of Jobete Music Co., Inc., MGBIII Music, NMG Music and FCG Music and EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (BMI) on behalf of Stone Agate Music (a division of Jobete Music Co., Inc.)
Tracks 1-2, 1-11, 2-6: © 1971 Renewed 1999 Jobete Music Co., Inc., MGIII Music, NMG Music and FCG Music. All rights controlled and administered by EMI April Music Inc. (ASCAP) on behalf of Jobete Music Co., Inc., MGBIII Music, NMG Music and FCG Music
Tracks 1-3, 1-9, 1-12, 1-18, 2-4, 2-7, 2-11: © 1971 Renewed 1999 Jobete Music Co., Inc., MGIII Music, NMG Music and FCG Music. All rights controlled and administered by EMI April Music Inc. (ASCAP)
Tracks 1-4, 1-6 to 1-8, 1-13, 1-15 to 1-17, 2-2, 2-3, 2-8: © 1971 Renewed 1999 Jobete Music Co., Inc., MGIII Music, NMG Music and FCG Music. All rights controlled and administered by EMI April Music Inc. (ASCAP) on behalf of Jobete Music Co., Inc., MGBIII Music, NMG Music and FCG Music and EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (BMI) on behalf of Stone Agate Music (a division of Jobete Music Co., Inc.)
Tracks 1-5, 1-14, 2-9, 2-14: © 1970 Renewed 1998 Jobete Music Co., Inc., MGIII Music, NMG Music and FCG Music. All rights controlled and administered by EMI April Music Inc. (ASCAP)

Tracks 1-1 to 1-9: Mixed at Motown Studios ("Hitsville West"), Los Angeles, CA, May 6, 1971. [... Originally released on Tamla TS 310, May 21, 1971.
Tracks 1-10 to 1-18: Mixed at Motown Mix Room (Woodward Avenue), Detroit, MI, April 5, 1971.
Track 1-19: Mixed at Universal Mastering Studios-East, Edison, NJ, October 4, 2000.

Copying: Mrs. Davis Van DePitte (A very thrifty move, Dave)

Basic tracks for "What's Going On" recorded June 1, 1970. Lead & background voices overdubbed July 6, 7 and 10; strings recorded September 21, 1970.
Basic tracks for all other songs recorded in sequence March 17, 19, 20, 1971. Strings, horns and lead and background voices overdubbed March 24, 26-30, 1971.
Additional Marvin Gaye vocals and instrumentation overdubs for Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology), Right On, Wholy Holy, Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) recorded in Los Angeles, CA, May 5, 1971.

Tracks 2-1 to 2-12: Mixed October 2000. Recorded at the Kennedy Center Auditorium, Washington, D.C., May 1, 1972.

Tracks 2-13 & 2-14: Originally released as A- and B-sides of single Tamla T54201, January 20, 1971.
The Musicians:
Similar to the LP credits although it is possible Richard "Pistol" Allen is on drums for #13; other musicians may also differ on #14 due to the earlier recording date.
Basic tracks for God Is Love(single version) recorded January 20 and February 13, 1968. Marvin Gaye vocals overdubbed October 7, 1970.

Track 2-15: Originally released on Tamla T54207F-B, flipside of Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology), June 10, 1971.
The Musicians:
Similar to the LP credits but some may differ due to the earlier recording date.
Basic tracks recorded August 23, 1969. Strings added November 21, 1969. More instruments overdubbed September 18, 1970; lead & background voices and other overdubs recorded November 10 & 11, 1970.
The third single of the album, "Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)", was released on Tamla T54209F, October 1971. [... Its flipside was Wholy Holy.

Track 2-16: Mixed at Hitsville U.S.A., November 1970. Basic track recorded November 3, 1970; background voices were added the next day; lead & more background voices recorded November 6, 1970.

All studio performances on discs 1 & 2 were recorded in Detroit, MI at Motown's Studio A (Hitsville U.S.A.), Studio B (Golden World) and possibly at United Sound Studios. Los Angeles overdubs recorded at Sound Factory.

Digitally mastered from the original tapes using 96k/24-bit technology at Universal Mastering Studios-East.
Both mixes of the album were mastered from first-generation, stereo analog two-track tapes. Electric static in the Detroit mix of "God Is Love" could not be removed without compromising the audio quality. The "Rhythm & Strings Mix" and the live show were mixed to digital stereo from original 16-track analog reels. The single versions of "What's Going On" and "God Is Love" were mastered from the original full-track mono single masters. "Sad Tomorrows" was mastered in stereo from the original two-track master. (The single release used this stereo tape folded into mono). "Head Title" was mastered from a stereo, rough mix analog tape that suffered oxide damage through the years; dropouts you may hear are on the original tape.

Right On: A special thanks to the life and art of Marvin Pentz Gaye II; to Ben Edmonds, David Van DePitte, David Ritz and Pat St. John; and to Smokey Robinson, Steve Smith, Ken Sands, Lawrence Miles, Bob Olhsson, James Green, Jack Ashford, Bob Babbit. Louvain Demps, Uriel Jones, Joe Schaffner, Jim and Steve Hendin of Digital Works, Curtis McNair, Diane Martin, Ms. Esther Edwards and the staff of The Motown Historical Museum. Marshall Crenshaw, Jeff Glixman, David Gorman, Richard Harrington, Amy Herot. John Lester, Meire Murakami, Scott Regan, Courtland Scott, Allan Slutsky, Andrew Skurow, Dana Smart, Georgia Ward, Bruce Resnikoff, Richie Gallo, Glen Sanatar, Andy McKaie, Bill Levenson and the UME staff.

© 2010 Motown Records Company, L.P.

— On back:
℗ 2002 Motown Records Company, L.P. © 2010 Motown Records Company, L.P., a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Made in the EU.

Barcode (Text) – 6 00753 27955 7
Barcode (Scanned, UPC) – 600753279557
Other (Cat# CD1) – 0044001340529
Other (Cat# CD2) – 0044001340628
Other (Cat# sticker) – 0600753279557
Rights Society – BIEM/SABAM
Label Code – LC00881
Matrix / Runout (CD1, Variant 1) – [4x Universal logo] 00440 013 405-2 03 + 51109121 MADE IN GERMANY BY EDC B
Mastering SID Code (CD1, Variant 1) – IFPI LV27
Mould SID Code (CD1, Variant 1) – IFPI 0151
Matrix / Runout (CD2, Variant 1) – [4x Universal logo] 00440 013 406-2 03 ✳ 51109124 MADE IN GERMANY BY EDC D
Mastering SID Code (CD2, Variant 1) – IFPI LV26
Mould SID Code (CD2, Variant 1) – IFPI 0127
Matrix / Runout (CD1, Variant 2) – [4x Universal logo] 00440 013 405-2 03 + 51109121 MADE IN GERMANY BY EDC C
Mastering SID Code (CD1, Variant 2) – IFPI LV27
Mould SID Code (CD1, Variant 2) – IFPI 0146
Matrix / Runout (CD2, Variant 2) – [4x Universal logo] 00440 013 406-2 03 ✳ 51109124 MADE IN GERMANY BY EDC F
Mastering SID Code (CD2, Variant 2) – IFPI LV26
Mould SID Code (CD2, Variant 2) – IFPI 0149