United (Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell album)

Infobox Album
Name = United
Type = album
Artist = Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell


Released = August 29, 1967
Recorded = 1967
Genre = Soul
Length = 32:11
Label = Tamla
TS-277
Producer = Harvey Fuqua
Johnny Bristol
Hal Davis
Berry Gordy, Jr.
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://wm10.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE57F1EDC4BAA7720F6BD1D65EA9B47C628FE70CFBE3B126F63FDFB187C910866F871C2B1CFF0B674B566ACFF31A65A0FD486E65CF8D96C3D3B9D8EDB&sql=10:wzfpxqu5ldde link]
Chronology = Marvin Gaye
Last album = "Take Two" (with Kim Weston)
(1966)
This album = "United" (with Tammi Terrell)
(1967)
Next album = "Greatest Hits, Vol. 2"
(1967)
Misc = Extra chronology 2
Artist = Tammi Terrell
Type = album
Last album =
This album = "United" (with Marvin Gaye)
(1967)
Next album = "You're All I Need" (with Marvin Gaye)
(1968)

"United" is a studio album by soul musicians Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, released August 29, 1967 on the Motown-subsidiary label Tamla Records. [http://wm10.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE57F1EDC4BAA7720F6BD1D65EA9B47C628FE70CFBE3B126F63FDFB187C910866F871C2B1CFF0B674B566ACFF31A65A0FD486E65CF8D96C3D3B9D8EDB&sql=10:wzfpxqu5ldde allmusic - United overview] ] Harvey Fuqua and Johnny Bristol produced all of the tracks on the album, with the exception of "You Got What It Takes" (produced by Motown CEO Berry Gordy, Jr.) and "Oh How I'd Miss You" (produced by Hal Davis).Chin, Brian (2001). Liner notes for "Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell: The Complete Duets". New York: Motown Records/UMG Recordings.] Fuqua and Bristol produced "Hold Me Oh My Darling" and "Two Can Have a Party" as Tammi Terrell solo tracks in 1965 and 1966, and had Gaye overdub his vocals to them in order to create duet versions of the songs.

"United" yielded four Top 40 Billboard chart hits, including the two Top 10 singles "Your Precious Love" and "If I Could Build My Whole World Around You". Also included is what is today considered Gaye and Terrell's most notable duet recording, "Ain't No Mountain High Enough". "United" peaked at #69 on the "Billboard" pop album chart and #7 on the R&B album chart upon its release. The album was the first of three collaborative albums by Gaye and Terrell.

Track listing

ide one

# "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson)
# "You Got What It Takes" (Berry Gordy, Jr., Gwen Gordy, Tyran Carlo)
# "If I Could Build My Whole World Around You" (Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol, Vernon Bullock)
# "Somethin' Stupid" (C. Carson Parks)
# "Your Precious Love" (Ashford, Simpson)
# "Hold Me Oh My Darling" (Fuqua)

ide two

# "Two Can Have a Party" (Bristol, Fuqua, Thomas Kemp)
# "Little Ole Boy Little Ole Girl" (Fuqua, Etta James, Brook Benton)
# "If This World Were Mine" (Marvin Gaye)
# "Sad Wedding" (Bristol, Jackey Beavers)
# "Give a Little Love" (Bristol, Fuqua, Clyde Wilson)
# "Oh How I'd Miss You" (Hal Davis, Frank Wilson, Vance Wilson)

Chart history

Billboard (North America) – "United"

Personnel

*Lead vocals: Marvin Gaye, Tammi Terrell
*Background vocals: Marvin Gaye, Tammi Terrell, Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol, The Originals, The Andantes, The Spinners
*Production: Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol, Hal Davis, Berry Gordy, Jr.
*Instrumentation: The Funk Brothers (uncredited)

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