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producer">Producer(s)</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data hlist">Norman Whitfield</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: khaki;"><a href="/wiki/Marvin_Gaye" title="Marvin Gaye">Marvin Gaye</a> singles chronology</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background: transparent; color: inherit; width: 100%; min-width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; display: inline-table;"> <tbody><tr style="line-height: 1.4em;"> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em .1em .2em 0;">"<a href="/wiki/Too_Busy_Thinking_About_My_Baby" title="Too Busy Thinking About My Baby">Too Busy Thinking About My Baby</a>" <br />(1969) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding:.2em .1em;">"<b>That's the Way Love Is</b>" <br />(1969) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em 0 .2em .1em;">"<a href="/wiki/What_You_Gave_Me_(song)" class="mw-redirect" title="What You Gave Me (song)">What You Gave Me</a>" <br />(1969) </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>"<b>That's the Way Love Is</b>" is a 1967 Tamla (<a href="/wiki/Motown" title="Motown">Motown</a>) single recorded by <a href="/wiki/The_Isley_Brothers" title="The Isley Brothers">The Isley Brothers</a> and produced by <a href="/wiki/Norman_Whitfield" title="Norman Whitfield">Norman Whitfield</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Marvin_Gaye_recording">Marvin Gaye recording</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=That%27s_the_Way_Love_Is_(Isley_Brothers_song)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Marvin Gaye recording"><span>edit</span></a><span 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It was his third consecutive million-selling solo hit after "<a href="/wiki/I_Heard_It_Through_the_Grapevine" title="I Heard It Through the Grapevine">I Heard It Through the Grapevine</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/Too_Busy_Thinking_About_My_Baby" title="Too Busy Thinking About My Baby">Too Busy Thinking About My Baby</a>" written by Whitfield and <a href="/wiki/Barrett_Strong" title="Barrett Strong">Barrett Strong</a>. Whitfield took the up-tempo Isley Brothers record, and turned it into a slowed-down <a href="/wiki/Psychedelic_soul" title="Psychedelic soul">psychedelic soul</a> opus. Like "Grapevine", Gaye delivers the song in an emotionally wrought fashion, approaching a preacher-like tone through which he tells a woman to "forget" her lover now that the lover has gone off to someone else. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Chart_performance">Chart performance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=That%27s_the_Way_Love_Is_(Isley_Brothers_song)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Chart performance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The song peaked at #7 on the <i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i> pop singles chart and held the #2 spot for five weeks on the soul singles chart in October 1969<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (it was held off by <a href="/wiki/The_Temptations" title="The Temptations">The Temptations</a>' "<a href="/wiki/I_Can%27t_Get_Next_To_You" class="mw-redirect" title="I Can't Get Next To You">I Can't Get Next To You</a>"), eventually selling a million copies. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personnel">Personnel</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=That%27s_the_Way_Love_Is_(Isley_Brothers_song)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Personnel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Isley Brothers version</dt></dl> <ul><li>Lead vocals by <a href="/wiki/Ronald_Isley" title="Ronald Isley">Ronald Isley</a></li> <li>Background vocals by <a href="/wiki/O%27Kelly_Isley_Jr." title="O'Kelly Isley Jr.">O'Kelly Isley Jr.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rudolph_Isley" title="Rudolph Isley">Rudolph Isley</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Andantes" title="The Andantes">The Andantes</a>: Jackie Hicks, Marlene Barrow and Louvain Demps</li> <li>Instrumentation by <a href="/wiki/The_Funk_Brothers" title="The Funk Brothers">The Funk Brothers</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>Marvin Gaye version</dt></dl> <ul><li>Lead Vocals by <a href="/wiki/Marvin_Gaye" title="Marvin Gaye">Marvin Gaye</a></li> <li>Background Vocals by The Andantes: Jackie Hicks, Marlene Barrow and Louvain Demps</li> <li>Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers</li></ul> <dl><dt>Temptations version</dt></dl> <ul><li>Lead vocals by <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Edwards" title="Dennis Edwards">Dennis Edwards</a> and <a href="/wiki/Paul_Williams_(The_Temptations)" class="mw-redirect" title="Paul Williams (The Temptations)">Paul Williams</a></li> <li>Background vocals by <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Kendricks" title="Eddie Kendricks">Eddie Kendricks</a>, <a href="/wiki/Melvin_Franklin" title="Melvin Franklin">Melvin Franklin</a>, 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(Isley Brothers album)">Shout!</a></i> (1959)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Twist_%26_Shout_(album)" title="Twist & Shout (album)">Twist & Shout</a></i> (1962)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Twisting_and_Shouting" title="Twisting and Shouting">Twisting and Shouting</a></i> (1963)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/This_Old_Heart_of_Mine_(album)" title="This Old Heart of Mine (album)">This Old Heart of Mine</a></i> (1966)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Soul_on_the_Rocks" title="Soul on the Rocks">Soul on the Rocks</a></i> (1967)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/It%27s_Our_Thing" title="It's Our Thing">It's Our Thing</a></i> (1969)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Brothers:_Isley" title="The Brothers: Isley">The Brothers: Isley</a></i> (1969)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Get_into_Something" title="Get into Something">Get into Something</a></i> (1970)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Givin%27_It_Back" title="Givin' It Back">Givin' It Back</a></i> (1971)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Brother,_Brother,_Brother" title="Brother, Brother, Brother">Brother, Brother, Brother</a></i> (1972)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/3_%2B_3" title="3 + 3">3 + 3</a></i> (1973)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Live_It_Up_(Isley_Brothers_album)" title="Live It Up (Isley Brothers album)">Live It Up</a></i> (1974)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Heat_Is_On_(album)" title="The Heat Is On (album)">The Heat Is On</a></i> (1975)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Harvest_for_the_World" title="Harvest for the World">Harvest for the World</a></i> (1976)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Go_for_Your_Guns" title="Go for Your Guns">Go for Your Guns</a></i> (1977)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Showdown_(Isley_Brothers_album)" title="Showdown (Isley Brothers album)">Showdown</a></i> (1978)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Winner_Takes_All_(album)" title="Winner Takes All (album)">Winner Takes All</a></i> (1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Go_All_the_Way_(Isley_Brothers_album)" title="Go All the Way (Isley Brothers album)">Go All the Way</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Grand_Slam_(Isley_Brothers_album)" title="Grand Slam (Isley Brothers album)">Grand Slam</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Inside_You" title="Inside You">Inside You</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Real_Deal_(Isley_Brothers_album)" title="The Real Deal (Isley Brothers album)">The Real Deal</a></i> (1982)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Between_the_Sheets_(Isley_Brothers_album)" title="Between the Sheets (Isley Brothers album)">Between the Sheets</a></i> (1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Masterpiece_(Isley_Brothers_album)" title="Masterpiece (Isley Brothers album)">Masterpiece</a></i> (1985)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Smooth_Sailin%27_(Isley_Brothers_album)" title="Smooth Sailin' (Isley Brothers album)">Smooth Sailin'</a></i> (1987)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Spend_the_Night_(Isley_Brothers_album)" title="Spend the Night (Isley Brothers album)">Spend the Night</a></i> (1989)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tracks_of_Life" title="Tracks of Life">Tracks of Life</a></i> (1992)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mission_to_Please" title="Mission to Please">Mission to Please</a></i> (1996)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Eternal_(Isley_Brothers_album)" title="Eternal (Isley Brothers album)">Eternal</a></i> (2001)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Body_Kiss" title="Body Kiss">Body Kiss</a></i> (2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Baby_Makin%27_Music" title="Baby Makin' Music">Baby Makin' Music</a></i> (2006)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/I%27ll_Be_Home_for_Christmas_(Isley_Brothers_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="I'll Be Home for Christmas (Isley Brothers album)">I'll Be Home for Christmas</a></i> (2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Power_of_Peace" title="Power of Peace">Power of Peace</a></i> (2017)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Make_Me_Say_It_Again,_Girl" class="mw-redirect" title="Make Me Say It Again, Girl">Make Me Say It Again, Girl</a></i> (2022)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Live albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Live_at_Yankee_Stadium" title="Live at Yankee Stadium">Live at Yankee Stadium</a></i> (1969)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Isleys_Live" title="The Isleys Live">The Isleys Live</a></i> (1973)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Live!_(Isley_Brothers_album)" title="Live! (Isley Brothers album)">Live!</a></i> (1993)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Compilation albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Timeless_(Isley_Brothers_album)" title="Timeless (Isley Brothers album)">Timeless</a></i> (1978)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Singles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/I%27m_Gonna_Knock_on_Your_Door" title="I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door">I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Shout_(Isley_Brothers_song)" title="Shout (Isley Brothers song)">Shout (Part 1)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/How_Deep_Is_the_Ocean%3F" title="How Deep Is the Ocean?">How Deep Is the Ocean?</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Twist_and_Shout" title="Twist and Shout">Twist and Shout</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Nobody_but_Me_(Isley_Brothers_song)" title="Nobody but Me (Isley Brothers song)">Nobody but Me</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Testify_(Isley_Brothers_song)" title="Testify (Isley Brothers song)">Testify (Part 1)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Love_Is_a_Wonderful_Thing_(Michael_Bolton_song)" title="Love Is a Wonderful Thing (Michael Bolton song)">Love Is a Wonderful Thing</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/This_Old_Heart_of_Mine_(Is_Weak_for_You)" title="This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)">This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Guess_I%27ll_Always_Love_You" title="I Guess I'll Always Love You">I Guess I'll Always Love You</a>"</li> <li>"<a class="mw-selflink selflink">That's the Way Love Is</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Take_Me_in_Your_Arms_(Rock_Me_a_Little_While)" title="Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)">Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Behind_a_Painted_Smile" title="Behind a Painted Smile">Behind a Painted Smile</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Put_Yourself_in_My_Place_(Motown_song)" title="Put Yourself in My Place (Motown song)">Put Yourself in My Place</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/It%27s_Your_Thing" title="It's Your Thing">It's Your Thing</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Turned_You_On" title="I Turned You On">I Turned You On</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Keep_On_Doin%27" title="Keep On Doin'">Keep On Doin'</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Freedom_(Isley_Brothers_song)" title="Freedom (Isley Brothers song)">Freedom</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Love_the_One_You%27re_With" title="Love the One You're With">Love the One You're With</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Spill_the_Wine" title="Spill the Wine">Spill the Wine</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Lay_Lady_Lay" title="Lay Lady Lay">Lay Lady Lay</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Lay-Away" title="Lay-Away">Lay-Away</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Pop_That_Thang" title="Pop That Thang">Pop That Thang</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Work_to_Do" title="Work to Do">Work to Do</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/It%27s_Too_Late_(Carole_King_song)" title="It's Too Late (Carole King song)">It's Too Late</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/That_Lady_(song)" title="That Lady (song)">That Lady (Part 1)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/What_It_Comes_Down_To" title="What It Comes Down To">What It Comes Down To</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Summer_Breeze_(song)" title="Summer Breeze (song)">Summer Breeze</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Live_It_Up_(Isley_Brothers_song)" title="Live It Up (Isley Brothers song)">Live It Up</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Fight_the_Power_(Part_1_%26_2)" title="Fight the Power (Part 1 & 2)">Fight the Power (Part 1)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/For_the_Love_of_You" title="For the Love of You">For the Love of You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Harvest_for_the_World_(song)" title="Harvest for the World (song)">Harvest for the World</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Pride_(Isley_Brothers_song)" title="The Pride (Isley Brothers song)">The Pride</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Livin%27_in_the_Life" title="Livin' in the Life">Livin' in the Life</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Take_Me_to_the_Next_Phase" title="Take Me to the Next Phase">Take Me to the Next Phase (Part 1)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Footsteps_in_the_Dark" title="Footsteps in the Dark">Groove with You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Wanna_Be_with_You_(Isley_Brothers_song)" title="I Wanna Be with You (Isley Brothers song)">I Wanna Be with You (Part 1)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/It%27s_a_Disco_Night_(Rock_Don%27t_Stop)" title="It's a Disco Night (Rock Don't Stop)">It's a Disco Night (Rock Don't Stop)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Say_Goodnight_(It%27s_Time_for_Love)" title="Don't Say Goodnight (It's Time for Love)">Don't Say Goodnight (It's Time for Love) (Parts 1 & 2)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Between_the_Sheets_(song)" title="Between the Sheets (song)">Between the Sheets</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Choosey_Lover" title="Choosey Lover">Choosey Lover</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Down_Low_(Nobody_Has_to_Know)" title="Down Low (Nobody Has to Know)">Down Low (Nobody Has to Know)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Contagious_(song)" title="Contagious (song)">Contagious</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Make_Me_Say_It_Again,_Girl_(song)" title="Make Me Say It Again, Girl (song)">Make Me Say It Again, Girl</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Filmography</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/It%27s_Your_Thing_(film)" title="It's Your Thing (film)">It's Your Thing</a></i> (1970)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">See also</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Isley_Brothers_discography" title="The Isley Brothers discography">Discography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T-Neck_Records" title="T-Neck Records">T-Neck Records</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isley-Jasper-Isley" title="Isley-Jasper-Isley">Isley-Jasper-Isley</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><b> <span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/16px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/23px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/31px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="185" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Category:The_Isley_Brothers" title="Category:The Isley Brothers">Category:The Isley Brothers</a></b></li> <li><b> <span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Symbol_portal_class.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Portal"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e2/Symbol_portal_class.svg/16px-Symbol_portal_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e2/Symbol_portal_class.svg/23px-Symbol_portal_class.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e2/Symbol_portal_class.svg/31px-Symbol_portal_class.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="185" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Portal:Rhythm_and_blues" title="Portal:Rhythm and blues">Portal:Rhythm and blues</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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<li><i><a href="/wiki/How_Sweet_It_Is_to_Be_Loved_by_You" title="How Sweet It Is to Be Loved by You">How Sweet It Is to Be Loved by You</a></i> (1965)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Tribute_to_the_Great_Nat_%22King%22_Cole" title="A Tribute to the Great Nat "King" Cole">A Tribute to the Great Nat "King" Cole</a></i> (1965)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Moods_of_Marvin_Gaye" title="Moods of Marvin Gaye">Moods of Marvin Gaye</a></i> (1966)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/In_the_Groove_(Marvin_Gaye_album)" title="In the Groove (Marvin Gaye album)">In the Groove</a></i> (1968)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/M.P.G." title="M.P.G.">M.P.G.</a></i> (1969)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/That%27s_the_Way_Love_Is_(album)" title="That's the Way Love Is (album)">That's the Way Love Is</a></i> (1970)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/What%27s_Going_On_(album)" title="What's Going On (album)">What's Going On</a></i> (1971)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Trouble_Man_(album)" title="Trouble Man (album)">Trouble Man</a></i> (1972)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Let%27s_Get_It_On" title="Let's Get It On">Let's Get It On</a></i> (1973)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/I_Want_You_(Marvin_Gaye_album)" title="I Want You (Marvin Gaye album)">I Want You</a></i> (1976)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Here,_My_Dear" title="Here, My Dear">Here, My Dear</a></i> (1978)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/In_Our_Lifetime_(Marvin_Gaye_album)" title="In Our Lifetime (Marvin Gaye album)">In Our Lifetime</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Midnight_Love" title="Midnight Love">Midnight Love</a></i> (1982)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dream_of_a_Lifetime" title="Dream of a Lifetime">Dream of a Lifetime</a></i> (1985)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Romantically_Yours" title="Romantically Yours">Romantically Yours</a></i> (1985)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Vulnerable_(Marvin_Gaye_album)" title="Vulnerable (Marvin Gaye album)">Vulnerable</a></i> (1997)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/You%27re_the_Man_(album)" title="You're the Man (album)">You're the Man</a></i> (2019)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Duet albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Together_(Marvin_Gaye_and_Mary_Wells_album)" title="Together (Marvin Gaye and Mary Wells album)">Together</a></i> (with <a href="/wiki/Mary_Wells" title="Mary Wells">Mary Wells</a>, 1964)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Take_Two_(Marvin_Gaye_and_Kim_Weston_album)" title="Take Two (Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston album)">Take Two</a></i> (with <a href="/wiki/Kim_Weston" title="Kim Weston">Kim Weston</a>, 1966)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/United_(Marvin_Gaye_and_Tammi_Terrell_album)" title="United (Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell album)">United</a></i> (with <a href="/wiki/Tammi_Terrell" title="Tammi Terrell">Tammi Terrell</a>, 1967)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/You%27re_All_I_Need" title="You're All I Need">You're All I Need</a></i> (with <a href="/wiki/Tammi_Terrell" title="Tammi Terrell">Tammi Terrell</a>, 1968)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Easy_(Marvin_Gaye_and_Tammi_Terrell_album)" title="Easy (Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell album)">Easy</a></i> (with <a href="/wiki/Tammi_Terrell" title="Tammi Terrell">Tammi Terrell</a>, 1969)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Diana_%26_Marvin" title="Diana & Marvin">Diana & Marvin</a></i> (with <a href="/wiki/Diana_Ross" title="Diana Ross">Diana Ross</a>, 1973)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Live albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Marvin_Gaye_Recorded_Live_on_Stage" title="Marvin Gaye Recorded Live on Stage">Marvin Gaye Recorded Live on Stage</a></i> (1963)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Marvin_Gaye_Live!" title="Marvin Gaye Live!">Marvin Gaye Live!</a></i> (1974)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Live_at_the_London_Palladium" title="Live at the London Palladium">Live at the London Palladium</a></i> (1977)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Marvin_Gaye_at_the_Copa" title="Marvin Gaye at the Copa">Marvin Gaye at the Copa</a></i> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/What%27s_Going_On_Live" title="What's Going On Live"><i>What's Going On</i> Live</a> (2019)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Compilation albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Greatest_Hits_(Marvin_Gaye_album)" title="Greatest Hits (Marvin Gaye album)">Greatest Hits</a></i> (1964)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Greatest_Hits,_Vol._2_(Marvin_Gaye_album)" title="Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 (Marvin Gaye album)">Greatest Hits, Vol. 2</a></i> (1967)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Marvin_Gaye_and_His_Girls" title="Marvin Gaye and His Girls">Marvin Gaye and His Girls</a></i> (1969)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Marvin_Gaye_and_Tammi_Terrell%27s_Greatest_Hits" title="Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell's Greatest Hits">Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell's Greatest Hits</a></i> (1970)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Super_Hits_(Marvin_Gaye_album)" title="Super Hits (Marvin Gaye album)">Super Hits</a></i> (1970)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Anthology_(Marvin_Gaye_album)" title="Anthology (Marvin Gaye album)">Anthology</a></i> (1974)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Marvin_Gaye%27s_Greatest_Hits" title="Marvin Gaye's Greatest Hits">Marvin Gaye's Greatest Hits</a></i> (1976)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Motown_Remembers_Marvin_Gaye:_Never_Before_Released_Masters" title="Motown Remembers Marvin Gaye: Never Before Released Masters">Motown Remembers Marvin Gaye: Never Before Released Masters</a></i> (1986)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Marvin_Gaye_Collection" title="The Marvin Gaye Collection">The Marvin Gaye Collection</a></i> (1990)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Norman_Whitfield_Sessions" title="The Norman Whitfield Sessions">The Norman Whitfield Sessions</a></i> (1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Love_Starved_Heart:_Rare_and_Unreleased" title="Love Starved Heart: Rare and Unreleased">Love Starved Heart: Rare and Unreleased</a></i> (1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Very_Best_of_Marvin_Gaye_(1994_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Very Best of Marvin Gaye (1994 album)">The Very Best of Marvin Gaye</a></i> (1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Master_(1961%E2%80%931984)" title="The Master (1961–1984)">The Master (1961–1984)</a></i> (1995)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Marvin_Gaye:_The_Love_Songs" title="Marvin Gaye: The Love Songs">Marvin Gaye: The Love Songs</a></i> (2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Complete_Duets" title="The Complete Duets">The Complete Duets</a></i> (2001)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Very_Best_of_Marvin_Gaye_(2001_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Very Best of Marvin Gaye (2001 album)">The Very Best of Marvin Gaye</a></i> (2001)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Video releases</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Real_Thing:_In_Performance_(1964%E2%80%931981)" title="The Real Thing: In Performance (1964–1981)">The Real Thing: In Performance (1964–1981)</a></i> (2006)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">US/UK top-ten singles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Pride_and_Joy_(Marvin_Gaye_song)" title="Pride and Joy (Marvin Gaye song)">Pride and Joy</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/How_Sweet_It_Is_(To_Be_Loved_by_You)" title="How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)">How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I%27ll_Be_Doggone" title="I'll Be Doggone">I'll Be Doggone</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Ain%27t_That_Peculiar" title="Ain't That Peculiar">Ain't That Peculiar</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Your_Precious_Love" title="Your Precious Love">Your Precious Love</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/If_I_Could_Build_My_Whole_World_Around_You" title="If I Could Build My Whole World Around You">If I Could Build My Whole World Around You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Ain%27t_Nothing_Like_the_Real_Thing" title="Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing">Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You%27re_All_I_Need_to_Get_By" title="You're All I Need to Get By">You're All I Need to Get By</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Heard_It_Through_the_Grapevine" title="I Heard It Through the Grapevine">I Heard It Through the Grapevine</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Too_Busy_Thinking_About_My_Baby" title="Too Busy Thinking About My Baby">Too Busy Thinking About My Baby</a>"</li> <li>"<a class="mw-selflink selflink">That's the Way Love Is</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Abraham,_Martin_and_John" title="Abraham, Martin and John">Abraham, Martin and John</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Onion_Song" title="The Onion Song">The Onion Song</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/What%27s_Going_On_(song)" title="What's Going On (song)">What's Going On</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Mercy_Mercy_Me_(The_Ecology)" title="Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)">Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Inner_City_Blues_(Make_Me_Wanna_Holler)" title="Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)">Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Trouble_Man_(song)" title="Trouble Man (song)">Trouble Man</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Let%27s_Get_It_On_(song)" title="Let's Get It On (song)">Let's Get It On</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You_Are_Everything" title="You Are Everything">You Are Everything</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Got_to_Give_It_Up" title="Got to Give It Up">Got to Give It Up</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Sexual_Healing" title="Sexual Healing">Sexual Healing</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Gaye_family" title="Gaye family">Family</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Marvin_Gay_Sr." title="Marvin Gay Sr.">Marvin Gay Sr.</a> (father)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alberta_Gay" title="Alberta Gay">Alberta Gay</a> (mother)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anna_Gordy_Gaye" title="Anna Gordy Gaye">Anna Gordy Gaye</a> (first wife)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denise_Gordy" title="Denise Gordy">Denise Gordy</a> (son's birth mother)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nona_Gaye" title="Nona Gaye">Nona Gaye</a> (daughter)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frankie_Gaye" title="Frankie Gaye">Frankie Gaye</a> (brother)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gordon_Banks_(musician)" title="Gordon Banks (musician)">Gordon Banks</a> (brother-in-law)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" 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Marvin Gaye">Personal life</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Killing_of_Marvin_Gaye" title="Killing of Marvin Gaye">Death</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_tributes_to_Marvin_Gaye" title="List of tributes to Marvin Gaye">Tributes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Songs_about_Marvin_Gaye" title="Category:Songs about Marvin Gaye">Songs in memory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Marquees" title="The Marquees">The Marquees</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harvey_Fuqua" title="Harvey Fuqua">Harvey Fuqua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tammi_Terrell" title="Tammi Terrell">Tammi Terrell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leon_Ware" title="Leon Ware">Leon Ware</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marvin%27s_Room_(studio)" title="Marvin's Room (studio)">Marvin's Room</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Marvin_Is_60:_A_Tribute_Album" title="Marvin Is 60: A Tribute Album">Marvin Is 60: A Tribute Album</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Divided_Soul" title="Divided Soul">Divided Soul</a></i></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/Soldier%27s_Plea" title="Soldier's Plea">Soldier's Plea</a>"</dd> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/Stubborn_Kind_of_Fellow" title="Stubborn Kind of Fellow">Stubborn Kind of Fellow</a>"</dd> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/Hitch_Hike_(song)" title="Hitch Hike (song)">Hitch Hike</a>"</dd></dl> <dl><dt>1963</dt> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/Pride_and_Joy_(Marvin_Gaye_song)" title="Pride and Joy (Marvin Gaye song)">Pride and Joy</a>"</dd> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/Can_I_Get_a_Witness" title="Can I Get a Witness">Can I Get a Witness</a>"</dd></dl> <dl><dt>1964</dt> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/You%27re_a_Wonderful_One" title="You're a Wonderful One">You're a Wonderful One</a>"</dd> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/Once_Upon_a_Time_(Marvin_Gaye_and_Mary_Wells_song)" title="Once Upon a Time (Marvin Gaye and Mary Wells song)">Once Upon a Time</a>"</dd> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/What%27s_the_Matter_with_You_Baby" title="What's the Matter with You Baby">What's the Matter with You Baby</a>"</dd> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/Try_It_Baby" title="Try It Baby">Try It Baby</a>"</dd> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/Baby_Don%27t_You_Do_It" title="Baby Don't You Do It">Baby Don't You Do It</a>"</dd> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/What_Good_Am_I_Without_You" title="What Good Am I Without You">What Good Am I Without You</a>"</dd> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/How_Sweet_It_Is_(To_Be_Loved_by_You)" title="How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)">How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)</a>"</dd></dl> <dl><dt>1965</dt> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/I%27ll_Be_Doggone" title="I'll Be Doggone">I'll Be Doggone</a>"</dd> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/Pretty_Little_Baby" title="Pretty Little Baby">Pretty Little Baby</a>"</dd> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/Ain%27t_That_Peculiar" title="Ain't That Peculiar">Ain't That Peculiar</a>"</dd></dl> <dl><dt>1966</dt> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/One_More_Heartache" title="One More Heartache">One More Heartache</a>"</dd> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/Take_This_Heart_of_Mine" title="Take This Heart of Mine">Take This Heart of Mine</a>"</dd> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/Little_Darling_(I_Need_You)" title="Little Darling (I Need You)">Little Darling (I Need You)</a>"</dd> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/It_Takes_Two_(Marvin_Gaye_and_Kim_Weston_song)" title="It Takes Two (Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston song)">It Takes Two</a>"</dd></dl> <dl><dt>1967</dt> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/Ain%27t_No_Mountain_High_Enough" title="Ain't No Mountain High Enough">Ain't No Mountain High Enough</a>"</dd> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/Your_Unchanging_Love" title="Your Unchanging Love">Your Unchanging Love</a>"</dd> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/Your_Precious_Love" title="Your Precious Love">Your Precious Love</a>"</dd> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/You_(Marvin_Gaye_song)" title="You (Marvin Gaye song)">You</a>"</dd> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/If_I_Could_Build_My_Whole_World_Around_You" title="If I Could Build My Whole World Around You">If I Could Build My Whole World Around You</a>"/"<a href="/wiki/If_This_World_Were_Mine" title="If This World Were Mine">If This World Were Mine</a>"</dd></dl> <dl><dt>1968</dt> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/Ain%27t_Nothing_Like_the_Real_Thing" title="Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing">Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing</a>"</dd> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/You%27re_All_I_Need_to_Get_By" title="You're All I Need to Get By">You're All I Need to Get By</a>"</dd> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/Chained_(Marvin_Gaye_song)" title="Chained (Marvin Gaye song)">Chained</a>"</dd> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/Keep_On_Lovin%27_Me_Honey" title="Keep On Lovin' Me Honey">Keep On Lovin' Me Honey</a>"</dd> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/You_Ain%27t_Livin%27_till_You%27re_Lovin%27" title="You Ain't Livin' till You're Lovin'">You Ain't Livin' till You're Lovin'</a>"</dd> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/His_Eye_Is_on_the_Sparrow" title="His Eye Is on the Sparrow">His Eye Is on the Sparrow</a>"</dd> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/I_Heard_It_Through_the_Grapevine" title="I Heard It Through the Grapevine">I Heard It Through the Grapevine</a>"</dd></dl> <dl><dt>1969</dt> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/Good_Lovin%27_Ain%27t_Easy_to_Come_By" title="Good Lovin' Ain't Easy to Come By">Good Lovin' Ain't Easy to Come By</a>"</dd> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/Too_Busy_Thinking_About_My_Baby" title="Too Busy Thinking About My Baby">Too Busy Thinking About My Baby</a>"</dd> <dd>"<a class="mw-selflink selflink">That's the Way Love Is</a>"</dd> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/Abraham,_Martin_and_John" title="Abraham, Martin and John">Abraham, Martin and John</a>"</dd> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/What_You_Gave_Me_(song)" class="mw-redirect" title="What You Gave Me (song)">What You Gave Me</a>"</dd> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/How_Can_I_Forget" title="How Can I Forget">How Can I Forget</a>"</dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1970s: (Tamla)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt>1970</dt> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/Gonna_Give_Her_All_the_Love_I%27ve_Got" title="Gonna Give Her All the Love I've Got">Gonna Give Her All the Love I've Got</a>"</dd> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/The_Onion_Song" title="The Onion Song">The Onion Song</a>"</dd> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/California_Soul" title="California Soul">California Soul</a>"</dd> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/The_End_of_Our_Road" title="The End of Our Road">The End of Our Road</a>"</dd></dl> <dl><dt>1971</dt> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/What%27s_Going_On_(song)" title="What's Going On (song)">What's Going On</a>"</dd> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/Mercy_Mercy_Me_(The_Ecology)" title="Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)">Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)</a>"</dd> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/Inner_City_Blues_(Make_Me_Wanna_Holler)" title="Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)">Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)</a>"</dd> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/Save_the_Children_(song)" title="Save the Children (song)">Save the Children</a>"</dd></dl> <dl><dt>1972</dt> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/You%27re_the_Man" title="You're the Man">You're the Man</a>"</dd> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/Trouble_Man_(song)" title="Trouble Man (song)">Trouble Man</a>"</dd> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/I_Want_to_Come_Home_for_Christmas" title="I Want to Come Home for Christmas">I Want to Come Home for Christmas</a>"</dd></dl> <dl><dt>1973</dt> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/Let%27s_Get_It_On_(song)" title="Let's Get It On (song)">Let's Get It On</a>"</dd> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/You%27re_a_Special_Part_of_Me" title="You're a Special Part of Me">You're a Special Part of Me</a>"</dd> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/Stop,_Look,_Listen_(To_Your_Heart)" title="Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)">Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)</a>"</dd> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/Come_Get_to_This" title="Come Get to This">Come Get to This</a>"</dd></dl> <dl><dt>1974</dt> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/You_Sure_Love_to_Ball" title="You Sure Love to Ball">You Sure Love to Ball</a>"</dd> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/My_Mistake_(Was_to_Love_You)" title="My Mistake (Was to Love You)">My Mistake (Was to Love You)</a>"</dd> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Knock_My_Love" title="Don't Knock My Love">Don't Knock My Love</a>"</dd> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/You_Are_Everything" title="You Are Everything">You Are Everything</a>"</dd> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/Distant_Lover" title="Distant Lover">Distant Lover</a>"</dd></dl> <dl><dt>1976</dt> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/I_Want_You_(Marvin_Gaye_song)" title="I Want You (Marvin Gaye song)">I Want You</a>"</dd> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/After_the_Dance_(song)" title="After the Dance (song)">After the Dance</a>"</dd> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/Since_I_Had_You" title="Since I Had You">Since I Had You</a>"</dd></dl> <dl><dt>1977</dt> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/Got_to_Give_It_Up" title="Got to Give It Up">Got to Give It Up</a>"</dd></dl> <dl><dt>1978</dt> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/Pops,_We_Love_You_(A_Tribute_to_Father)" title="Pops, We Love You (A Tribute to Father)">Pops, We Love You (A Tribute to Father)</a>"</dd></dl> <dl><dt>1979</dt> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/A_Funky_Space_Reincarnation" title="A Funky Space Reincarnation">A Funky Space Reincarnation</a>"</dd> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/Here,_My_Dear" title="Here, My Dear">Anger</a>"</dd> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/Ego_Tripping_Out" title="Ego Tripping Out">Ego Tripping Out</a>"</dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1980s: (Tamla/<br /><a href="/wiki/Columbia_Records" title="Columbia Records">Columbia</a>)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt>1981</dt> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/Praise_(Marvin_Gaye_song)" title="Praise (Marvin Gaye song)">Praise</a>"</dd> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/Heavy_Love_Affair" title="Heavy Love Affair">Heavy Love Affair</a>"</dd></dl> <dl><dt>1982</dt> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/Sexual_Healing" title="Sexual Healing">Sexual Healing</a>"</dd></dl> <dl><dt>1983</dt> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/My_Love_Is_Waiting" title="My Love Is Waiting">My Love Is Waiting</a>"</dd> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/%27Til_Tomorrow" title="'Til Tomorrow">'Til Tomorrow</a>"</dd> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/Joy_(Marvin_Gaye_song)" title="Joy (Marvin Gaye song)">Joy</a>"</dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Posthumous</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt>1985</dt> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/Sanctified_Lady" title="Sanctified Lady">Sanctified Lady</a>"</dd> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/It%27s_Madness" title="It's Madness">It's Madness</a>"</dd> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/Just_Like" title="Just Like">Just Like</a>"</dd></dl> <dl><dt>1986</dt> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/The_World_Is_Rated_X" title="The World Is Rated X">The World Is Rated X</a>"</dd></dl> <dl><dt>1991</dt> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/My_Last_Chance" title="My Last Chance">My Last Chance</a>"</dd></dl> <dl><dt>1994</dt> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/Lucky,_Lucky_Me" title="Lucky, Lucky Me">Lucky, Lucky Me</a>"</dd></dl> <dl><dt>1995</dt> <dd>"This Love Starved Heart Of Mine(It's Killing Me)"</dd></dl> <dl><dt>2001</dt> <dd>"<a href="/wiki/Music_(Erick_Sermon_and_Marvin_Gaye_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Music (Erick Sermon and Marvin Gaye 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