Marvin Gaye - What's Going On

Tracklist

Original LP Release (May 21 1971)
1.01	What's Going On	3:53
1.02	What's Happening Brother	2:43
1.03	Flyin' High (In The Friendly Sky)	3:49
1.04	Save The Children	4:03
1.05	God Is Love	1:41
1.06	Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)	3:16
1.07	Right On	7:32
1.08	Wholy Holy	3:07
1.09	Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)	5:38
Original Detroit Mix (April 5 1971) Previously Unreleased
1.10	What's Going On (Detroit Mix)	4:07
1.11	What's Happening Brother (Detroit Mix)	2:43
1.12	Flyin' High (In The Friendly Sky)	3:48
1.13	Save The Children (Detroit Mix)	4:01
1.14	God Is Love (Detroit Mix)	1:46
1.15	Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)	3:07
1.16	Right On (Detroit Mix)	7:31
1.17	Wholy Holy (Detroit Mix)	3:07
1.18	Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)	5:45
The Foundation (Previously Unreleased)
1.19	What's Going On (Rhythm And Strings Mix)	3:50
Live At The Kennedy Center (May 1 1972) Previously Unreleased
2.01	Sixties Medley: That's The Way Love Is / You (Live)	13:23
2.02	Right On (Live)	7:33
2.03	Wholy Holy (Live)	3:32
2.04	Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)	9:06
2.05	What's Going On (Live)	5:42
2.06	What's Happening Brother (Live)	2:54
2.07	Flyin' High (In The Friendly Sky) (Live)	3:51
2.08	Save The Children (Live)	4:22
2.09	God Is Love (Live)	1:43
2.10	Stage Dialogue	2:34
2.11	Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) (Reprise)	5:12
2.12	What's Going On (Live Reprise)	4:07
Original Single Versions
2.13	What's Going On (Original Single Version)	3:56
2.14	God Is Love (Original Single Version)	2:56
2.15	Sad Tomorrows (Original Single Version)	2:27
In The Meantime... Previously Unreleased
2.16	Head Title (AKA Distant Lover)	4:07

Credits

• Arranged By, Orchestrated By – David Van DePitte
• Bass – Bob Babbit*, James Jamerson, Max Janowsky
• Bongos, Congas – Earl DeRouen, Eddie Brown*
• Celesta [Celeste], Keyboards – Johnny Griffith
• Cello – Edward Korkigan*, Italo Babini, Thaddeus Markiewicz
• Drums – Chet Forest
• Flute – Dayna Hartwick, William Perich
• Guitar – Joe Messina, Robert White
• Harp – Carole Crosby
• Keyboards – Earl Van Dyke
• Producer – Marvin Gaye
• Saxophone – Angelo Carlisi, Eli Fountain*, Larry Nozero, Tate Houston, William Moore*
• Tambourine [Tambourines], Percussion – Jack Ashford
• Trombone – Carl Raetz
• Trumpet – George Benson , John Trundell*, Maurice Davis
• Vibraphone [Vibes], Percussion – Jack Brokensha
• Viola – David Ireland , Edouard Kesner, Meyer Shapiro, Nathan Gordon
• Violin – Alvin Score, Beatriz Budinszky*, Felix Resnick, Gordon Staples, James Waring, Lillian Downs, Richard Margitza, Virginia Halfmann, Zinovi Bistritzky
• Vocals – Elgie Stover, Kenneth Stover*, Lem Barney, Mel Farr, Bobby Rogers*, The Andantes

Notes

PRODUCED BY MARVIN GAYE. Arranged by David Van DePitte previously unreleased

comes in 2CD slimline jewel-case

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 0 44001 38202

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
TS-310, TS310	Marvin Gaye	What's Going On ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Tamla, Tamla	TS-310, TS310	US	1971
12/24024	Marvin Gaye	Mercy, Mercy Me ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Platinum	12/24024	Germany	1985
LI-60136	Marvin Gaye	What's Going On ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Motown	LI-60136	Spain	1984
0600753279557	Marvin Gaye	What's Going On ‎(2xCD, Album, Dlx, RE, RM)	Motown	0600753279557	Europe	2010
5300221, 530 022-1	Marvin Gaye	What's Going On ‎(LP, Album, RE, Gat)	Tamla, Tamla	5300221, 530 022-1	US	2012

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