🎸 Marvin Gaye – What’s Going On
Marvin Gaye – What’s Going OnMarvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On” is a song and the title of his eleventh studio album. The song was released in 1971 on the Motown subsidiary Tamla. It was inspired by a police brutality incident witnessed by Renaldo “Obie” Benson. Benson, Al Cleveland, and Gaye composed the song, and Gaye produced it. The song marked Gaye’s departure from the Motown Sound towards more personal material.
The song is the opening track of the album of the same name. The album was recorded between 1970 and 1971 in sessions at Hitsville U.S.A., Golden World, and United Sound Studios in Detroit, and at The Sound Factory in West Hollywood, California. The album was released on May 21, 1971, by the Motown Records subsidiary label Tamla.
About The Song
Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On” is a song and the title of his eleventh studio album. The song was released in 1971 on the Motown subsidiary Tamla. It was inspired by a police brutality incident witnessed by Renaldo “Obie” Benson. Benson, Al Cleveland, and Gaye composed the song, and Gaye produced it. The song marked Gaye’s departure from the Motown Sound towards more personal material.
The song is the opening track of the album of the same name. The album was recorded between 1970 and 1971 in sessions at Hitsville U.S.A., Golden World, and United Sound Studios in Detroit, and at The Sound Factory in West Hollywood, California. The album was released on May 21, 1971, by the Motown Records subsidiary label Tamla.
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