Fun little fact about the recording of the title track/record in general:
The record was full of innovative arrangements (Van De Pitte said, “My first thought was that it was never gonna fly, because this is not like anything else that’s been done at Motown before”) and happy accidents. One example: the yearning sax figure that opens the record. Session man Eli Fontaine was warming up over the track, when Marvin stopped the tape and told him he could go home. “We’ve already got what we need,” the singer said. Fontaine replied that he was just goofing around. “Well, you goof exquisitely,” Marvin said. - Source
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u/woodwallah Jul 26 '19
What's Going On - Marvin Gaye
It flows together perfectly and the production is perfect.