The Soulful Moods of Marvin Gaye

The Soulful Moods of Marvin Gaye è il primo album di Marvin Gaye, pubblicato dalla Tamla Records nel giugno del 1961.

Tracce

Lato A

1. Masquerade – 5:12 (Herbert Magidson, Allie Wrubel)
2. Funny Valentine – 3:21 (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers)
3. Witchcraft – 2:25 (Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh)
4. Easy Living – 3:04 (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin)
5. How Deep the Ocean – 3:08 (Irving Berlin)

Lato B

1. Love for Sale – 2:54 (Cole Porter)
2. Always – 2:58 (Irving Berlin)
3. How High the Moon – 2:27 (Nancy Hamilton, William M. Lewis Jr.)
4. Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide – 3:04 (Berry Gordy Jr.)
5. Never Let You Go – 2:44 (Harvey Fuqua, Angus Gaye)
6. You Don't Know What Love Is – 2:52 (Gene DePaul, Don Raye)

• I titoli dei brani sopraelencati sono quelli riportati nella prima pubblicazione dell'ellepì del 1961, nelle successive edizioni alcuni brani saranno riportati con titoli leggermente differenti
• Il brano Masquerade in seguito sarà riportato con il titolo (peraltro giusto) (I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over
• Il brano Funny Valentine in My Funny Valentine
• Il brano How Deep the Ocean in How Deep Is the Ocean (How High Is the Sky)

Edizione CD del 2012, pubblicato dalla Hallmark Music & Entertainment (711482)

1. (I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over – 5:12 (A. Wrubel, H. Magidson)
2. My Funny Valentine – 3:33 (R. Rodgers, L. Hart)
3. Witchcraft – 2:28 (C. Coleman, C. Leigh)
4. Easy Living – 3:08 (R. Rainger, L. Robin)
5. How Deep Is the Ocean (How High Is the Sky) – 3:12 (I. Berlin)
6. Love for Sale – 2:58 (C. Porter)
7. Always – 3:02 (I. Berlin)
8. How High the Moon – 2:33 (N. Hamilton, M. Lewis)
9. Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide – 3:05 (B. Gordy)
10. Never Let Your Go (Sha-Lu Bop) – 2:45 (A. Gordy, H. Fuqua)
11. You Don't Know What Love Is – 3:58 (G. DePaul, D. Raye)

Durata totale: 35:54

Musicisti

• Marvin Gaye - voce, batteria, pianoforte
• Altri musicisti partecipanti alla registrazione non accreditati

Collegamenti esterni

• (EN) The Soulful Moods of Marvin Gaye, su Discogs, Zink Media.
• (EN) The Soulful Moods of Marvin Gaye, su MusicBrainz, MetaBrainz Foundation.
• The Soulful Moods of Marvin Gaye by Marvin Gaye, su rateyourmusic.com. URL consultato il 27 aprile 2015.

V · D · M Marvin Gaye
Album solista	The Soulful Moods of Marvin Gaye (1961) · That Stubborn Kinda Fellow (1962) · When I'm Alone I Cry (1964) · Hello Broadway (1964) · How Sweet It Is to Be Loved by You (1965) · A Tribute to the Great Nat "King" Cole (1965) · Moods of Marvin Gaye (1966) · In the Groove/I Heard It Through the Grapevine! (1968) · M.P.G. (1969) · That's the Way Love Is (1970) · What's Going On (1971) · Trouble Man (1972) · Let's Get It On (1973) · I Want You (1976) · Here, My Dear (1978) · In Our Lifetime (1981) · Midnight Love (1982)
Album in duetto	Together (con Mary Wells, 1964) · Take Two (con Kim Weston, 1966) · United (con Tammi Terrell, 1967) · You're All I Need (con Tammi Terrell, 1968) · Easy (con Tammi Terrell, 1969) · Diana & Marvin (con Diana Ross, 1973)
Album postumi	Dream of a Lifetime (1985) · Romantically Yours (1985) · Vulnerable (1997) · You're the Man (2019)
Compilation	Greatest Hits (1964) · Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 (1967) · Marvin Gaye and His Girls (1969) · Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell's Greatest Hits (1970) · Super Hits (1970) · Anthology (1974) · Marvin Gaye's Greatest Hits (1976) · Motown Remembers Marvin Gaye: Never Before Released Masters (1986) · The Marvin Gaye Collection (1990) · The Norman Whitfield Sessions (1994) · Love Starved Heart: Rare and Unreleased (1994) · The Very Best of Marvin Gaye (1994) · The Master (1961–1984) (1995) · Marvin Gaye: The Love Songs (2000) · The Complete Duets (2001) · The Very Best of Marvin Gaye (2001)
Live	Marvin Gaye Recorded Live on Stage (1963) · Marvin Gaye Live! (1974) · Live at the London Palladium (1977) · Marvin Gaye at the Copa (2005) · What's Going On Live (2019)
Singoli (selezione)	Pride and Joy · How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) · I'll Be Doggone · Ain't That Peculiar · It Takes Two · Your Precious Love · Ain't No Mountain High Enough · If I Could Build My Whole World Around You · Ain't Nothing like the Real Thing · You're All I Need to Get By · I Heard It Through the Grapevine · Too Busy Thinking About My Baby · That's the Way Love Is · Abraham, Martin and John · The Onion Song · What's Going On · Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) · Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) · Trouble Man · Let's Get It On · You Are Everything · Got to Give It Up · Sexual Healing
Videografia	Greatest Hits Live (Live in Holland 1976) (2000) · Live in Montreux 1980 (2003) · The Real Thing: In Performance (1964–1981) (2006) · Live in Belgium 1981 (2006)
Voci correlate	Tammi Terrell · Berry Gordy · Anna Gordy · Marvin Gay Sr. · Motown Records · Mary Wells · Diana Ross

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