UMC Digital Release "Marvin Gaye Unreleased 1965"
Released December 18th 2015

1 As Long As She Needs Me
(Lionel Bart)
Note: from musical and film "Oliver"
Produced by George Gordy, Johnny Allen
Band track recorded at the Graystone Ballroom, Detroit on August 6, 1963, lead vocal added February 7, 1965

2 I've Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
(Duke Ellington-Paul Webster)
Produced by George Gordy, Johnny Allen
Band track recorded at the Graystone Ballroom, Detroit on August 6, 1963, lead vocal added February 7, 1965

3 Baby Baby Come Home
(Clarence Paul-Morris Ervin)
Produced by Clarence Paul
Band track recorded September 17, 1964 and assigned to the Four Tops, Marvin’s lead vocal added January 18, 1965

4 All My Life
(William Stevenson-Clarence Paul-Marvin Gaye)
Produced by William Stevenson, Clarence Paul
Band track recorded January 27, 1965 and assigned to Ivy Jo, Marvin’s lead vocal added March 8, 1965

5 Say When [version 1]
(John Bristol)
Produced by Harvey Fuqua
Band track recorded May 13, 1965, lead vocal added May 16, voices added May 27, 1965
Version 2 recorded 1966, and released on Motown CD 31452-0319 Love Starved Heart: Rare And Unreleased, June 21, 1994

6 The More I See You
(Mack Gordon-Harry Warren)
Note: from film "Diamond Horseshoe"
Produced by William Stevenson
Recorded in New York August 10, 1965

7 I Wish You Love
(Charles Trenet-Leo Chauliac-Albert Beach)
Produced by William Stevenson
Recorded in New York August 10, 1965

8 The End Of A Love Affair
(Edward C. Redding)
Produced by William Stevenson
Recorded in New York August 10, 1965

9 Violets For Your Furs
(Tom Adair-Matt Dennis)
Produced by William Stevenson
Recorded in New York August 10, 1965

10 So In Love
(Cole Porter)
Note: from musical and film "Kiss Me Kate"
Produced by William Stevenson
Recorded in New York August 10, 1965

11 If I Had To Go On Without You
(Morris Broadnax-Carnell Draw)
Produced by William Stevenson
Recorded in New York August 10, 1965

12 You're All That Matters To Me
(Carnell Draw-Morris Broadnax)
Produced by William Stevenson
Recorded in New York August 10, 1965

13 Good-Bye
(Gordon Jenkins)
Produced by William Stevenson
Recorded in New York August 10, 1965

14 Fanny
(Harold Rome)
Note: from musical “Fanny”
Produced by Marc Gordon, Hal Davis
Band track recorded in California (probably) January 1965, lead vocal added July 14, 1965

15 Dear Heart
(Jay Livingston-Ray Evans-Henry Mancini)
Note: from film “Dear Heart”
Produced by Marc Gordon, Hal Davis
Band track recorded in California (probably) January 1965, lead vocal added February 3 and July 14, 1965

16 Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words)
(Bart Howard)
Produced by Hal Davis, Marc Gordon
Recorded in California (probably) January 1965

17 What's New
(Johnny Burke-Bob Haggart)
Produced by Marc Gordon, Hal Davis
Band track recorded in California (probably) January 1965, lead vocal added February 5, 1965

18 All The Way
(Sammy Cahn-Jimmy Van Heusen)
Note: from film “The Joker Is Wild”
Produced by Marc Gordon, Hal Davis
Band track recorded in California (probably) January 1965, lead vocal added February 1 and 5, 1965

19 More (Theme From “Mondo Cane”)
(Norman Newell-Riz Ortolani-Nino Oliviero)
Note: from film "Mondo Cane"
Produced by Marc Gordon, Hal Davis
Recorded in California (probably) January 1965

20 Maria
(Stephen Sondheim-Leonard Bernstein)
Note: from musical and film "West Side Story"
Produced by Marc Gordon, Hal Davis
Recorded in California (probably) January 1965

21 Where Are You
(Harold Adamson-Jimmy McHugh)
Note: from musical "Top Of The Town"
Produced by Hal Davis, Marc Gordon
Band track recorded in California (probably) January 1965, lead vocal added July 14, 1965

22 Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars (Corcovado)
(Gene Lees-Antonio Jobim)
Produced by Hal Davis, Marc Gordon
Band track recorded in California (probably) January 1965, lead vocal added February 3, 1965

23 Emily
(Johnny Mercer-Johnny Mandel)
Note: from film "The Americanization of Emily"
Produced by Marc Gordon, Hal Davis
Band track recorded in California (probably) January 1965, lead vocal added February 1 and July 21, 1965

24 I've Got Your Number
(Carolyn Leigh-Cy Coleman)
Note: from musical "Little Me"
Produced by Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol
Band track recorded in New York November 4, 1965, lead vocal and instrumental dub-in November 11, 1965

25 On A Wonderful Day Like Today
(Leslie Bricusse-Anthony Newley)
Note: from musical "The Roar Of The Greasepaint - The Smell Of The Crowd"
Produced by Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol
Band track recorded in New York November 4, 1965, lead vocal added November 4, instrumental dub-in November 11, 1965

 

Produced by Harry Weinger, with assistance from Andy Flory and Keith Hughes
Tracks 6, 11, 12, 14-21 and 23-25 mixed by John Morales, all other tracks original Motown mixes
All tracks mastered by Seth Foster

All tracks recorded at Hitsville USA Studio, Detroit, except as otherwise noted

All tracks previously unreleased

Annotations by Keith Hughes, www.dftmc.info, with many thanks to Andy Flory

Sources :
The Hitsville Session Logbooks
The Motown Library Tape Filing Card Index
The Motown Label Copy Files
The Jobete Music Catalog

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