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Originally released in 1971, WHAT'S GOING ON remains a landmark album, one
that redefined music with powerful, anthemic songs that remain pertinent to this
day. Before WHAT'S GOING ON, R&B albums were collections of singles, with
secondary "filler" material rounding out the LPs. Marvin Gaye changed all
this by releasing a concept album that went beyond the usual boy-meets-girl
scenario, weaving together an aural collage of societal ills. "Crime is
increasing/Trigger-happy policing", from "Inner City Blues (Make Me
Wanna Holler)", is as potent a line today as it was over 20 years ago, and
with the country still divided over the Vietnam War, the title track became a
rallying cry for peace.
Dark, mercurial, and jazzy, WHAT'S GOING ON was as radical musically as it was
conceptually. Layered with lush orchestrations, heavenly background vocals, and
loose, fiercely grooving arrangements, WHAT'S GOING ON so surpassed anything
previously known as soul music that it virtually reinvented the genre. The critical and
commercial success of Gaye's opus also enabled other artists to break free from
the creative shackles imposed by Motown and other companies, and to experience
more autonomy in musical and thematic expression, thereby changing the industry.
In short, the musical and historical significance of WHAT'S GOING ON cannot be
overestimated; it was Gaye's masterpiece, and still stands as one of the
greatest soul albums of all time.
1. What's Going On
2. What's Happening Brother
3. Flyin' High (In The Friendly Sky)
4. Save The Children
5. God Is Love
6. Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
7. Right On
8. Wholy Holy
9. Inner City Blues (Makes Me Wanna Holler)
10. God Is Love (Bonus Track)
11. Sad Tomorrows aka Flyin' High (In The Friendly Sky)
Group: CD - Soul
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Release Date: 27-01-2003
