Marvin Is 60: A Tribute Album

Marvin Is 60: A Tribute Album
Compilation album by
Various artists
ReleasedJune 22, 1999
GenreR&B
Length54:28
LabelMotown Records
ProducerVarious producers
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic [1]

Marvin Is 60: A Tribute Album is the second tribute album (after Inner City Blues: The Music of Marvin Gaye) dedicated to Motown recording artist Marvin Gaye, released by Motown in 1999. The album featured covers of Gaye's hits including "Sexual Healing", "Your Precious Love" and "Distant Lover". Artists such as Erykah Badu, D'Angelo, El DeBarge, Chico DeBarge, Joe, Brian McKnight and Gerald Levert took part in paying tribute to Gaye.[1] The album peaked at number 97 on the Billboard Top 200 and number 20 on the Billboard R&B chart[2] and released the cover versions of "Your Precious Love" (Erykah Badu & D'Angelo) and "You Sure Love to Ball" (Will Downing) as singles.

Track listing

  1. "Your Precious Love" - Erykah Badu & D'Angelo (4:38)
  2. "Distant Lover" - Brian McKnight (4:23)
  3. "You Sure Love to Ball" - Will Downing (3:39)
  4. "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)" - Jon B. (3:07)
  5. "What's Going On - Profyle (3:59)
  6. "Got to Give It Up" - Zhane (5:01)
  7. "I Want You" - Montell Jordan (4:23)
  8. "Let's Get It On" - Gerald Levert (4:26)
  9. "Sexual Healing" - El DeBarge (4:57)
  10. "Soon I'll Be Loving You Again" - Joe (3:02)
  11. "'Til Tomorrow" - Chico DeBarge (3:56)
  12. "Just to Keep Her Satisfied" - Kenny Lattimore (4:16)
  13. "If This World Were Mine" - Tony Rich & Grenique (4:40)

References

  1. ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Marvin Is 60: A Tribute Album - Various Artists". AllMusic.
  2. ^ "Billboard Top 200 & Billboard R&B" (PDF). Billboard Magazine. Vol. 111, no. 28. July 10, 1999. pp. 21, 98. ISSN 0006-2510.
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