Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - United (Vinyl LP - 1967 - EU - Reissue)
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United was the first of Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell's three LPs, and quite possibly the best of the lot. Harvey Fuqua and Johnny Bristol handled the productions and gave the photogenic duo a slightly harder edge than subsequent productions by Valerie Simpson and Nickolas Ashford. Three blockbusters -- "Ain't No Mountain High Enough," "If I Could Build My World Around You," and "Your Precious Love" -- propelled the album to number 29 on the pop charts, the highest rating of any of the duo's LPs. Plus, you had treats like "Little Ole Boy, Little Ole Girl," a remake of Loe & Joe's little-known release on Fuqua's Harvey Records in 1962. "Two Can Have a Party" grooves from start to finish and could have been the fourth hit, but Motown thought otherwise. I like the duo's rendition of "Hold Me Oh My Darling," a song Tammi first recorded on her solo album; the stuttering chorus and bass backing voice makes it unique. You won't find two better ballads than "Give a Little Love" or the often-recorded "If This World Were Mine"; written by Marvin Gaye, the starry-eyed proclamation has become an R&B standard, and rightfully so. Andrew Hamilton
Trackliste
A1 Ain't No Mountain High Enough
A2 You Got What It Takes
A3 If I Could Build My World Around You
A4 Somethin' Stupid
A5 Your Precious Love
A6 Hold Me Oh My Darling
B1 Two Can Have A Party
B2 Little Ole Boy, Little Ole Girl
B3 If This World Were Mine
B4 Sad Wedding
B5 Give A Little Love
B6 Oh How I'd Miss You
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