The young Marvin Gaye (since he, the sister of Motown founder Berry Gordy - Anna Gordy - 1961 had met and married her in 1963) enjoyed the Detroit Motown label all privileges of a family member. So he could without commercial printing, experiment several years artistic-musical.
Marvin Gaye at the time did not know quite know what kind of music he wanted to do and was thus not only once quite "on the wrong track". This was reflected, among other things, as he hoped all seriousness as a way to be "black Frank Sinatra" and against his brother Berry Gordy (the did not believe that Marvin had an artistic future as "Frank Sinatra-waste") prevailed that Motown -Records albums, like these, published: 'Marvin Gaye - Hello Broadway' (CD version MOTD-5493, US-Import) +++ 'Marvin Gaye - A Tribute To The Great Nat King Cole' (CD version MOTD- 5216, United States-Import), which did not even make the cut on the Billboard Hot 100 album charts.
Although he had been able to notice with the album 'That Stubborn Kinda Fellow (CD version Motown 3746352182), the decoupled theme song and the other singles compilations taken' Hitch Hike 'and' Pride And Joy 'already in 1963 at the reaction of the audience what was his best and well received by the audience, but he was still looking for "his sound".
This should change with the album reviewed here, however.
For the rousing album opener 'You're A Wonderful One' recorded the legendary producer and composer trio Holland-Dozier-Holland responsible, as for the title song 'How Sweet It Is "(also for Motown's Junior Walker & The All Stars a hit) and it paid off. Both songs made it into the top group of R & B and pop charts. What on another decoupling 'Try It Baby "(written by Berry Gordy) was true.
One can the album 'Marvin Gaye - How Sweet It Is' therefore described as "turning point" in the career of the young Marvin Gaye, because his music on the one hand at last the black audience reached (4th place in the R & B album charts) and he on the other hand parallel the interest aroused white teenager who felt addressed by its previous shallow Broadway classics little.
Music:
It is a mix of great songs in the typical Motown Sound ('You're A Wonderful One' +++ 'How Sweet It Is' +++ 'Try It Baby' +++ 'No Good Without You' +++ 'Forever') and some skillfully presented ballads that make listening to time entertainment.
Sound quality:
Already the stereo vinyl version (published on 21.01.1965) and the early stereo CD version (Motown 3746354192) from the 1980s sounded powerfully dynamic and offered best stereo channel separation. When the Japanese Universal subsidiary (Motown is for some years owned by Universal Music) this album published in 2009 again as ** SHM-CD, the sound quality through 24-bit remastering and super high material was significantly improved again.
Buy recommendation:
Among the early Marvin Gaye albums (as a fan I have all also on CD) was this work has always been my favorite. It is, I believe, both sworn Marvin Gaye fans, as well as for new discoverers of the artist.
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As a small service (- Fan-to-Fan -) I will list below is an overview of Marvin Gaye's early albums of the 1960s:
1961 'The Soulful Moods of Marvin Gaye'
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1963 'That Stubborn Kinda Fellow'
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1964 'When I'm Alone I Cry'
1964 'Hello Broadway'
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1965 'A Tribute To The Great Nat King Cole'
1965 'How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You'
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1966 'Moods of Marvin Gaye'
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1968 'In The Groove' (rechristened published in 'I Heard It Trough The Grapevine' and with a new cover again after the eponymous single became a million-success)
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1969 'MPG'
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Addendum:
** What is SHM-CD?
Quote: "The SHM-CD, short for Super High Material Compact Disc, is a compact disc in which the conventional polycarbonate carrier was replaced by a new material was invented this material, 2006 by Universal Music Japan and JVC in the attempt, especially transparent. produce LCDs (...) and they can be on any standard player play Source: Wikipedia
The sound experts Stereo magazine have SHM-CDs tested (listening tests and measurements) and come to the following conclusion:
() So sounds the SHM version actually in the upper layers more relaxed, less glassy winged, dissolved and three-dimensional. In contrast, the normal CD acts as constricted: compact and occupied. These differences are clearly reproducible ()
() Would be confirmed on cheaper players of this result? We will have all the five CD-pair again on the Ayon CD-2 (about 3800 euros) and in the 900-Euro-player CD-S 1000 Yamaha heard: The results remain stable in all cases ()
() The question remains why an obviously superior CD manufacturing process does not succeed on the Japanese borders. The answer is clear: In Europe and America, the industry has always mainstream eye Motto: The noted but eh no. Asian manufacturers feel obliged, however, the perfection. If things go better, then you have to make it even better ()
PS
Links to other SHM-CDs by Marvin Gaye found in the first to comment on this review ...
