The Master (1961–1984)

Album infobox
Name = The Master (1961-1984)
Type = Greatest hits
Artist = Marvin Gaye


Background =
Released = 1995
Recorded = 1962 - 1983
Genre = R&B/soul/psychedelic soul/funk
Label = Motown
Producer = William "Mickey" Stevenson, Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Smokey Robinson, Harvey Fuqua, Ashford & Simpson, Frank Wilson, Norman Whitfield, Marvin Gaye, Leon Ware, Hal Davis, Art Stewart
Last album = "Anthology: Marvin Gaye"
(1995)
This album = "The Master (1961-1984)"
(1995)
Next album = "Midnight Love and the Sexual Healing Sessions"
(1998)

"The Master (1961-1984)" is a chronological box set album looking back at American R&B/soul legend Marvin Gaye's phenomenal 23-year recording career. Spanning four discs, the box set goes over all portions of Gaye's career with a repertoire that spanned doo-wop, R&B, soul, psychedelic soul and funk with a mixture of themes including dance songs, love ballads, duets, socially conscious material, sensual material and autobiographical revelations. Includes a recorded 1981 live track of Gaye and Gladys Knight & the Pips each singing their seminal hit "I Heard It Through the Grapevine", Gaye's famed 1983 performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner" at an NBA All-Star game and an acapella performance of "The Lord's Prayer" taped during Gaye's exile in Belgium.

Track listing

Disc one

#"Stubborn Kind of Fellow"
#"Pride and Joy"
#"Hitch Hike"
#"Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)"
#"What Do You Want With Him"
#"Once Upon a Time"
#"What's the Matter With You Baby"
#"Can I Get a Witness"
#"Couldn't Ask For More"
#"You're Wonderful"
#"I Wonder"
#"You Are a Wonderful One"
#"It's Got to Be Love"
#"Try It Baby"
#"Leavin'"
#"My Love For You"
#"How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)"
#"Baby Don't You Do It"
#"Just Like a Man"
#"Pretty Little Baby"
#"Talk About a Good Feeling"
#"I'll Be Doggone"
#"Little Darling (I Need You)"
#"One More Heartache"
#"Ain't That Peculiar"
#"You're the One for Me"
#"Take This Heart of Mine"
#"Your Unchanging Love"

Disc two

#"It Takes Two"
#"I Couldn't Help Falling For You"
#"Lonely Lover"
#"Without Your Sweet Lovin'"
#"Ain't No Mountain High Enough"
#"If I Could Build My Whole World Around You"
#"Your Precious Love"
#"If This World Were Mine"
#"Without You (My World Is Lonely)"
#"Together We Stand (Divided We Fall)"
#"You"
#"Chained"
#"I Heard It Through the Grapevine"
#"You're What's Happening (In the World Today)"
#"This Love Starved Heart of Mine (It's Killing Me)"
#"Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing"
#"Keep On Lovin' Me Honey"
#"You're All I Need to Get By"
#"Too Busy Thinking About My Baby"
#"More Than a Heart Can Stand"
#"How Can I Forget"
#"That's the Way Love Is"
#"Yesterday"
#"The End of Our Road"
#"Good Lovin' Ain't Easy to Come By"
#"What You Gave Me"

Disc three

#"What's Going On"
#"Save the Children"
#"Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)"
#"Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)"
#"I'm Going Home"
#"Piece of Clay"
#"You're the Man (Pt. I & II)"
#"Checking Out (Double Clutch)"
#"Trouble Man"
#"Let's Get It On"
#"Come Get to This"
#"Just to Keep You Satisfied"
#"Pledging My Love"
#"My Mistake (Was to Love You)"
#"Distant Lover (Live)"
#"I Want You"
#"After the Dance"

Disc four

#"Got to Give It Up, Pt. I"
#"Here, My Dear"
#"When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Loving You"
#"Anger"
#"Anna's Song"
#"A Funky Space Reincarnation"
#"When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Loving You (Reprise)"
#"She Needs Me"
#"Why Did I Choose You"
#"Life is For Learning"
#"Funk Me"
#"Love Me Now or Love Me Later"
#"Ego Tripping Out"
#"The Star-Spangled Banner"
#"I Heard It Through the Grapevine"
#"Rockin' After Midnight"
#"Sexual Healing"
#"The Lord's Prayer"