- Chained (Marvin Gaye song)
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"Chained" Single by Marvin Gaye from the album In the Groove/I Heard It Through the Grapevine Released 1968 Recorded 1967 Genre Soul, funk Length 2:38 Label Tamla Writer(s) Frank Wilson Producer Frank Wilson Marvin Gaye singles chronology "You're All I Need to Get By"
(1968)(with Tammi Terrell)"Chained"
(1968)"Keep On Lovin' Me Honey"
(1968)(with Tammi Terrell)"Chained" is a 1968 single released by soul singer Marvin Gaye on the Tamla label.
Written and produced by Frank Wilson, the song, much like his previous hit, "You", directed the singer towards a grittier and funkier musical element than his previous hits.
His second non-duet solo hit after two years of, mostly, duet singles with the likes of Kim Weston and Tammi Terrell, the song talked about how he was just with his estranged lover and then the lover disappeared and the narrator hopes to bring her back home.
The song was another top forty entry for Gaye peaking at number thirty-two on the chart while ascending to number eight R&B. The male background singing group, The Originals, would later collaborate with Gaye on their own singles such as "Baby I'm for Real" and "The Bells".
Credits
- Lead vocals by Marvin Gaye
- Background vocals by The Originals: Freddie Gorman, Walter Gaines, Hank Dixon, C.P. Spencer, and Joe Stubbs
- Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers
Marvin Gaye singles discography 1960s:
(Tamla)1961: "Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide"
1962: "Sandman" · "Soldier's Plea" · "Stubborn Kind of Fellow" · "Hitch Hike"
1963: "Pride and Joy" · "Can I Get a Witness" · "I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby"
1964: "You're a Wonderful One" · "Once Upon a Time" · "What's the Matter with You Baby" · "Try It Baby" · "Baby Don't You Do It" · "What Good Am I Without You" · "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)"
1965: "I'll Be Doggone" · "Pretty Little Baby" · "Ain't That Peculiar"
1966: "One More Heartache" · "Take This Heart of Mine" · "Little Darling (I Need You)" · "It Takes Two"
1967: "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" · "Your Unchanging Love" · "Your Precious Love" · "You" · "If I Could Build My Whole World Around You"
1968: "If This World Were Mine" · "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" · "You're All I Need to Get By" · "Chained" · "Keep On Lovin' Me Honey" · "You Ain't Livin' till You're Lovin'" · "His Eye Is on the Sparrow" · "I Heard It Through the Grapevine"
1969: "Good Lovin' Ain't Easy to Come By" · "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby" · "That's the Way Love Is" · "Abraham, Martin and John" · "What You Gave Me" · "How Can I Forget"1970s:
(Tamla)1970: "Gonna Give Her All the Love I've Got" · "The Onion Song" · "California Soul" · "The End of Our Road"
1971: "What's Going On" · "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)" · "Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)" · "Save the Children"
1972: "You're the Man" · "Trouble Man" · "I Want to Come Home for Christmas"
1973: "Let's Get It On" · "You're a Special Part of Me" · "Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)" · "Come Get to This"
1974: "You Sure Love to Ball" · "My Mistake (Was to Love You)" · "Don't Knock My Love" · "You Are Everything" · "Distant Lover"
1976: "I Want You" · "After the Dance"
1977: "Got to Give It Up"
1978: "Pops We Love You"
1979: "A Funky Space Reincarnation" · "Anger" · "Ego Tripping Out"1980s:
(Tamla/Columbia)1981: "Praise" · "Heavy Love Affair"
1982: "Sexual Healing"
1983: "My Love Is Waiting" · "'Til Tomorrow" · "Joy"Posthumous: 1985: "Sanctified Lady" · "It's Madness"
1986: "Just Like" · "The World Is Rated X"
1991: "My Last Chance"
1994: "Lucky, Lucky Me"
2001: "Music"
2005: "Let's Get It On (The M.P.G. Groove Remix)"
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