Wholy Holy

Infobox Song
Name = Wholy Holy


Artist = Marvin Gaye
Album = What's Going On
Released = 1971
track_no = 8
Recorded = May 1-10, 1971, Hitsville USA (Studio A)
Golden World (Studio B)
Hitsville West
Genre = Soul
Label = Tamla
Length = 3:08
Writer = Al Cleveland
Renaldo Benson
Marvin Gaye
Producer = Marvin Gaye
Tracks
prev = "Right On"
prev_no = 7
next = "Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)"
next_no = 9

"Wholy Holy" is a 1971 song written by Al Cleveland, Renaldo Benson and Marvin Gaye and issued by Marvin as the eighth track on his landmark album, "What's Going On". Staying with the subject of love bringing Jesus into the theme, the song lyrically followed the same path of the Benson/Cleveland/Gaye compositions "What's Going On" and "Save the Children" while musically was a much more solemn production than the previous tune and featured Gaye on lead and background vocals. The song would be later covered by soul-gospel greats Aretha Franklin, who sung the song on her "Amazing Grace" live album and Mavis Staples, who famously covered it during an episode of "The Cosby Show".

Credits

*All vocals by Marvin Gaye
*Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers
*Produced by Marvin Gaye