You Sure Love to Ball

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"You Sure Love to Ball" was a popular R&B recording for Marvin Gaye in 1974. While it was initially a modest pop success peaking at #50, it rode to #13 R&B. The song was one of Gaye's most sexually overt and controversial singles.

In the beginning, the track showcased moaning sounds by a male and female engaged in sex. It was one of the first songs to include moaning in songs, something that would continue with other artists such as Donna Summer and Janet Jackson, who included her own moaning sounds in her albums starting with 1993's janet. album. The song was covered by female soul singer Sylvia in 1976 and jazz superstar Will Downing in 1999 for the Gaye tribute album, Marvin Is 60, and was re-released as a single.