Easy (Marvin Gaye/Tammi Terrell album)
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| Studio album by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell | ||
| Released | September 16, 1969 | |
| Genre | Soul | |
| Label | Tamla | |
| Producer(s) | Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson | |
| Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell chronology | ||
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| M.P.G. (1969) |
Easy (1969) |
That's The Way Love Is (1970) |
Easy is an album released by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell on September 16, 1969 under the Tamla Records label. One song on the album, "Good Lovin' Ain't Easy To Come By", was a hit single and remains popular to this day. Terrell had been ill, suffering from complications caused by a brain tumor, since the fall of 1967. As a result, according to Gaye, most of the female vocals on this album were performed by Valerie Simpson, who served as co-songwriter and co-producer for the LP with her boyfriend and future husband Nickolas Ashford. The album was released on compact disc in 1992, and again in 2001 as part of The Complete Duets.
[edit] Track listing
- Good Lovin' Ain't Easy To Come By
- California Soul
- Love Woke Me Up This Morning
- This Poor Heart Of Mine
- I'm Your Puppet
- The Onion Song
- What You Gave Me
- Baby, I Need Your Loving
- I Can't Believe You Love Me *
- How You Gonna Keep It (After You Get It)
- More, More, More *
- Satisfied Feelin'
Songs marked * were Terrell solo tracks with Gaye vocals overdubbed. On all others, Gaye alleged that Simpson filled in for Terrell.
[edit] Further reading
- Ritz, David. Divided Soul: the Life of Marvin Gaye (originally published in 1985; 2003 edition ISBN 0-306-81191-X) (For this book, Gaye told Ritz that Simpson subbed for Terrell on Easy.)
- Montgomery, Ludie. My Sister Tommie: the Real Tammi Terrell (2005, ISBN 1-904408-16-8) (In this book, Simpson denies subbing for Terrell.)
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