How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)

How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)

Infobox Single
Name = How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)
Artist = Marvin Gaye
from Album = How Sweet It Is to Be Loved by You
B-side =
Released = September 1964
Format = 7" single
Recorded = Hitsville USA (Studio A); 1964
Genre = Soul
Length = 2:30
Label = Tamla
Writer = Holland-Dozier-Holland
Producer = Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier
Chart position =
*#3 US R&B Songs
*#6 US Pop Singles
Last single = "Baby Don't You Do It"
(1964)
This single = "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)"
(1964)
Next single = "I'll Be Doggone"
(1965)

"How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)" is a 1965 hit song written and produced by the Motown songwriting team of Holland-Dozier-Holland. It was originally recorded by American soul singer Marvin Gaye and became one of his most popular songs.

It has been covered on many occasions, includng by fellow Motown artist Jr. Walker & the All Stars. It was a #5 pop and #1 adult contemporary hit for James Taylor in the summer of 1975. Other notable versions include those by Jerry Garcia Band who recorded and included the song in their rotation for twenty years, Cissy Houston who cut a gospelised version on her Grammy winning album "Face To Face" in 1996 and Michael Bublé who released the song on his album "It's Time"

Gaye's original peaked at #6 on Billboard's Pop Singles chart in January 1965, and #3 on Billboard's R&B Singles chart, making it Gaye's most successful single to that point with record sales well over 900,000 copies.

Credits

*Lead vocals by Marvin Gaye
*Background vocals by The Andantes
*Written and produced by Edward Holland, Jr., Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland
*Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers
*Produced by Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • How Sweet It Is to Be Loved by You — Infobox Album | Name = How Sweet It Is to Be Loved by You Type = Album Artist = Marvin Gaye Released = January 1965 Recorded = 1964, Hitsville, USA, Detroit, Michigan Genre = Soul/R B Length = Label = Tamla TS 258 Producer = Holland Dozier… …   Wikipedia

  • How Sweet It Is (album) — Infobox Album | Name = How Sweet It Is Type = live Artist = Jerry Garcia Band Released = April 15, 1997 Recorded = Spring 1990 Genre = Rock Label = Grateful Dead Records Producer = John Cutler Steve Parish Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5… …   Wikipedia

  • You Are a Wonderful One — Infobox Single Name = You re A Wonderful One Background = khaki Artist = Marvin Gaye from Album = How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You B side = Released = April 1964 Format = LP Recorded = January 6, 1964; Hitsville, USA; Detroit, Michigan Genre =… …   Wikipedia

  • My Mistake (Was to Love You) — Single by Diana Ross Marvin Gaye from the album Diana Marvin Released January 1974 Recorded 1973 …   Wikipedia

  • Baby Don't You Do It — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda «Baby Don t You Do It» Sencillo de Marvin Gaye del álbum How Sweet It Is to Be Loved by You Publicación 1964 Formato 7 …   Wikipedia Español

  • Baby Don't You Do It — Infobox Single Name = Baby Don t You Do It Cover size = Caption = Artist = Marvin Gaye from Album = How Sweet It Is to Be Loved by You A side = B side = Released = 1964 Format = Recorded = Genre = Length = Label = Tamla Writer = Holland Dozier… …   Wikipedia

  • Little Darling (I Need You) — is a 1966 single written and produced by Holland Dozier Holland and recorded and released by Marvin Gaye on the Tamla label.This song was released after the modest success of the Miracles produced single Take This Heart of Mine in hopes that Gaye …   Wikipedia

  • Sweet (band) — Infobox musical artist Name = Sweet Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = United Kingdom Years active = 1967 ndash;1982 1985 ndash;Present Label = RCA, Capitol, Polydor Associated acts = URL = Current… …   Wikipedia

  • How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild, and Got a Life —   …   Wikipedia

  • Sweet Valley High — Author Francine Pascal Country United States Language English Genre Children s literature Published 1983 …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”