Marvin Is 60: A Tribute Album

Marvin Is 60: A Tribute Album Artist: Various Artists
Label: Motown
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 731454952026
EAN: 0731454952026
ASIN: B00000JBG2


Release Date: 1999-06-22

Marvin Is 60: A Tribute Album


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Tracks:

  1. Your Precious Love - Erykah Badu/D'Angelo
  2. Distant Lover - Brian McKnight
  3. You Sure Love To Ball - Will Downing
  4. Mercy Mercy Me - Jon B.
  5. What's Going On - Profyle
  6. Got To Give It Up - Zhane
  7. I Want You - Montell Jordan
  8. Let's Get It On - Gerald Levert
  9. Sexual Healing - El Debarge
  10. Soon I'll Be Loving You Again - Joe
  11. Til Tomorrow - Chico Debarge
  12. Just To Keep Her Satisfied - Kenny Lattimore
  13. If This World Were Mine - Grenique/Tony Rich

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The second Marvin Gaye tribute album assembled by Motown within a five-year period, <I>Marvin Is 60</I> brings little to the table but faithful renditions of its 13 selections. While many of the artists present owe obvious debts to the singer, only a couple are able to do more than hint at Gaye's greatness: for instance, Erykah Badu and D'Angelo do a charming if hardly earthshaking cover of the Gaye/Tammi Terrell duet "Your Precious Love." Jon B and new Motown-signed Profyle lay down note-for-note copies of What's Going On treasures, while dull-edged romancers such as Brian McKnight and Will Downing do the same for classics from Let's Get It On. Finally, Zhane's weak-voiced take on "Got to Give It Up" illuminates Gaye's own record by reminding us just how much he could do with a little falsetto breathiness. Anyone looking to understand Gaye's genius would do better with a copy of the box set The Master. <I>--Rickey Wright</I>

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Worth the purchase!.......2005-01-20

This is a good CD! Of course, it's not like listening to the original, one and only, ... but it is an admirable effort from some of the artists we are used to hearing today.

3 out of 5 stars Only a few of these artist can channel Marvin's soul..........2002-09-30

The name Marvin Gaye is synonymous with soul, romance and passion. He's one of the greatest soul singers in history. It's a shame that only a few out of the crop of new soul singers were able to do him justice on this release. The sublime Kenny Lattimore presents an incandescent reading of "Just To Keep Her Satisfied" from Marvin's "Here, My Dear" album. This song gives chills as Kenny's voice glides and lilts over the track with his smooth falsetto. Also noteworthy is Brian McKnight's rendition of "Distant Lover". If his voice can't make you feel something, you must have a hole in your soul. Also praise worthy are remakes of "Your Precious Love" with D'Angelo and Erykah Badu, and Will Downing's track. But unfortunately, that's where the fire burns out. While these performances radiate with Marvin's own intensity, the rest of the cuts fall short. They seem uninspired and rushed.

In all, this cd had the potential to be one of the best tribute albums. With marvin Gaye as your inspiration and his music as your muse, one could create a beautiful album. It's just disappointing that they didn't do better with the material that they had.

4 out of 5 stars Marvin would have been pleased...........2001-09-21

I was going through my cd's and put this one back in my car. I won't say that I enjoyed all the interpretations but I will say it was a nice collaboration. As another reviewer before me stated, Joe definitely stepped up to the plate and hit a homerun. It is one of my favorites. I knew he was talented, but everybody can't sing Marvin. Joe certainly can! I also enjoyed Profyle, (where are they now?), Jon B., Brian McKnight on Distant Lover is a very pleasurable surprise. I certainly disagree with the reviewer who stated that Brian and Will Downing had lackluster performances. You Sure Love To Ball was a sexy and seductive as when Marvin Gaye layed the original track back in the 70's. All in all if you're a Marvin Gaye fan, you're bound to find something here to enjoy. Definitely worth a listen!

2 out of 5 stars A Nice Effort.......2001-02-18

Not one of these performer (with the exception of D'Angelo and Erykah Badu) could really capture the same magic as Marvin could. Sure it's a nice try but none of these remakes stay true to the spirit of Marvin Gaye and can't even come close to the impact that Marvin had when he did these songs. Though D' and Erykah did a really great remake of "Your Precious Love", that song is the only song worth having on this album.

4 out of 5 stars What's Going On???.......2000-11-09

I don't know! Some people will never be satisfied! Most of the people on this site seem to be complaining that the songs are too similar to the originals, and you know it would be those same people that, if the songs were changed, would be the first to complain about it for not "keepin it real" and tampering with classics.

Personally, I thought that it was a great album, and definately one that was approached in the right way. I think that the line up of artists who appeared on the album was near perfect - however, I honestly feel that it would have beneffited with the voices of Carl Thomas, Eric Benet and Maxwell.

The always awesome D'Angelo, & Eykah Badu performed one of the better tracks, as did Montell Jordan, Joe, Brian Mcknight, Gerald LeVert, Kenny Lattimore and Tony Rich & Grenique. There isn't really a bad track on this album, it justs boils down to some being better than others.

The artist that impressed me the most on this album, however, was Joe. He really stepped up his game for "Soon I'll Be Loving You Again" and showed exactly what he's capable of as an artist - vocal and production wise - steering away from his typical style of paternalistic "Ooh baby, I'm gonna give it you all night, yeah!" style, which I must stress: isn't bad, it's just that sometimes, there's more to it than sex - it's about Soul!

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