How Sweet It Is to Be Loved by You
Studio album by Marvin Gaye
Released	January 1965
Recorded	1964
Studio	Hitsville, USA, Detroit, Michigan
Genre	Soul, R&B
Length	33:24
Label	Tamla TS-258
Producer	Brian Holland Lamont Dozier Berry Gordy William "Mickey" Stevenson
Marvin Gaye chronology
Hello Broadway (1964) How Sweet It Is to Be Loved by You (1965) A Tribute to the Great Nat "King" Cole (1965)
Singles from How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You
" You're a Wonderful One" Released: February 20, 1964 " Try It Baby" Released: May 21, 1964 " Baby Don't You Do It" Released: September 2, 1964 " How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)" Released: November 4, 1964

How Sweet It Is to Be Loved by You is the fifth studio album released by American singer and songwriter Marvin Gaye, released in 1965. ^[1] The album features the successful title track, which at the time was his best-selling single and was famously covered by James Taylor in 1975. Other hits include " Try It Baby" (which features The Temptations) and " Baby Don't You Do It" (with backing vocals provided by The Andantes). Inspired by Jackie Gleason’s trademark expression. ^{[ citation needed]}

Track listing

Side one

1. " You're a Wonderful One" ( Holland-Dozier-Holland) - 2:45
2. " How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)" (Holland-Dozier-Holland) - 2:58
3. " Try It Baby" ( Berry Gordy, Jr.) - 2:51
4. " Baby Don't You Do It" (Holland-Dozier-Holland) - 2:38
5. "Need Your Lovin' (Want You Back)" (Marvin Gaye, Clarence Paul) - 2:15
6. "One of These Days" ( William "Mickey" Stevenson) - 3:00

Side two

1. "No Good Without You" (William "Mickey" Stevenson) - 2:43
2. "Stepping Closer to Your Heart" (Marvin Gaye, Harvey Fuqua) - 2:43
3. "Need Somebody" ( Ivy Hunter, William "Mickey" Stevenson) - 2:51
4. "Me and My Lonely Room" ( Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield) - 2:52
5. "Now That You've Won Me" ( Smokey Robinson) - 2:40
6. "Forever" ( Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, Freddie Gorman) - 2:20

Personnel

• Marvin Gaye – lead vocals
• The Spinners – backing vocals (side 1, tracks 5 and 6; side 2, tracks 1–4)
• The Andantes – backing vocals (side 1, tracks 2, 4, and 6; side 2, tracks 4 and 6)
• The Supremes – backing vocals (side 1, track 1)
• The Temptations – backing vocals (side 1, track 3)
• Martha and the Vandellas – backing vocals (side 2, track 5)
• The Funk Brothers – instrumentation ^[2]
  • Maurice Davis – trumpet solo (side 1, track 3)
  • Marcus Belgrave – trumpet (side 1, track 1)
  • Russell Conway – trumpet (side 1, track 1)
  • Paul Riser – trombone (side 1, track 1)
  • Patrick Lanier – trombone (side 1, track 1)
  • Henry Cosby – tenor saxophone (side 1, track 1)
  • Mike Terry – baritone saxophone (side 1, tracks 1, 2 and 4)
  • George Fowler – organ (side 1, tracks 1 and 2)
  • Johnny Griffith – piano (side 1, track 1)
  • Earl Van Dyke – piano (side 1, track 2)
  • Clarence Isabell – bass (side 1, track 1)
  • James Jamerson – bass (side 1, track 2)
  • Benny Benjamin – drums (side 1, track 1)
  • Richard "Pistol" Allen – drums (side 1, track 2)
  • Eddie Willis – guitar (side 1, track 1)
  • Robert White – guitar (side 1, track 2)
  • Jack Ashford – tambourine (side 1, tracks 1 and 2)

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