Greatest Hits is a 1964 greatest hits album, the first for American R&B-soul singer Marvin Gaye, released on the Tamla label. Released during Gaye's first period of success, it was also his first charted album as a solo artist after making his album chart debut with the Mary Wells duet album, Together, the same year.
Three of the singles, "Sandman", "Can I Get a Witness" (also featuring that song's B-side, "I'm Crazy 'bout My Baby"), and "You're a Wonderful One", were non-album tracks that made it to release on this particular album.
Track listing Side one "Can I Get a Witness" (Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland) – 2:46 "You're a Wonderful One" (Holland, Dozier, Holland) – 2:48 "Stubborn Kind of Fellow" (Marvin Gaye, George Gordy, Mickey Stevenson) – 2:45 "I'm Crazy 'bout My Baby" (Stevenson) – 2:43 "Pride and Joy" (Gaye, Norman Whitfield, Stevenson) – 2:08 "Hitch Hike" (Gaye, Clarence Paul, Stevenson) – 2:30
Side two "Sandman" (Pat Ballard) – 2:31 "Hello There Angel" (Stevenson, Berry Gordy) – 2:44 "One of These Days" (Stevenson) – 2:59 "I'm Yours, You're Mine" (Stevenson, Gordy) – 1:55 "Taking My Time" (Stevenson, Gordy) – 2:29 "It Hurt Me Too" (Gaye, Stevenson, Ricardo) – 2:43
Personnel Marvin Gaye – lead vocals, piano, drums Martha and the Vandellas – background vocals The Temptations – background vocals The Supremes – background vocals Four Tops – background vocals Holland–Dozier–Holland – background vocals The Andantes – background vocals The Miracles – background vocals The Funk Brothers – instrumentation
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