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| ⚫ | "'''Your Precious Love'''" is a [[popular song]] that was a [[1967]] hit for [[Motown Records|Motown]] singers [[Marvin Gaye]] and [[Tammi Terrell]]. Written by [[Ashford |
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| Name = Your Precious Love |
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| Artist = [[Marvin Gaye]] & [[Tammi Terrell]] |
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| from Album = [[United (Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell album)|United]] |
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| Released= [[August 22]], [[1967]] |
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| Format= 7" single |
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| Recorded= [[Hitsville USA]]; 1967 |
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| Genre = [[Soul music|Soul]]/[[Popular music|pop]] |
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| Length = 3:07 |
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| Label = [[Motown|Tamla]]<br><small>T 54156</small> |
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| Writer = [[Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson]] |
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| Producer = Harvey Fuqua <br /> Johnny Bristol |
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| Chart position= #10 Pop, #2 R&B |
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| Last single= "[[Ain't No Mountain High Enough]]"<br />(1967)</small> |
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| This single= "[[Your Precious Love]]"<br />(1967)</small> |
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| Next single= "[[If I Could Build My Whole World Around You]]"<br />(1968)</small> |
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| ⚫ | "'''Your Precious Love'''" is a [[popular song]] that was a [[1967]] hit for [[Motown Records|Motown]] singers [[Marvin Gaye]] and [[Tammi Terrell]]. Written by [[Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson]] and produced by [[Harvey Fuqua]] and [[Johny Bristol]], the [[doo-wop]] styled recording features background vocals by Ashford, Gaye, Terrell and Jackey Beavers, and instrumentals by [[The Funk Brothers]]. The song peaked at #5 on ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' Pop Singles chart and #2 on Billboard's R&B Singles chart. |
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A [[cover version]] by [[D'Angelo]] and [[Erykah Badu]] was released in [[1996]], and an [[a cappella]] cover of the song by [[Cedric the Entertainer]] and [[Avant]] figures in a [[gag]] sequence in the 2004 [[MGM]] film ''[[Barbershop 2: Back in Business]]''. [[Sarah Connor (singer)|Sarah Connor]] recorded the song as an [[overdub]]bed "duet" with Marvin Gaye on her 2007 album ''[[Soulicious]]''. Another cover of the song was recorded by Peter Cox of Go West and Easther Bennett of Eternal and appears on Peter Cox's 2006 CD "Motor City Music(Curb Records). |
A [[cover version]] by [[D'Angelo]] and [[Erykah Badu]] was released in [[1996]], and an [[a cappella]] cover of the song by [[Cedric the Entertainer]] and [[Avant]] figures in a [[gag]] sequence in the 2004 [[MGM]] film ''[[Barbershop 2: Back in Business]]''. [[Sarah Connor (singer)|Sarah Connor]] recorded the song as an [[overdub]]bed "duet" with Marvin Gaye on her 2007 album ''[[Soulicious]]''. Another cover of the song was recorded by Peter Cox of Go West and Easther Bennett of Eternal and appears on Peter Cox's 2006 CD "Motor City Music(Curb Records). |
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[[Category:Marvin Gaye songs]] |
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[[Category:Vocal duets]] |
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[[Category:Songs overdubbed as duets]] |
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Revision as of 11:56, 2 May 2008
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"Your Precious Love" is a popular song that was a 1967 hit for Motown singers Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell. Written by Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson and produced by Harvey Fuqua and Johny Bristol, the doo-wop styled recording features background vocals by Ashford, Gaye, Terrell and Jackey Beavers, and instrumentals by The Funk Brothers. The song peaked at #5 on Billboard Pop Singles chart and #2 on Billboard's R&B Singles chart.
A cover version by D'Angelo and Erykah Badu was released in 1996, and an a cappella cover of the song by Cedric the Entertainer and Avant figures in a gag sequence in the 2004 MGM film Barbershop 2: Back in Business. Sarah Connor recorded the song as an overdubbed "duet" with Marvin Gaye on her 2007 album Soulicious. Another cover of the song was recorded by Peter Cox of Go West and Easther Bennett of Eternal and appears on Peter Cox's 2006 CD "Motor City Music(Curb Records).
