Try It Baby
"Try It Baby" | ||||
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Single by Marvin Gaye | ||||
from the album How Sweet It Is to Be Loved by You | ||||
B-side | "If My Heart Could Sing" | |||
Released | May 21, 1964 | |||
Recorded | January 28 & 29, 1964 | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
Length | 2:30 | |||
Label | Tamla | |||
Songwriter(s) | Berry Gordy, Jr. | |||
Producer(s) | Berry Gordy, Jr. | |||
Marvin Gaye singles chronology | ||||
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"Try It Baby" is a slow blues ballad recorded by American soul singer Marvin Gaye, released on the Tamla label in 1964.[1] The ballad was written and produced by Gaye's brother-in-law, Motown chairman Berry Gordy.
Background
The ballad talked of a woman who was "moving up" and "leaving (her man) behind". To help him along the way, the Temptations (fresh off scoring their first few hits) assisted Gaye in the track providing background vocals.
Cash Box described it as "a tantalizing, chorus-backed rhythm shuffler that Marvin does up in winning style."[2]
Chart history
"Try It Baby" reached number 15 on the pop singles chart and number six on the R&B singles chart.[3]
Chart (1964) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot 100[4] | 15 |
Cover versions
- "Try It Baby" was covered in 1968 as a joint effort by Diana Ross & the Supremes and the Temptations. Featuring Melvin Franklin, Diana Ross, and Paul Williams on leads, the track was included on the 1968 LP Diana Ross & the Supremes Join the Temptations, their first of four joint albums.[5]
Personnel
Marvin Gaye version
- Lead vocals by Marvin Gaye
- Background vocals by the Temptations: Paul Williams, Eddie Kendricks, David Ruffin, Melvin Franklin and Otis Williams
- Trumpet solo by Maurice Davis
- Instrumentation by the Funk Brothers
Supremes/Temptations version
- Lead vocals by Diana Ross, Paul Williams and Melvin Franklin
- Background Vocals by Otis Williams, Melvin Franklin, Eddie Kendricks, Paul Williams, Dennis Edwards, and the Andantes
- Instrumentation by Los Angeles session musicians
References
- ^ The Complete Motown Singles Vol 4: 1964 [CD liner notes]. New York: Hip-O Select/Motown/Universal Records.
- ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. June 6, 1964. p. 8. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 331.
- ^ Allmusic (Supremes/Temptations album)
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- When I'm Alone I Cry (1964)
- Hello Broadway (1964)
- How Sweet It Is to Be Loved by You (1965)
- A Tribute to the Great Nat "King" Cole (1965)
- Moods of Marvin Gaye (1966)
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- That's the Way Love Is (1970)
- What's Going On (1971)
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- Marvin Gaye Recorded Live on Stage (1963)
- Marvin Gaye Live! (1974)
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- Marvin Gaye at the Copa (2005)
- What's Going On Live (2019)
- Greatest Hits (1964)
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- Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell's Greatest Hits (1970)
- Super Hits (1970)
- Anthology (1974)
- Marvin Gaye's Greatest Hits (1976)
- Motown Remembers Marvin Gaye: Never Before Released Masters (1986)
- The Marvin Gaye Collection (1990)
- The Norman Whitfield Sessions (1994)
- Love Starved Heart: Rare and Unreleased (1994)
- The Very Best of Marvin Gaye (1994)
- The Master (1961–1984) (1995)
- Marvin Gaye: The Love Songs (2000)
- The Complete Duets (2001)
- The Very Best of Marvin Gaye (2001)
- The Real Thing: In Performance (1964–1981) (2006)
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