Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell Recordings

The inaugural offering in a trio of joint ventures between Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, titled "United," made its debut on August 29, 1967, under the Tamla Records imprint, a subsidiary of Motown. This particular collection stood as the duo's and indeed Marvin Gaye's most commercially successful long-player of the 1960s, achieving sales that nearly reached the mark of one million units. It spawned four entries on the Top 100 Billboard charts, including two that climbed into the Top 10 singles category: "Your Precious Love" and "If I Could Build My Whole World Around You." Upon its release, "United" secured the 69 position on the U.S. Billboard 200 album rankings and attained the 7 spot on the U.S. Billboard R&B albums chart. The album garnered a rating of four and a half stars from AllMusic, with the critic Andrew Hamilton remarking that it was "the first of their three LPs, and quite possibly the best of the lot."

Musical Selections:

Side One

1. AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH (Composed by Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson) Clocking in at 2:26
2. YOU'VE GOT WHAT IT TAKES (Penned by Berry Gordy, Jr., Gwen Gordy, Tyran Carlo) Running time: 2:45
3. IF I COULD BUILD MY WORLD AROUND YOU (Authored by Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol, Vernon Bullock) Duration: 2:19
4. SOMETHIN' STUPID (Written by C. Carson Parks) Length: 2:40
5. YOUR PRECIOUS LOVE ENOUGH (Crafted by Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson) With a duration of 2:59
6. HOLD ME OH MY DARLING (Created by Harvey Fuqua) Approximately 2:45

Side Two

1. TWO CAN HAVE A PARTY (Conceived by Johnny Bristol, Harvey Fuqua, Thomas Kemp) Playing for 2:15
2. LITTLE OLE BOY, LITTLE OLE GIRL (Conceived by Harvey Fuqua, Etta James, Brook Benton) Lasting 2:40
3. IF THIS WORLD WERE MINE (A creation of Marvin Gaye) Running time of 2:45
4. SAD WEDDING (Authored by Johnny Bristol, Jackey Beavers) Approximately 3:09
5. GIVE A LITTLE LOVE (Written by Johnny Bristol, Harvey Fuqua, Clyde Wilson) A duration of 2:50
6. OH HOW I'D MISS YOU (Composed by Hal Davis, Frank Wilson, Vance Wilson) Running time: 2:30

Executive Producers: Harvey Fuqua & Johnny Bristol

Album Format

LP Record

Number of Media

One

Catalogue Number: 700241