| # | Title | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | What's Going On- producer:
- Marvin Gaye
- mixer:
- Lawrence Miles (on 1971-05-06)
- instruments:
- Detroit Symphony Orchestra (on 1971-05-06) and The Funk Brothers (on 1971-05-06)
- percussion [box drum], piano and lead vocals:
- Marvin Gaye (on 1971-05-06)
- background vocals:
- Lem Barney (on 1971-05-06), Mel Farr (on 1971-05-06) and Marvin Gaye (on 1971-05-06)
- conductor:
- David Van dePitte (on 1971-05-06)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Motown Records (in 1971)
- recorded at:
- Hitsville in Detroit, Michigan, United States (on 1971-05-06)
- part of:
- Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (number: 4), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 4), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 6), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 102) and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
- recording of:
- What’s Going On (on 1971-05-06)
- lyricist and composer:
- Renaldo Benson, Al Cleveland and Marvin Gaye
- publisher:
- EMI Songs Australia, FCG Music, Jobete Music Co., Inc., MG III Music, NMG Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd. and Stone Agate Music Corp.
- sub-publisher:
- イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
| 4.2 | 3:53 |
| 2 | Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) | 4.25 | 3:14 |
| 3 | Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) | 4.3 | 5:29 |
| 4 | You're the Man, Parts 1 & 2 | | 5:49 |
| 5 | Where Are We Going? | | 3:57 |
| 6 | Trouble Man | 4 | 3:51 |
| 7 | Let's Get It On- engineer:
- William McMeekin and Art Stewart
- producer:
- Marvin Gaye and Ed Townsend
- mixer:
- Cal Harris
- bass guitar:
- Wilton Felder (on 1973-03-22)
- bongos and congas:
- Eddie “Bongo” Brown (on 1973-03-22) and Bobbye Hall (on 1973-03-22)
- drums (drum set):
- Paul Humphrey (on 1973-03-22)
- guitar family:
- Don Peake (on 1973-03-22), Louie Shelton (on 1973-03-22), David T. Walker (on 1973-03-22) and Melvin “Wah Wah” Watson (on 1973-03-22)
- percussion:
- Emil Richards (on 1973-03-22)
- piano:
- Marvin Gaye (on 1973-03-22), Marvin Jenkins (on 1973-03-22) and Joe Sample (on 1973-03-22)
- saxophone:
- Plas Johnson (on 1973-03-22) and Ernie Watts (on 1973-03-22)
- vibraphone:
- Victor Feldman (on 1973-03-22) and Emil Richards (on 1973-03-22)
- background vocals and lead vocals:
- Marvin Gaye (on 1973-03-22)
- conductor:
- René Hall (on 1973-03-22)
- recorded at:
- Motown Studios - Hitsville West in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1973-03-22)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 167) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 264)
- recording of:
- Let’s Get It On (on 1973-03-22)
- writer:
- Marvin Gaye and Ed Townsend
- publisher:
- Cherritown Music Co., Inc., Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Jobete Music Ltd and Stone Diamond Music Corporation
| 4.05 | 4:54 |
| 8 | Come Get to This | 3.5 | 2:42 |
| 9 | Distant Lover (live) | | 6:19 |
| 10 | I Want You | 1 | 3:58 |
| 11 | Got to Give It Up | | 11:53 |
| 12 | Anger | 2 | 4:04 |
| 13 | Ego Tripping Out | 1.5 | 7:14 |
| 14 | Praise | 2.5 | 4:53 |
| 15 | Sexual Healing- assistant engineer:
- Henri Van Durme and Didier Leonard
- engineer:
- Dan Bates (wind instruments [horns]), Mike Butcher and John Kovorak
- executive producer:
- Larkin Arnold
- producer:
- Marvin Gaye
- mixer and editor:
- Harvey Fuqua
- bell [bells], bell [orchestra bells], bongos, congas, drums (drum set), electric piano [Fender Rhodes], finger cymbals, glockenspiel, organ and synthesizer:
- Marvin Gaye
- guitar:
- Gordon Banks
- wind instruments [horns]:
- The L.A. Horn Section and David Stout
- background vocals:
- Gordon Banks, Harvey Fuqua and Marvin Gaye
- vocals:
- Marvin Gaye
- conductor:
- McKinley T. Jackson (wind instruments [horns])
- wind instruments [horns] arranger:
- McKinley T. Jackson
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- CBS, Inc. (in 1982), Columbia Records (in 1982), Sony BMG Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1982) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1982)
- recorded at:
- Arco Studios in München , Bayern , Germany (lead vocals, background vocals), Kendun Recorders in Burbank, California, United States (wind instruments [horns]), Studio Katy in Waterloo, Brabant wallon , Wallonie , Belgium and Studio Katy in Waterloo, Brabant wallon , Wallonie , Belgium (lead vocals, background vocals)
- mixed at:
- Studio Katy in Waterloo, Brabant wallon , Wallonie , Belgium
- edited at and remixed at:
- Devonshire Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- part of:
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 198) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 231)
- recording of:
- Sexual Healing
- writer:
- Odell Brown, Marvin Gaye and David Ritz
- publisher:
- April Music Publishing Inc., Blackwood Music Inc. , Bugpie Music Publishing, EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., EMI Songs Ltd. and April Music Inc. (in 1982)
| 3.65 | 3:59 |
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