M.P.G.

M.P.G.
Studio album by
Marvin Gaye
ReleasedApril 30, 1969
Recorded1966–1968
StudioHitsville USA
GenreSoul, psychedelic soul, R&B
Length36:15
LabelTamla
ProducerNorman Whitfield, Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier
Marvin Gaye chronology
Marvin Gaye and His Girls
(1969) 		M.P.G.
(1969) 		Easy (with Tammi Terrell)
(1969)
Singles from M.P.G.
  1. "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby"
    Released: April 2, 1969
  2. "That's the Way Love Is"
    Released: August 7, 1969
  3. "The End of Our Road"
    Released: May 19, 1970
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rolling Stone(favorable)[2]

M.P.G. is the ninth studio album by American soul musician Marvin Gaye, released in 1969 for the Tamla label. His best-selling album of the 1960s, it became Gaye's first solo album to reach the Top 40 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart, peaking at No. 33, and also became his first No. 1 album on the Soul Albums Chart.[3] Three Top 40 hits were released from the album. The title matches the initials of Gaye's full name, Marvin Pentz Gay.

  1. ^ "M.P.G. - Marvin Gaye | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  2. ^ Egan, Jack (23 August 1969). "Records". Rolling Stone. No. 40. San Francisco: Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc. p. 37. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Marvin Gaye". rbhalloffame.com.