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| "The Onion Song" | ||||
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| Single by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell | ||||
| from the album Easy[1] | ||||
| B-side | "California Soul" | |||
| Released | October 1969 (U.K.); March 20, 1970 (U.S.) | |||
| Recorded | 1969, Detroit | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Label | Tamla | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ashford & Simpson | |||
| Producer(s) | Ashford & Simpson | |||
| Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell singles chronology | ||||
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| Official audio | ||||
| "The Onion Song" on YouTube | ||||
"The Onion Song" was a hit for soul singers Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell in 1969.[2] It reached the top ten overseas, where it became Gaye & Terrell's biggest hit in the United Kingdom, entering the singles chart on 15 November 1969 and peaking at No.9 on 9 December.[2] "The Onion Song" was a more modest hit in the U.S. where it peaked at No. 18 on the soul singles chart and No. 50 on the Billboard Hot 100[3] Both the A-side and the B-side, "California Soul", were written by Ashford & Simpson.
- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ a b "BBC Radio 2 - Sounds of the 60s with Tony Blackburn - Marvin Gaye". BBC.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 225.