What’s Going On

What’s Going On

What’s Going On

What’s Going On

Album by Marvin Gaye

Released 20 May 1971

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Tracklist

1
What's Going On
3:53
4.3 ★
2
What's Happening Brother
2:43
4.4 ★
3
Flyin' High (In the Friendly Sky)
3:49
4.3 ★
4
Save the Children
4:03
4.1 ★
5
God Is Love
1:41
3.7 ★
6
Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
3:16
4.2 ★
7
Right On
7:32
4.2 ★
8
Wholy Holy
3:07
4.5 ★
9
Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
5:33
4.2 ★
10
God Is Love
2:49
2.0 ★
11
Sad Tomorrows
2:22
1.0 ★

Recent reviews

gabingrn 9 Jul 2026

du miel

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gentlechow 4 Mar 2026

Really enjoyed how smooth this whole album sounds. The lyrics and delivery feel so powerful and soulful and feel like they just hover over the instrumental, it feels very relaxing. I can really see how this became a classic at the time considering what was going on in the world.

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Release credits

David Van dePitte
arranger [6, 9], conductor [1-9]
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
instrument [1]
Lawrence Miles
mix [1-2, 2-4, 4-5, 5-6, 6-8, 8-9]
Lem Barney
background vocals [1]
Marvin Gaye
background vocals [1, 6], lead vocals [1, 6], mellotron [6], percussion [1], piano [1, 6], producer [1-9], vocal [4]
Mel Farr
background vocals [1]
Paul Riser
arranger [11]
The Andantes
background vocals [6]
The Funk Brothers
instrument [1, 6]
Wild Bill Moore
solo [6], tenor saxophone [6]

Issues

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What’s Going On
12" Vinyl
20 May 1971
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What’s Going On
2x 12" Vinyl
1971
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What’s Going On
12" Vinyl
1971
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What’s Going On
12" Vinyl (Quadraphonic)
1975
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What's Going On
12" Vinyl
April 1984
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What’s Going On
CD
1986
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12" Vinyl
1988
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What’s Going On
CD
1990
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What’s Going On
CD (pink/blue CD)
1993
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What’s Going On
CD (black/gold CD)
1993
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What’s Going On
CD
7 June 1994
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What’s Going On
CD (club edition)
1994
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7 April 1998
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CD
7 April 1998
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5 August 1998
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1998
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What’s Going On
CD (made in Germany by PMDC)
1998
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What’s Going On
CD (UML)
1998
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What’s Going On
CD (made in Germany by Universal M&L)
1999
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What’s Going On
2x CD (deluxe edition)
27 February 2001
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What’s Going On
2x CD (deluxe edition)
2002
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What’s Going On
CD
2002
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CD
2002
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CD
14 January 2003
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CD
14 January 2003
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Digital Media
2003
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12" Vinyl
1 February 2008
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What’s Going On
Hybrid SACD (CD layer), Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, 2 channels)
30 December 2008
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What’s Going On
2x SHM-CD (deluxe edition)
9 April 2009
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What’s Going On
2x CD (deluxe edition)
25 October 2010
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What’s Going On
12" Vinyl, 2x CD (40th anniversary deluxe edition)
17 May 2011
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What’s Going On
12" Vinyl, 2x CD (40th anniversary edition)
27 June 2011
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CD
2011
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CD
2011
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Digital Media
12 May 2012
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CD
25 February 2013
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SHM-CD (mini‐LP)
25 September 2013
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What’s Going On
Blu-ray
4 October 2013
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What’s Going On
Digital Media (192kHz / 24bit)
22 February 2014
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What’s Going On
12" Vinyl
26 May 2016
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HQCD (2018 MQA x UHQCD)
20 June 2018
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2x 12" Vinyl
11 January 2019
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Digital Media
13 November 2020
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What’s Going On
Digital Media (Apple Digital Master)
13 November 2020
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What’s Going On
Digital Media (deluxe edition 50th anniversary)
22 January 2021
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What’s Going On: The Detroit Mix
Digital Media
22 January 2021
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2x 12" Vinyl
1 April 2022
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What’s Going On
2x 12" Vinyl
2022
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What’s Going On
12" Vinyl
24 January 2025