Album · 2004
What’s Going On
Tracklist
1
Third World Girl
What’s Going On
2:46
2
I Heard It Through the Grapevine
What’s Going On
3:47
3
Come Get to This
What’s Going On
4:15
4
Let’s Get It On
What’s Going On
5:25
5
God Is Love
What’s Going On
2:34
6
What’s Going On
What’s Going On
4:01
7
Inner City Blues (Makes Me Wanna Holler)
What’s Going On
5:52
8
Rockin’ After Midnight
What’s Going On
7:28
In print
First pressed 1971, still pressed 2025 — 317 pressings across 30 countries.
Credits
Paul Riser
Arranger
Curtis McNair
Art Direction
Tom Schlesinger
Art Direction
Vartan
Art Direction
Maurice King
Conductor
Alana Coghlan
Design
Andy Engel
Design
Darren Evans
Design
Katherine Marking
Design
Marilyn Devedjiev
Design
Mathieu Bitton
Design
Carl Harris (3)
Engineer
Ed Wolfrum
Engineer
Alvin Score
Instrument · violin
Angelo Carlisi
Instrument · alto saxophone
Beatriz Budinzky
Instrument · violin
Bob Babbitt
Instrument · bass
Carl Raetz
Instrument · trombone
Carole Crosby
Instrument · harp
Chet Forest
Instrument · drums
David Ireland
Instrument · viola
Dayna Hartwick
Instrument · flute
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Instrument · strings
Earl DeRouen
Instrument · congas
Earl Van Dyke
Instrument · keyboards [additional]
Eddie “Bongo” Brown
Instrument · congas
Eddie Willis
Instrument · guitar
Edouard Kesner
Instrument · viola
Edward Korkigan
Instrument · cello
Eli Fontaine
Instrument · alto saxophone, soloist
Eli Fountain
Instrument · alto saxophone, soloist
Felix Resnick
Instrument · violin
George Benson
Instrument · tenor saxophone
Gordon Staples
Instrument · violin
"Guitar" George Baker
Instrument · guitar [possible second player]
Italo Babini
Instrument · cello
Jack Ashford
Instrument · percussion, tambourine
Jack Brokensha
Instrument · vibraphone, percussion
James Jamerson
Instrument · bass
James Waring
Instrument · violin
Joe Messina
Instrument · guitar
Johnny Griffith
Instrument · keyboards [additional]
Johnny Trudell
Instrument · trumpet
Larry Nozero
Instrument · soprano saxophone
Lillian Downs
Instrument · violin
Maurice Davis
Instrument · trumpet
Max Janowsky
Instrument · bass [string]
Meyer Shapiro
Instrument · viola
Nathan Gordon
Instrument · viola
Richard Margitza
Instrument · violin
Richard "Pistol" Allen
Instrument · drums [possible]
Robert White
Instrument · guitar
Tate Houston
Instrument · baritone saxophone
Thaddeus Markiewicz
Instrument · cello
Uriel Jones
Instrument · drums
Virginia Halfmann
Instrument · violin
Wild Bill Moore
Instrument · tenor saxophone, soloist
William Perich
Instrument · flute
Zinovi Bistritzky
Instrument · violin
Andrew Flory
Liner Notes
Ben Edmonds
Liner Notes
David Ritz
Liner Notes
Florian "Doc" Kaps
Liner Notes
Hanif Willis-Abdurraqib
Liner Notes
Harry Weinger
Liner Notes
Marvin Gaye
Liner Notes
Smokey Robinson
Liner Notes
八木誠
Liner Notes
林剛
Liner Notes
権藤陽一郎
Liner Notes
泉山真奈美
Liner Notes
Alex Wharton
Mastering · lacquer cut by
David Cheppa
Mastering · lacquer cut by
Don Holden
Mastering · lacquer cut by
Eric Conn
Mastering · lacquer cut by
Frank Hulbert
Mastering · lacquer cut by
Gavin Lurssen
Mastering · remastered by
John Matousek
Mastering · remastered by [mastered for compact disc]
Kevin Gray
Mastering · lacquer cut by
Kevin Reeves
Mastering
Krieg Wunderlich
Mastering · lacquer cut by
Lawrence Dunster
Mastering · lacquer cut by
Lex van Coeverden
Mastering · lacquer cut by
Lukas Obwaller
Mastering · lacquer cut by
Martin Diamant
Mastering · lacquer cut by
Miles Showell
Mastering · lacquer cut by
Rob LoVerde
Mastering · lacquer cut by
Silvano Bulešić
Mastering · lacquer cut by
SST
Mastering · lacquer cut by
Suha Gur
Mastering · remastered by [digitally]
Wes Garland
Mastering · lacquer cut by
David Van dePitte
Performing Orchestra
Akos Burg
Photography
American Stock Photography
Photography
Cliff Badowski
Photography
Jim Hendin
Photography
Motown Archives
Photography
The Gaye And Gordy Family Archives
Photography
Universal Music
Photography
Amy Herot
Producer · reissue producer
Candace Bond
Producer · executive-producer [reissue]
Art Stewart
Recording
Bob Olhsson
Recording
Cal Harris
Recording
James Green
Recording
Joe Atkinson
Recording
Ken Sands
Recording
Lawrence Miles
Recording
Nate Jennings
Recording
Robert Gratts
Recording
Sam Ross
Recording
Steve Smith
Recording
Bobby Rogers
Vocal · backing vocals
Denise Gordy
Vocal · voice [spoken]
Elgie Stover
Vocal · backing vocals
Jackie Hicks
Vocal · backing vocals
Kenny Stover
Vocal · backing vocals [background voices]
Lem Barney
Vocal · backing vocals
Louvain Demps
Vocal · backing vocals
Marlene Barrow
Vocal · backing vocals
Mel Farr
Vocal · backing vocals
The Andantes
Vocal · backing vocals [background voices]
The Originals
Vocal · backing vocals
Al Cleveland
Writer
Anna Gordy Gaye
Writer
Delores Wilkinson
Writer
Fuller B. Gordy
Writer
James Nyx
Writer
Renaldo Benson
Writer