滚石杂志选出“史上经典歌手”第6名、“史上百位伟大艺人”第18位的首席灵韵大使

蝉联节奏蓝调专辑榜9週冠军，入列滚石杂志“史上五百张经典专辑”第6名，Q杂志+滚石杂志+芝加哥论坛报+ AMG + The Observer + Uncut满分高评

2008年滚石杂志选出“史上经典歌手”第6名、“史上百位伟大艺人”第18位、入主摇滚名人殿堂终身会员、孕育优秀黑人音乐及杰出创作者最重要的温床-Motown Records(摩城唱片)旗下首席情歌王子，享年44岁的不朽大师Marvin Gaye，从围绕情爱主轴的动人曲式到发人省思之社会议题，无不在他诠释之下刻划出一道道深刻记痕。不仅缔造节奏蓝调榜13首冠军单曲、6张Top10专辑纪录，成为乐迷手中不可或缺的宝典，更为后起新秀开出此一乐种之模范，在乐界遗留无法磨灭的成功纪录。

出生在一个严厉基督教家庭的Marvin，父亲是位神职人员，三岁便在教堂诗歌班中担任独唱，由于父亲生性保守，Marvin从小就在教鞭下长大。高中毕业即加入美国空军，退伍后回到老家华盛顿，仍未忘情歌唱，在当地乐团担任主音且四处献艺。1961年进入摩城唱片展开璀璨的音乐生涯，1984年4月1日，就在45 岁生日的前一天，因与父亲发生激烈争吵，衝突之下竟遭到父亲枪击，终结了Marvin传奇的一生。

这张于1971年写下Marvin于流行音乐史上重要地位的经典专辑【What’s Going On】，出版前曾遭摩城唱片老闆Berry Gordy阻挠，原因是内容针对美国药物氾滥、政治腐败、还有越战等敏感议题，唱出尖锐并正中要害的看法，这与当时著重于男欢女爱的主题背道而驰。后来还是证明这张唱片禁得起时间的考验，不仅蝉联节奏蓝调榜9週冠军，更列入滚石杂志“史上五百张经典专辑”第6名，是所有黑人音乐专辑中名次最高的作品，也是第一张概念作品，就连AMG专业网站+芝加哥论坛报+The Observer+Q杂志+滚石杂志+Uncut都送上满分高评推崇！

Marvin Gaye's What's Going On may be the most powerful soul record ever made. On this Deluxe Edition, the original recording is embellished with an alternate Detroit Mix of the album (which is almost equally strong) and a previously unreleased recording of Gaye's live performance at the Kennedy Center in 1972. It also includes brilliant liner notes, song lyrics, and a mini-essay by Smokey Robinson, who calls What's Going On his favorite album of all time. The raw emotionality of the live disc further demonstrates Gaye's commitment to his own sentiments and captures the longing and sadness that permeate the album. Gaye went into uncharted R&B territory on What's Going On: leaving love ballads behind, he explored social commentary from an intimate personal perspective. The world weighed heavy on his heart, and the album brings home the confusion of the Vietnam era, when America the Beautiful began to seem a bit ugly. Armed with only his heart and his voice, Marvin Gaye took on Uncle Sam, and won over the hearts of many Americans.