Marvin Gaye – vocals, piano
Robert White, George Baker – guitars
James Jamerson – bass
Uriel Jones – drums
Eddie “Bongo” Brown – bongos, congas
Jack Ashford – percussion
The Andantes – background vocals
additional players (strings and horns): Maurice King – conductor
‘What’s Going On Live’ features Marvin Gaye’s legendary concert – the only live performance of his iconic 1971 What’s Going On album in full – recorded in February of 1972 at the Kennedy Center in his Washington, D.C. hometown, & notable as Marvin’s first concert after a 4 year hiatus. After being shelved for decades, the recording was eventually released on CD in 2001 within Motown/UMe’s expanded deluxe edition for the What’s Going On album. Never before issued on vinyl or as a standalone CD, What’s Going On Live is newly mixed for its 2019 release by John Morales at M+M Mix Studios and mastered by Alex Abrash at AA Mastering. Packaging includes rare photos from Gaye’s performance and a new liner notes essay by Marvin Gaye biographer David Ritz.
Tracklist:
Side 1:
Sixties Medley:
That’s the Way Love Is/ I Heard It Through the Grapevine/ Little Darling/You’re All I Need to Get By/ Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing/Your Precious Love/Pride and Joy/ Stubborn Kind of Fellow
Side 2:
Right On
Wholy Holy
Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
Side 3:
What’s Going On
What’s Happening Brother
Flyin High (In the Friendly Sky)
Save the Children
God is Love
Side 4:
Stage Dialogue
Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)- reprise
What’s Going On- reprise