Marvin Is 60: A Tribute Album | |
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Compilation album by Various artists | |
Released | June 22, 1999 |
Genre | R&B |
Length | 54:28 |
Label | Motown Records |
Producer | Various producers |
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Marvin Is 60: A Tribute Album is the second tribute album (after Inner City Blues: The Music of Marvin Gaye ) dedicated to Motown recording artist Marvin Gaye, released by Motown in 1999. The album featured covers of Gaye's hits including "Sexual Healing", "Your Precious Love" and "Distant Lover". Artists such as Erykah Badu, D'Angelo, El DeBarge, Chico DeBarge, Joe, Brian McKnight and Gerald Levert took part in paying tribute to Gaye. [1] The album peaked at number 97 on the Billboard Top 200 and number 20 on the Billboard R&B chart [2] and released the cover versions of "Your Precious Love" (Erykah Badu & D'Angelo) and "You Sure Love to Ball" (Will Downing) as singles. The album was released 15 years after Gaye was killed.