The Master (1961–1984)


The Master is a chronological box set album looking back at American R&B/soul legend Marvin Gaye's phenomenal 23-year recording career. Spanning four discs, the box set goes over all portions of Gaye's career with a repertoire that spanned doo-wop, R&B, soul, psychedelic soul and funk with a mixture of themes including dance songs, love ballads, duets, socially conscious material, sensual material and autobiographical revelations. The set includes rarities such as a recorded 1981 live track of Gaye and Gladys Knight & the Pips each singing their seminal hit "I Heard It Through the Grapevine", Gaye's famed 1983 performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner" at an NBA All-Star game and an a cappella performance of "The Lord's Prayer" taped during Gaye's exile in Belgium.
In 2006, Universal re-released the boxset as part of its Universal Earbook series, issuing it as a LP-sized hardback coffee table book.

Track listing

Disc one

  1. "Stubborn Kind of Fellow"
  2. "Pride and Joy"
  3. "Hitch Hike"
  4. "Wherever I Lay My Hat "
  5. "What Do You Want With Him"
  6. "Once Upon a Time"
  7. "What's the Matter with You Baby"
  8. "Can I Get a Witness"
  9. "Couldn't Ask for More"
  10. "You're Wonderful"
  11. "I Wonder"
  12. "You're a Wonderful One"
  13. "It's Got to Be Love"
  14. "Try It Baby"
  15. "Leavin
  16. "My Love for You"
  17. "How Sweet It Is "
  18. "Baby Don't You Do It"
  19. "Just Like a Man"
  20. "Pretty Little Baby"
  21. "Talk About a Good Feeling"
  22. "I'll Be Doggone"
  23. "Little Darling "
  24. "One More Heartache"
  25. "Ain't That Peculiar"
  26. "You're the One for Me"
  27. "Take This Heart of Mine"
  28. "Your Unchanging Love"

    Disc two

  29. "It Takes Two"
  30. "I Couldn't Help Falling for You"
  31. "Lonely Lover"
  32. "Without Your Sweet Lovin
  33. "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"
  34. "If I Could Build My Whole World Around You"
  35. "Your Precious Love"
  36. "If This World Were Mine"
  37. "Without You "
  38. "Together We Stand "
  39. "You"
  40. "Chained"
  41. "I Heard It Through the Grapevine"
  42. "You're What's Happening "
  43. "This Love Starved Heart of Mine "
  44. "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing"
  45. "Keep On Lovin' Me Honey"
  46. "You're All I Need to Get By"
  47. "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby"
  48. "More Than a Heart Can Stand"
  49. "How Can I Forget"
  50. "That's the Way Love Is"
  51. "Yesterday"
  52. "The End of Our Road"
  53. "Good Lovin' Ain't Easy to Come By"
  54. "What You Gave Me"

    Disc three

  55. "What's Going On"
  56. "Save the Children"
  57. "Mercy Mercy Me "
  58. "Inner City Blues "
  59. "I'm Going Home"
  60. "Piece of Clay"
  61. "You're the Man "
  62. "Checking Out "
  63. "Trouble Man"
  64. "Let's Get It On"
  65. "Come Get to This"
  66. "Just to Keep You Satisfied"
  67. "Pledging My Love"
  68. "My Mistake "
  69. "Distant Lover "
  70. "I Want You"
  71. "After the Dance"

    Disc four

  72. "Got to Give It Up, Pt. I"
  73. "Here, My Dear"
  74. "When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Loving You"
  75. "Anger"
  76. "Anna's Song"
  77. "A Funky Space Reincarnation"
  78. "When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Loving You "
  79. "She Needs Me"
  80. "Why Did I Choose You"
  81. "Life Is for Learning"
  82. "Funk Me"
  83. "Love Me Now or Love Me Later"
  84. "Ego Tripping Out"
  85. "The Star-Spangled Banner"
  86. "I Heard It Through the Grapevine"
  87. "Rockin' After Midnight"
  88. "Sexual Healing"
  89. "The Lord's Prayer"