Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
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"Mercy Mercy Me " is the second single from American singer-songwriter Marvin Gaye's 1971 album, What's Going On. Following the breakthrough of the title track's success, the song, written solely by G
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What's Going On (album)
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What's Going On is the eleventh studio album by the American soul singer Marvin Gaye. It was released on May 21, 1971, by the Motown Records subsidiary label Tamla. Recorded between 1970 and 1971 in s
Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
…Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)" is the second single from American singer-songwriter Marvin Gaye's 1971 album, What's Going On. Following the breakthrough of the title track's success, the song, written solely by Gaye, became regarded as one of popular music's most poignant…
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Gaye experienced personal and professional turmoil in the late 1960s and part of his refocusing on music was attending concerts from the Detroit Symphony Orchestra at Orchestra Hall at the Max M. Fisher Music Center (pictured 2008).
Fellow soul singer Renaldo Benson (pictured c. 1967) inspired Gaye to write about political themes and social change in his music.
Gaye recorded the album in Detroit at Motown's in-house studio, Hitsville U.S.A. (since converted into a museum, pictured 2006).