The song was later covered by British pop group, Steps for ITVs MotownMania.A version performed by Ted Hawkins was included on his 1995 album, Songs from Venice Beach.In Canada, the song reached number 58 on the pop singles chart and number six on the Adult Contemporary chart. This version reached 27 on the Adult Contemporary chart in the United States. In 1995, the Manhattan Transfer recorded the song for their album Tonin' with Phil Collins.Mark Everett recorded a cover of the song for his 1985 debut Bad Dude in Love.Elkie Brooks recorded the song on her 1981 hit album Pearls.
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It climbed high up the charts across Europe in 1971–72. "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby" was also covered by the New York-based rock group Mardi Gras (music group) in the early 1970s, and released as a single on Map City Records.On lead vocals was Damon Harris, who would replace Eddie Kendricks in the Temptations the next year. It peaked at #46 on the R&B charts in 1970. The Young Vandals recorded the song for the Isley Brothers' T-Neck label.Al Kooper recorded the song (as "Too Busy Thinkin' 'bout My Baby") on his 1969 Columbia album You Never Know Who Your Friends Are.The single also reached #5 in the UK Singles Chart.Ĭash Box described it as a "medium paced rock effort" with a "solid vocal" and "a phenomenal production using tom-tom effectiveness to stoke up dance fan fires." The tune was the first release from Gaye's 1969 studio album M.P.G. The single was the top-selling R&B single of the year, and also reached No. "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby" peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, and remained at the number one position on Billboard's Black Singles Chart for six consecutive weeks, from the weeks of, June 7 until July 12, 1969, with sales close to two million records. In terms of chart success, "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby" was Gaye's second biggest hit of the 1960s, after "I Heard It Through the Grapevine". The song's lyrics feature the male narrator discussing how he has "no time to discuss weather" or "think about what money can buy", because when he thinks about his woman, "I ain't got time for nothing else". Whitfield produced Gaye's version as well, which featured background vocals by The Andantes. Three years later, Motown artist Marvin Gaye recorded a cover version of "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby" as a follow-up single to his 1968 hit " I Heard It Through the Grapevine", another Whitfield/ Strong composition, which was a trans-atlantic top five hit. Jimmy Ruffin also recorded a version with The Temptations providing background vocals in 1966. Eddie Kendricks sings lead on the recording, which was produced by Whitfield. The song was first recorded by The Temptations as a track on their 1966 album Gettin' Ready. unr." Too Busy Thinking About My Baby" is a Motown song written by Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong, and Janie Bradford. "Sweet Thing" (Previously unreleased 1967 mix) " Heaven Sent You, I Know" (with Kim Weston) " You're a Special Part of Me" (with Diana Ross) " You Ain't Livin' till You're Lovin'" (with Tammi Terrell) " Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)" " You're All I Need to Get By" (with Tammi Terrell) " Good Lovin' Ain't Easy to Come By" (with Tammi Terrell) " Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (with Tammi Terrell) " If I Could Build My Whole World Around You" (with Tammi Terrell) " If This World Were Mine" (with Tammi Terrell) " Your Precious Love" (with Tammi Terrell) " Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (with Tammi Terrell)
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" What Good Am I Without You" (with Kim Weston) " What's the Matter with You Baby" (with Mary Wells)
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The set has since been out of stock for some time. The 1995 re-issue deleted some of the duets from the other two releases and included material from Gaye's later period (1978–1981). The 1974 original, which charted, featured singles spanning from his 1962's "Stubborn" to material from his What's Going On album, while a 1986 re-issue featured songs from Let's Get It On, I Want You and duets with Diana Ross. Gaye's Anthology set was actually released a total of three times in different track listings. The anthology also covered a set of duet recordings with Mary Wells, Kim Weston, Tammi Terrell, and Diana Ross, as well as unreleased recordings from the 1960s and 1970s. William "Mickey" Stevenson, Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Smokey Robinson, Harvey Fuqua, Ashford & Simpson, Frank Wilson, Norman Whitfield, Marvin Gaye, Hal Davis, Leon Ware, Art StewartĪnthology: The Best of Marvin Gaye is a double CD chronology of American singer Marvin Gaye's career throughout his twenty-year tenure with Motown Records from his first big hit, 1962's " Stubborn Kind of Fellow", to his final Motown R&B charter, " Heavy Love Affair" in 1981.