I Heard It Through the Grapevine

~ Recording by Marvin Gaye

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
2.6I Heard It Through the Grapevine3:17Marvin GayeMotown: The Classic Years (BMG club edition)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2000-08-29
UTV Records, BMG Direct (BMG’s direct marketing company/club editions)012 159 466-2, D236325
5.9I Heard It Through the Grapevine3:11Marvin GayeBack to BlackVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2001-03-26
Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures), MWA5415182, 5415812
3.11I Heard It Through the Grapevine3:10Marvin GayeTamla Motown GoldVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2001-11-18
Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)016301-2
1.3I Heard It Through the Grapevine3:10Marvin GayeMotown Classics: The Soul of a NationVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2003-11-17
Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)981 095-4
1.2I Heard It Through the Grapevine3:16Marvin GayeBest of 60s RockVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • CA2006-05-09
Madacy RecordsONE2 52263
1.37I Heard It Through the Grapevine3:13Marvin GayeCoffee Break 2022Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2022-04-20
FP

Relationships

producer:Norman Whitfield
bass [1962 Fender Precision Bass]:James Jamerson (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
congas and tambourine:Jack Ashford (American Label owner, producer, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and arranger) (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
drums (drum set):Uriel Jones (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
French horn:Don Ozga (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
Edwin Jones (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
guitar [1964 Gibson Firebird III]:Eddie Willis (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
guitar [Fender Telecaster with Jazzmaster Neck]:Joe Messina (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
Hammond organ [B-3]:Earl Van Dyke (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
instruments:The Funk Brothers (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
tom-tom:Richard "Pistol" Allen (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
Wurlitzer electric piano:Johnny Griffith (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
background vocals:The Andantes (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
Marlene Barrow (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
Louvain Demps (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
Jackie Hicks (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
lead vocals:Marvin Gaye (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
orchestra:Detroit Symphony Orchestra (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
strings arranger:Paul Riser (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
orchestrator:Paul Riser (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Motown Record Company (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1968)
recorded at and mixed at:Hitsville (Motown recording and mastering studios in Detroit, Michigan) in Detroit (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
DJ-mixes:Love Disco Mix: How Deep Is Your Love (DJ Ivan Santana remix) / All of Me (MSK Band Soulful House remix) / Careless Whisper (DJ Ivan Santana remix) / Silly Love Song (DJ Ivan Santana remix) / I Heard It Through the Grapevine / Stumblin’ In (DJ Ivan Santana remix) by Bee Gees / John Legend / George Michael / Wings (Paul McCartney’s band) / Marvin Gaye / Suzi Quatro (US rock singer‐songwriter, multi‐instrumentalist & actress) & Chris Norman (English soft rock singer) (order: 5)
has remixes:Grapevine (Autograf remix)
sampled by:Grapevine (extended mix) by Sean Finn (German DJ and producer)
mash-ups:Don't Cha (Wish Your Cyborg Could Dance Like Me) (Pussycat Dolls vs. Newcleus vs. Marvin Gaye) by DJ Earworm
Grapevine Riders (Marvin Gaye vs. The Doors) by DJ Schmolli
Grapevine Woman (Fleetwood Mac vs. Marvin Gaye) by Talk Hard Productions
Heard It Through the Grapevine vs. Let’s Dance (Marvin Gaye vs. David Bowie) by FreeStyleGames (UK video game development company)
I Heard It Through the Grapevine vs. Feel Good Inc. (Marvin Gaye vs. Gorillaz) by FreeStyleGames (UK video game development company)
Shake Your Grapes by ccc
edits:Heard It Through the Grapevine (disco vocal edit) by Rob Tex
Heard It Through the Grapevine (Discorchestra) by Rob Tex
part of:Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock (order: 52)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 80) (order: 80)
Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 93) (order: 94)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 119) (order: 119)
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 307) (order: 307)
purchase for download:https://music.apple.com/fr/song/1471564294 [info]
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/track/15h6UHIIRRmqEOMQ27M8Ns [info]
https://www.deezer.com/track/729585922 [info]
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/performance/7371 [info]
streaming page:https://music.apple.com/fr/song/1471564294 [info]
https://tidal.com/track/115095002 [info]
recording of:I Heard It Through the Grapevine (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10: cover)

Related works

I Heard It Through the Grapevine

writer:Barrett Strong
Norman Whitfield
publisher:EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
EMI Songs Australia
EMI Songs Scandinavia AB
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.)
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd.
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Jobette-Carlin Music Ltd.
Stone Agate Music
Stone Agate Music Division
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division)
later parody versions:I Learned About the Number Pi
Read It in The Argus
later translated versions:Das kann doch nicht dein Ernst sein (I Heard It Through the Grapevine)
Ig ghöre's hindedüre
Wo hamma denn den Fahrschein?
lyrics quoted in:I Should Be So Lucky (Jesus H. Christ version)