That's the Way Love Is (album)

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That's the Way Love Is
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 8, 1970
Recorded1969 at Hitsville U.S.A., Detroit
GenreSoul, psychedelic soul
Length36:04
LabelTamla
ProducerNorman Whitfield
Marvin Gaye chronology
Easy (with Tammi Terrell
)

(1969)
That's the Way Love Is
(1970)
Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell's Greatest Hits
(1970)
Singles from That's The Way Love Is
  1. "That's The Way Love Is"
    Released: August 4, 1969
  2. "How Can I Forget"
    Released: December 16, 1969

That's the Way Love Is is the tenth

Abraham, Martin & John", which became a hit in the UK, peaking at #9 in June 1970. The single (and that of his duet single with Tammi Terrell titled "The Onion Song") is widely regarded as a hint of what would follow a year later with his What's Going On. He also covered The Temptations' hits "I Wish It Would Rain" and "Cloud Nine
".

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Track listing

Side One

  1. "Gonna Give Her All The Love I've Got" (originally by Jimmy Ruffin) (Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield) - 3:21
  2. "
    Yesterday" (originally by The Beatles) (Lennon–McCartney
    ) - 3:26
  3. ") - 2:57
  4. "
    Roger Penzabene
    , Strong, Whitfield) - 2:50
  5. ") (Strong, Whitfield) - 3:44
  6. "How Can I Forget?" (originally by The Temptations) (Strong, Whitfield) - 2:04

Side Two

  1. "
    Abraham, Martin & John" (originally by Dion) (Dick Holler
    ) - 4:30
  2. "Gonna Keep On Tryin' Till I Win Your Love" (originally by The Temptations) (Strong, Whitfield) - 2:46
  3. "No Time for Tears" (originally by The Marvelettes) (Eddie Holland, Whitfield) - 2:26
  4. "Cloud Nine" (originally by The Temptations) (Strong, Whitfield) - 3:19
  5. "Don't You Miss Me A Little Bit Baby" (originally by Jimmy Ruffin) (Penzabene, Strong, Whitfield) - 2:14
  6. "So Long" (Holland, R. Dean Taylor, Whitfield) - 2:27

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