Marvin Gaye Album

A concept album of some magnitude, although the subject matter could hardly have been comfortable listening for Anna, Marvin Gaye’s ex-wife. She was the subject of Gaye’s public ‘divorce album’, a clever idea if there were no real people involved. The illustration on the sleeve depicts love,

Originally released in 1971, WHAT’S GOING ON remains a landmark album, one that redefined music with powerful, anthemic songs that remain pertinent to this day. Before WHAT’S GOING ON, R&B albums were collections of singles, with secondary “filler” material rounding out the LPs.