I Heard It Through the Grapevine" is a song written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong for Motown Records in 1966. The first recording of the song to be released was produced by Whitfield for Gladys Knight & the Pips and released as a single in September 1967; it went to number two in the Billboard chart. The Miracles recorded the song first and included their version on their 1968 album, Special Occasion

The Marvin Gaye version was placed on his 1968 album In the Groove, where it gained the attention of radio disc jockeys, and Gordy finally agreed to its release as a single in October 1968, when it went to the top of the Billboard Pop Singles chart for seven weeks from December 1968 to January 1969 and became for a time the biggest. hit single on the Motown label. I Heard It Through the Grapevine" Track Info. Written By Whitfield-Strong. String Arrangement Paul Riser.

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be mine Oh I heard it through the grapevine Oh I'm just about to lose my mind. I heard it through the grapevine Not much longer would you be mine baby. I know a man ain't supposed to cry But these tears I can't hold inside Losin' you would end my life you see 'Cause you mean that much to me You could have told me yourself That you loved some one else Instead I heard it through the grapevine Not much longer would you be mine Oh, I heard it through. the grapevine And I'm just about to lose my mind. Bob from Seguin, TxI have been looking without success for a particular video synched to Marvin Gaye's version of Grapevine. It was played regularly on MTV maybe 20 or 25 years ago. It was a dance set in a school or college library that built slowly in rhythm to the music and grew to a feverish pitch.

Artists Marvin Gaye I Heard It Through the Grapevine. I Heard It Through the Grapevine Marvin Gaye. I Heard It Through the Grapevine. This album has an average beat per minute of 119 BPM (slowest/fastest tempos: 81/207 BPM). See its BPM profile at the bottom of the page. Tracklist I Heard It Through the Grapevine.

Musician: James Jamerson Album: In the groove Released in: 1968 Label: Tamla Length: 3:14 Info: More Marvin Gaye More James Jamerson. Do you want to report this video as not working? Yes. Cancel. Posted on: 03 12 2011.