Marvin Gaye: What's Goin on

The album “What’s Going On” was recorded in Detroit and Los Angeles. It was originally recorded in the Detroit studios, Hitsville USA, Golden World, & United Sound Studios. But when Marvin Gaye submitted it to Berry Gordy, producer of Motown Records, he disliked it, and asked “Marvin, why do you want to ruin your career?”. Still the album spoke for itself, and after Gordy unwillingly released it, it sold 100,000 copies in the US alone, becoming Motown’s fastest selling song. After this Gordy asked Marvin to remix the album in Los Angeles at This version is called the “LA Mix” and was created at The Sound Factory. This is version that was eventually released to the public on May 21, 1971 and is most well known of “What’s Going On”.









Marvin Gaye: In studio session at Motown.