How Sweet It Is to Be Loved by You

How Sweet It Is to Be Loved by You is the fifth studio album released by American singer and songwriter Marvin Gaye, released in 1965.[1] The album features the successful title track, which at the time was his best-selling single. Other hits include "Try It Baby" (which features The Temptations) and "Baby Don't You Do It" (with backing vocals provided by The Andantes).

How Sweet It Is to Be Loved by You
Studio album by Marvin Gaye
Released	January 1965
Recorded	1964
Studio	Hitsville, USA, Detroit, Michigan
Genre	Soul, R&B
Label	Tamla TS-258
Producer	Brian Holland Lamont Dozier Berry Gordy William "Mickey" Stevenson
Marvin Gaye chronology
Hello Broadway (1964) How Sweet It Is to Be Loved by You (1965) A Tribute to the Great Nat "King" Cole (1965)
Singles from How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You
"You're a Wonderful One" Released: April 1964 "Try It Baby" Released: 1964 "Baby Don't You Do It" Released: September 1964 "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)" Released: November 4, 1964

Track listing

Side one

1. "You're a Wonderful One" (Holland-Dozier-Holland) - 2:45
2. "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)" (Holland-Dozier-Holland) - 2:58
3. "Try It Baby" (Berry Gordy, Jr.) - 2:51
4. "Baby Don't You Do It" (Holland-Dozier-Holland) - 2:38
5. "Need Your Lovin' (Want You Back)" (Marvin Gaye, Clarence Paul) - 2:15
6. "One of These Days" (William "Mickey" Stevenson) - 3:00

Side two

1. "No Good Without You" (William "Mickey" Stevenson) - 2:43
2. "Stepping Closer to Your Heart" (Marvin Gaye, Harvey Fuqua) - 2:43
3. "Need Somebody" (Ivy Hunter, William "Mickey" Stevenson) - 2:51
4. "Me and My Lonely Room" (Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield) - 2:52
5. "Now That You've Won Me" (Smokey Robinson) - 2:40
6. "Forever" (Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, Freddie Gorman) - 2:20

Personnel

• Marvin Gaye – lead vocals
• The Spinners – backing vocals (side 1, tracks 5 and 6; side 2, tracks 1–4)
• The Andantes – backing vocals (side 1, tracks 2, 4, and 6; side 2, tracks 4 and 6)
• The Supremes – backing vocals (on "You're a Wonderful One")
• The Temptations – backing vocals (on "Try It Baby")
• Martha and the Vandellas – backing vocals (on "Now That You've Won Me")
• The Funk Brothers – instrumentation

References

1. AllMusic