Moods Of Marvin Gaye

After a promising run of jazz crooning and duets, Marvin Gaye found his solo footing right here. This 1966 album nails vintage soul of the snappiest kind, tapping both the Motown songwriting machine and The Funk Brothers’ legendary rhythm section. Best of all is the Miracles-penned sing-along, “Ain’t That Peculiar.”

After Marvin Gaye recorded tributes to Broadway and Nat King Cole in the previous two years, Motown fans may have had their suspicions raised by an LP titled Moods of Marvin Gaye.