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"I Heard It Through the Grapevine" is a song written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong for Motown Records in 1966. [2] 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.
Norman Jesse Whitfield (May 12, 1940 – September 16, 2008) was an American songwriter, composer, and producer, who worked with Berry Gordy's Motown labels during the 1960s. [1] He has been credited as one of the creators of the Motown Sound and of the late-1960s subgenre of psychedelic soul .
Co-written with Norman Whitfield: 2 — — — 47 [25] 1967 "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" Recorded by Marvin Gaye Co-written with Whitfield — — 8 88 1 [26] [27] [28] 1971 "Just My Imagination" Recorded by the Temptations Co-written with Whitfield: 1 1 72 — 8 [25] [29] 1972 "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" Recorded by the Undisputed Truth ...
"Barrett was not only a great singer and piano player, but he, along with his writing partner Norman Whitfield, created an incredible body of work," Motown founder Berry Gordy said in a statement.
This is a list of songs written by Norman Whitfield, either as a sole writer or with others ... "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" Gladys Knight & the Pips
Everybody Needs Love is the third studio album by Gladys Knight & the Pips and their first album for Motown Records' Soul imprint. The LP, chiefly produced by Norman Whitfield, features the singles "Just Walk in My Shoes" (the 1966 group's Motown debut), "Take Me in Your Arms and Love Me", "Everybody Needs Love" and "I Heard It Through the Grapevine".
I Heard It Through the Grapevine (I Know) I'm Losing You; I Wanna Get Next to You; I Wish It Would Rain; I'm Going Down (Rose Royce song) It Should Have Been Me (Norman Whitfield song) (Loneliness Made Me Realize) It's You That I Need
When Whitfield presented "Grapevine" to Berry Gordy, the producer was stunned when Gordy turned it down sensing the song "wasn't a hit" and that "it sucked". In response, Whitfield recorded a different version of the song by Gladys Knight & the Pips in an attempt to "out-funk Aretha Franklin's "Respect". This version, released in September 1967 ...