I’ve always loved Motown Music, not just these two but Diana Ross and the Supremes, Smoky Robinson and the Miracles, etc..
I loved this song from this duet, “Ain’t No Moutain High Enough”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IC5PL0XImjw
That was an excellent performance of a wonderful song.
I’ve read that Ashford & Simpson were highly regarded by most session musicians because A&S were always professional and two of the few songwriters to enter the studio with the songs fully ‘charted’; All the Key changes; major and minor were written down.
Those on the keyboards could see what they were expected to do and in what sequences. The string sections, same story.
So, that meant not everything had to be hammered out by ear in the studio. Studios are rented by the hour and usually quite expensive.
Really? Gaye was a degenerate doper and all round bad human being. Was is this icon of the dysfunction negro culture being lauded here?
Look at how elegant and classy those two are dressed.
They take great pride in looking good for their audiences.
No Cardi-B or Nicki Minaj trashy stripper looks.
It’s a shame we lost Tammi so soon, so if Marvin did something nice for her, that’s one to the good for him.