Diana & Marvin is a duets album by soul musicians Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye, released October 26, 1973 on Motown Records. Recording sessions for the album took place in throughout 1972 and 1973 at Motown Recording Studios in Hollywood, California. Featuring vocal collaborations by Gaye and Ross, whom at the time had widely become recognized as two of the top soul and pop performers, respectively, Diana & Marvin became a multi-chart success. Howe...
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Diana & Marvin is a duets album by soul musicians Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye, released October 26, 1973 on Motown Records. Recording sessions for the album took place in throughout 1972 and 1973 at Motown Recording Studios in Hollywood, California. Featuring vocal collaborations by Gaye and Ross, whom at the time had widely become recognized as two of the top soul and pop performers, respectively, Diana & Marvin became a multi-chart success. However, it did not equal the sales of the two singers' previous efforts, even though it managed to sell near a million copies worldwide. The album was remastered and re-released on compact disc with four bonus tracks on February 6, 2001.
During 1973, both Ross and Gaye were in different areas in their careers. Ross had become arguably one of the three biggest female pop stars (Cher and Barbra Streisand were close rivals), after a string of hit singles, hit albums, and critical acclaim from her hit film Lady Sings the Blues. Gaye, on the other...
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