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1	What's Going On Written-By – Al Cleveland, Marvin Gaye, Renaldo Benson	3:52
2	What's Happening Brother Written-By – James Nyx, Marvin Gaye	2:43
3	Flyin' High (In The Friendly Sky) Written-By – Anna Gaye*, Elgie Stover, Marvin Gaye	3:48
4	Save The Children Written-By – Al Cleveland, Marvin Gaye, Renaldo Benson	4:02
5	God Is Love Written-By – Anna Gaye*, Elgie Stover, James Nyx, Marvin Gaye	1:41
6	Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) Written-By – Marvin Gaye	3:12
7	Right On Written-By – Earl DeRouen, Marvin Gaye	7:31
8	Wholy Holy Written-By – Al Cleveland, Marvin Gaye, Renaldo Benson	3:07
9	Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) Written-By – Anna Gaye*, Elgie Stover, James Nyx, Marvin Gaye	5:26

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Motown Record Company, L.P.
• Copyright (c) – Motown Record Company, L.P.
• Record Company – PolyGram
• Distributed By – Polydor
• Distributed By – PolyGram
• Published By – Jobete Music Co., Inc.
• Published By – EMI April Music
• Published By – EMI April Music Inc.
• Published By – Stone Agate Music
• Published By – EMI Blackwood Music Inc.
• Remastered At – The Mastering Lab

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Angelo Carlisi
• Art Direction – Curtis McNair
• Backing Vocals – Elgie Stover, Lem Barney, Mel Farr, Bobby Rodgers*, The Andantes
• Baritone Saxophone – Tate Houston
• Bass – James Jamerson
• Bass [String Bass] – Max Janowsky
• Bongos, Congas – Earl DeRouen, Eddie Brown*
• Celesta – Johnny Griffith
• Cello – Edward Korkigan*, Italo Babini, Thaddeus Markiewicz
• Conductor [Orchestra], Arranged By [Orchestra] – David Van DePitte
• Copyist – Mrs. David Van DePitte
• Design [Package Redesign] – Marilyn Devedier
• Drums – Chet Forest
• Flute – Danya Hartwick*, William Perich
• Guitar – Joe Messina, Robert White
• Harp – Carole Crosby
• Mixed By, Engineer [Consulting] – Lawrence Miles*
• Photography By [Front & Rear Cover] – Hendin*
• Photography By [Inside Montage] – The Gaye And Gordy Family Archives
• Piano – Marvin Gaye
• Producer – Marvin Gaye
• Recorded By – Art Stewart, James Green, Joe Atkinson, Lawrence Miles*
• Remastered By [Digitally] – Gavin Lurssen
• Soloist, Alto Saxophone [Solo Work] – Eli Fountain
• Soloist, Tenor Saxophone [Solo Work] – William "Wild Bill" Moore
• Soprano Saxophone – Larry Nozero
• Supervised By [Graphic Supervision] – Tom Schlesinger
• Tambourine, Percussion – Jack Ashford
• Tenor Saxophone – George Benson
• Trombone – Carl Raetz
• Trumpet – John Trudell*, Maurice Davis
• Vibraphone [Vibes], Percussion – Jack Brokensha
• Viola – David Ireland , Edouard Kesner, Meyer Shapiro, Nathan Gordon
• Violin – Alvin Score, Beatriz Budinszky*, Felix Resnick, Gordon Staples, James Waring, Lillian Downs, Richard Margitza, Virginia Halfmann, Zinovi Bistritzky

Notes

Variants with the same catalog number:
– What's Going On is mady by PMDC Germany
– What's Going On is a repress mady in Germany by Universal M & L without matrix number
– What's Going On is a Universal M & L repress with matrix number

All selections published by Jobete Music Co., Inc. admin. by EMI April Music (ASCAP) copyright 1971 except 1, 4, 7, 8 published by Jobete Music Co., Inc. admin. by EMI April Music, Inc. (ASCAP)/Stone Agate Music (a division of Jobete Music Co., Inc.) admin. by EMI Blackwood Music, Inc. (BMI) copyright 1971.

Digitally remastered using 20-bit technology at The Mastering Lab, L.A., CA.

Originally released on Tamla 310, May 21, 1971.

℗ 1986 Motown Record Company, L.P.
© 1998 Motown Record Company, L.P. a PolyGram company.
Distribution: Polydor/PolyGram.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 731453088320
• Rights Society: BIEM/MCPS
• Label Code: LC 0881
• Other (Distribution code): PY 899
• Matrix / Runout: 530 883-2 01 + MADE IN GERMANY J
• Mastering SID Code: IFPI L002
• Mould SID Code: IFPI 01AC

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
TS-310, TS310	Marvin Gaye	What's Going On ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Tamla, Tamla	TS-310, TS310	US	1971
12/24024	Marvin Gaye	Mercy, Mercy Me ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Platinum	12/24024	Germany	1985
LI-60136	Marvin Gaye	What's Going On ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Motown	LI-60136	Spain	1984
0600753279557	Marvin Gaye	What's Going On ‎(2xCD, Album, Dlx, RE, RM)	Motown	0600753279557	Europe	2010
5300221, 530 022-1	Marvin Gaye	What's Going On ‎(LP, Album, RE, Gat)	Tamla, Tamla	5300221, 530 022-1	US	2012