Marvin Gaye Recorded Live on Stage was the first live album released by singer Marvin Gaye on the Tamla label. Recorded during a Motortown Revue show at Chicago's Regal Theater, the album showcased the musician performing early hits such as "Stubborn Kind of Fellow", "Pride and Joy" and "Hitch Hike" while also adding in unreleased numbers including "One of These Days" (a studio version was later released as a track on Gaye's 1966 album, Moods of Marvin Gaye), "Mo Jo Hanna" and the That Stubborn Kinda Fellow album track, "Get My Hands on Some Lovin'" while also singing two covers - the jazz standard, "Days of Wine and Roses" and his cover of Ray Charles' R&B version of "You Are My Sunshine".
Gaye was accompanied throughout the album by Martha and the Vandellas. During these early days as well as later into his career, Gaye suffered from stage fright and struggled with live performances. Despite this, Gaye performed to enthusiastic audiences, who cheered Gaye on throughout his set. Gaye recorded another live album in the '60s, the shelved Marvin Gaye at the Copa and wouldn't release another live album until 1974's Marvin Gaye Live! In 2009, this album was released only to fans in Japan.
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