How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)

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"How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)" is a classic soul song, originally recorded by Marvin Gaye in 1964, that became widely known to later audiences through James Taylor’s popular 1975 cover version.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
alsoKnownAs How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)
surface form: How Sweet It Is
artist Marvin Gaye
associatedAct The Funk Brothers
belongsToTradition Motown
surface form: Motown sound
chartingRegion Canada
United States of America
surface form: United States
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
genre R&B
soul
hasCoverVersion How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) self-linksurface differs
surface form: How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) (James Taylor version)
hasHook repeated line "How sweet it is to be loved by you"
hasKey major key (commonly performed in G major in cover versions)
hasNotableCover How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) self-linksurface differs
surface form: How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) (James Taylor single)

How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) self-linksurface differs
surface form: How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) (Junior Walker & the All Stars version)
hasTitle How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) self-link
includedIn Marvin Gaye singles discography
influenced James Taylor’s 1975 cover version
lyricsBy Eddie Holland
musicalEra 1960s soul
musicBy Brian Holland
Lamont Dozier
notableCoverArtist James Taylor
Jr. Walker & the All Stars
surface form: Junior Walker & the All Stars
originalLanguage English
originalReleaseDate 1964-11-21
originalReleaseYear 1964
partOf Motown catalog
performedBy Marvin Gaye
performer Marvin Gaye
producer Holland–Dozier–Holland
recordedAt Motown Studio A
surface form: Hitsville U.S.A. studio
recordedBy Marvin Gaye
recordLabel Motown
Tamla
Motown
surface form: Tamla Records
songwriter Brian Holland
Eddie Holland
Lamont Dozier
tempo medium tempo
theme romantic love
vocalGenre male lead vocal
vocalType lead vocal by Marvin Gaye
writer Holland–Dozier–Holland

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James Taylor notableWork How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)
Marvin Gaye notableWork How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)
How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) hasCoverVersion How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) (James Taylor version)
How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) hasNotableCover How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) (James Taylor single)
How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) hasNotableCover How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) (Junior Walker & the All Stars version)
How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) hasTitle How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) self-link
How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) alsoKnownAs How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)
this entity surface form: How Sweet It Is
Prince of Motown notableWork How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)
subject surface form: Marvin Gaye
Holland–Dozier–Holland notableWork How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)
Brian Holland notableWork How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)
Marvin Pentz Gay Jr. notableWork How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)
subject surface form: Marvin Gaye
Lamont Dozier notableWork How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)
Eddie Holland notableWork How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)