You're All I Need to Get By
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"You're All I Need to Get By" is a classic 1968 soul duet, most famously performed by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, celebrated as one of Motown’s defining love songs.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| You're All I Need to Get By canonical | 3 |
| "You're All I Need to Get By" | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Motown sound
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late 1960s soul music ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| featuresInstrument |
background vocals
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bass guitar ⓘ drums ⓘ piano ⓘ strings ⓘ |
| follows |
Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing
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If I Could Build My Whole World Around You NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
R&B
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soul ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalVersion | Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell recording ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersionBy |
Aretha Franklin
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Method Man and Mary J. Blige (interpolated in "I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By") NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Orlando and Dawn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReputation | classic soul standard ⓘ |
| hasEra | 1960s ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
contemporary R&B love songs
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later soul duets ⓘ |
| hasLyricsTheme |
devotion
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emotional support ⓘ romantic love ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle |
ballad
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duet ⓘ |
| hasVocalType | male–female duet ⓘ |
| isFrequentlyIncludedIn | Motown compilation albums ⓘ |
| isFrequentlyPerformedAs | wedding song ⓘ |
| isOneOf |
Motown classics
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defining Marvin Gaye duets ⓘ defining Tammi Terrell duets ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a classic Motown love song
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vocal interplay between Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell ⓘ |
| originallyReleasedAs | single by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell ⓘ |
| partOf | Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer |
Marvin Gaye
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Tammi Terrell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Nickolas Ashford
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Valerie Simpson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Motown
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Tamla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| writer |
Nickolas Ashford
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Valerie Simpson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
"I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By"
this entity surface form:
"You're All I Need to Get By"