I Heard It Through the Grapevine

"I Heard It Through the Grapevine" is an R&B/soul song written by Motown songwriters Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong in 1967. Whitfield recorded several different versions of the song with several different Motown acts, and two of those versions became hits: one version by Gladys Knight & the Pips became a number-two hit in the United States in 1967, while a version by Marvin Gaye became a number-one hit in the U.S. in 1968.

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R&B - Soul - Motown - Norman Whitfield - Barrett Strong - 1967 - Gladys Knight & the Pips - United States - Marvin Gaye - 1968

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Gaye's version, the most notable recording of the song, was his first number-one hit, and was the most successful single released by Motown in the 1960s. Since the releases of the original hit versions of the song, "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" has been heavily covered, most notably an extended 1970 version by Creedence Clearwater Revival

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1960s - 1970 - Creedence Clearwater Revival

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