Marvin Gaye ‎ – Can I Get A Witness/Im Crazy Bout My Baby (Tamla ‎ – 54087, USA, 1963).
"Can I Get a Witness" - the song is written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozye and Eddie Holland, produced by Brian Holland and Lamont Dozye as an extra album single for the American singer Marvin Gaye. Left in division of Tamla Motown in September, 1963
Author of the text Eddie Holland recorded the song in Motown studio in Hitsvilla, the USA, July 17, 1963 to scroll it to Gaye who complained to producers that they sing the songs above its vocal range.
But when Gaye heard as Holland sings the song, he nodded and told: "Well, I am ready" to bewilderment of Holland which had to work long with other actors during record. Gaye recorded the song for one double that made an impression on Hollandov and Dozye. Holland will call Gaye later "the most universal vocalist with whom I ever worked".
Supported by a piano riff in style of a boogie-woogie performed by the pianist from Funk Brothers Earl Van Dayk, Gaye sings the song in harmony a gospel together with participants of The Supremes and Holland-Dozier-Holland.
Pesnya reached peak at No. 22 in Hot 100 28 of December, 1963 and also became one of the first international singles of Gaye, having caused a stir in Great Britain, first of all among dancing clubs in London and northern England (in particular, in Leeds) and also entered charts of France where she took the 29th place. "Can I Get a Witness" held on in Hot 100 16 of weeks, longer, than any other song by Marvin Gaye in the 1960th years. Plastinks
practically in excellent condition. The light attrition which is not influencing a sound.