Originally Posted by
Philles/Motown Gary
Tom, Marvin Gaye's "I'll Take Care Of You" is one of my all-time favorite H-D-H productions. It's also one of my favorite performances by The Andantes! Their beautifully-operatic ooh's-and-aah's, together with Marvin's honey-sweet vocals and H-D-H's sweet melody and production, combine to create the Motown magic that still keeps me coming back for more.
And you're right -- "I'll Take Care Of You" appeared as the B-Side of Marvin's "Your Unchanging Love" 45 only. It never appeared on a Motown album during the 1960's. It wasn't until the advent of the CD when it finally appeared on Marvin's "Motown Love Songs", "The Complete Motown Singles [[Vol. 7) , and "The Moods Of Marvin Gaye [[Expanded) on Universal Japan CD.
I've never heard of an existing version by the Four Tops, but I'm not at all surprised, since H-D-H often-times had more than one Motown artist record a version of their productions. I'll bet the Four Tops' version is every bit as pretty as Marvin's -- especially if The Andantes are on it. Don't worry, Tom -- if the master-tape exists, Harry, Andy, and George will one day find it!
Gary
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