Today Marks The 48th Anniversary of Marvin Gaye’s Live Double Album “Live at the London Palladium” Originally Released on March 15, 1977.
“Live at the London Palladium” is a live double album by soul musician Marvin Gaye, released in 1977, on Tamla Records.
The album peaked at #1 on the U.S. Billboard Top Soul Albums chart and at #3 on the U.S. Billboard Pop Albums chart.
The song "Got to Give It Up, Pt. 1" was released as a single from the album it peaked at #1 on three different U.S. Billboard charts, including the Hot 100, The song achieved International success.
The album stayed in the top 10 for thirteen weeks and went on to sell two million copies becoming one of the top ten best-selling albums of that year in the United States.
The live album features intimate performances by Marvin Gaye of many of his career highlights, including early hits for Motown and recent material from his previous three studio albums.
As with his previous live album, Marvin Gaye Live!, production of the record was handled entirely by Gaye, except for the studio portion, "Got to Give It Up", which was managed by Art Stewart.
Blurred Lines vs Got to Give It Up
In August 2013, Thicke, Williams, and T.I. sued Marvin Gaye's family and Bridgeport Music for a declaratory judgment that "Blurred Lines" did not infringe copyrights of the defendants. Gaye's family accused the song's authors of copying the "feel" and "sound" of "Got to Give It Up".
On October 30, 2014, United States District Court for the Central District of California Judge John A. Kronstadt ruled the Gaye family's lawsuit against Thicke and Williams could proceed, stating the plaintiffs "have made a sufficient showing that elements of 'Blurred Lines' may be substantially similar to protected, original elements of 'Got to Give It Up'." The trial was set to begin on February 10, 2015.
In December 2019, Jurors had awarded the Gayes $7.4 million, but U.S. District Judge John Kronstadt reduced the sum to $5.3 million, while adding royalties.
“Live at the London Palladium” became one of his most commercially successful albums during his tenure at Motown's Tamla label, as well as a Billboard chart hit.
A digitally remastered reissue was released on August 24, 1999, by Motown on compact disc.
Track-listing
1. Intro Theme
2. All The Way
3. Since I Had You
4. Come Get To This
5. Let's Get It On
6. Trouble Man
7. Medley I
8. Medley II
9. Medley III
10. Distant Lover
11. Closing Theme
12. Got to Give It Up
By Romie Rome for Musique Funkology.
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