I'll Be Doggone
Marvin Gaye
1965
Earliest retained annual association for this catalog identity; original release year not independently established.
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Release: 1965
Release: 1965Source checked
V3.6 reconciles the original release year with the reviewed Artist Essentials entry for this exact retained recording ID. Year precision is used; an album-first release is not silently replaced by a later single, reissue or annual-list year. The original Tamla single was released in 1965, as explicitly documented by the label, before the 1966 Moods album.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
Owner-supplied release annotations
Reported dates in 1965.html, 1965.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
Classic Motown - I'll Be Doggone original single
The label explicitly identifies original Tamla 54112 and its February 1965 release. The original single predates the 1966 Moods album.
Moods of Marvin Gaye - original program and earlier single
The original album program is 1966, while Ain't That Peculiar retains its 1965 single year. The inherited 1966 I'll Be Doggone field is not used against the label's explicit 1965 single history.
Inspiration and background
Researched recording background
Motown identifies this hit with Gaye's creative collaboration with Smokey Robinson; it does not identify a private event behind the lyrics.
Evidence scope: New 1.7 source-specific paraphrase; not a claim of complete song-history review.
Sources for this information
Marvin Gaye - Classic Motown
Only the recording/background facts in this paragraph; reviewed 2026-10-12.
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Original release date and exact pressing/version are not independently established.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 1965 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
Marvin Gaye - Classic Motown
Only the recording/background facts in this paragraph; reviewed 2026-10-12.
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