Got to Give It Up (Part 1)
Marvin Gaye
1977
Annual listening-list association, not an original-release-date field. Original release year reconciled with reviewed recording-specific Artist Essentials evidence in v3.6.
Release: 1977
Release: 1977Source 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 Part 1 single was released in 1977. It edits the longer studio production included on Live at the London Palladium; that album title does not make this a concert performance.
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.
Classic Motown - Got to Give It Up Part 1
The label identifies the 1977 Part 1 single as an edit of a longer studio production used on the fourth side of Live at the London Palladium. The selected Part 1 is a studio recording despite that album's title; session completion in 1976 is not public release.
Inspiration and background
Researched recording background
The track was a studio addition to Live at the London Palladium, despite that album's live framing. Do not describe the hit itself as an onstage recording solely from the album title.
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; Style term found in imported, unverified source annotation
Billboard year-end 1977 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
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