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It Takes Two (Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston song)
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Wikipedia article
"'It Takes Two'" is a hit single recorded in late 1965 by Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston for Motown's Tamla label.
Produced by Weston's then-husband, longtime Gaye collaborator William "Mickey" Stevenson, and co-written by Stevenson and Sylvia Moy, "It Takes Two" centered on a romantic lyric that depicted many things in life (dreams, love, wishes, etc.) being better with two people instead of one. The single became Gaye's most successful duet single to date, later outperformed by Gaye's duets with Tammi Terrell.
Gaye and Weston's duet peaked at 14 on the 'Billboard' Pop charts and No. 4 on 'Billboard's Soul Singles chart in January 1967. "It Takes Two" was also Gaye's first major hit in the UK, where it peaked at No. 16 on the British singles charts in the spring of that same year.'The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 6: 1966' [CD liner notes]. New York: Hip-O Select/Motown/Universal Records
'Cash Box' said the single is a "rhythmic, infectious romancer that superbly matches the two fine voices."
The song was played over the closing credits of the 1995 film 'It Takes Two' and 2002 TV adaptation of Jacqueline Wilson novel 'Double Act'.
Personnel
*All vocals by Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston
*Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers and The Detroit Symphony Orchestra
*Produced by William "Mickey" Stevenson
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Rod Stewart and Tina Turner version
British singer Rod Stewart and American singer Tina Turner released a cover of "'It Takes Two'" in 1990, which was also featured in a television advertising campaign for Pepsi. It was the lead single from Stewart's album 'Vagabond Heart', produced by Bernard Edwards. The duet was a European hit, peaking at No. 1 in Denmark. It also reached No. 5 in the UK and was a Top 10 single in several European countries. The song later appeared on both artists' greatest hits albums: Turner's 'Simply the Best' (1991), and Stewart's 'The Very Best of Rod Stewart' (2001).
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* In 1989 a Children In Need charity single was released (retitled "It Takes Two, Baby") featuring BBC Radio 1 DJs Liz Kershaw and Bruno Brookes with Jive Bunny and Londonbeat. It charted at #53 in the UK Singles chart.
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Category:1966 singles
Category:1967 singles
Category:Marvin Gaye songs
Category:Rod Stewart songs
Category:Tina Turner songs
Category:Songs written by Sylvia Moy
Category:Songs written by William "Mickey" Stevenson
Category:Tamla Records singles
Category:Warner Records singles
Category:1966 songs
Category:Song recordings produced by William "Mickey" Stevenson
Category:Malefemale vocal duets
Category:Number-one singles in Denmark
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