From '' Stop In The Name Of Love '' Label: Trip Records -- TLP 9524 Format: Vinyl, LP Country: US Released: 1972 Tracklist A1 Intro A2 Stop In The Name Of Love A3 Never Can Say Goodbye A4 I Wanna Be Where You Are A5 My Cherie Amour B1 Heard It Thru The Grapevine B2 We've Got A Good Thing Going B3 The Way You Do The Things You Do B4 If You Were My Woman ------------------------ "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" is a landmark song in the history of Motown Records. Written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong in 1966, the single was first recorded by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles. Released on September 25, 1967 as Soul 35039 by Gladys Knight & the Pips who recorded the third version of the song, it has since become a signature song for singer Marvin Gaye, who recorded his version of the song prior to the Pips' but released it after theirs on October 30, 1968 as Tamla 54176. Creedence Clearwater Revival released their version of the song in 1970. In 2004, it ranked No.80 on ! Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. On the commemorative 50th Anniversary of the Billboard Hot 100 issue of Billboard magazine in June 2008, Gaye's version was ranked as the 65th biggest song on the chart. Early recordings In 1966, Barrett Strong had begun to work in the songwriting staff after failing to produce a follow-up hit. Motown CEO Berry Gordy hired Strong to work with Norman Whitfield to work on recordings for The Temptations following the success of Whitfield's
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