Diana & Marvin

By the early '70s, Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye were in completely different creative territories. Ross was settling down as a professional diva, while Gaye was pushing his art forward with What's Going On, Trouble Man, and Let's Get It On. What they shared, apart from a mutual admiration, was that they were two of the biggest artists on Motown and that their voices sounded terrific together. So it wasn't entirely surprising that the duo teamed up in 1973 for the Diana & Marvin album. Although the album didn't produce any timeless classics, the results were still very good -- good enough for the record to be one of Ross' best efforts of the era. The highlights are the three singles ("You're a Special Part of Me," "My Mistake (Was to Love You)," "Don't Knock My Love"), but even the weaker tunes are redeemed by the duo's indelible chemistry, and that's the reason why it's worth a listen. 

1）1973年10月26日，29岁的美国歌坛天后Diana Ross 与34岁的'灵魂乐王子'Marvin Gaye推出合唱大碟[Diana & Marvin](Motown发行)。其实这张专辑在1970年便已计划中，但Gaye在合唱伙伴Tammi Terrell去世后处于个人平静期，摩城唱片未能将两人结合在一起，而是专注于Ross新兴的个人事业。

在自传《分裂的灵魂：马文盖伊的一生》中有这样的评价"Diana是个优秀的歌手。你只要听她唱Billie Holiday的作品就行了。非常美妙。但在发行这张专辑时，她却如坐针毡。”Diana在1993年回忆录《麻雀的秘密》中这样写道：”我对马文很有感情，尤其是在晚年。他是一个很有才华的人，但是有很多个人问题”

2)1971年摩城再度促成Ross与Gaye合作，不过两人各有工作,因此,摩城决定像他们对Gaye和Tammi Terrell所做的那样——分开录制，在不同的录音室中录音,工程师 Russ Terrana将两人的声音混合在一起。 专辑由众多制作组制作，受到好评，登上美国告示榜＃26、副榜──灵魂榜＃7, 英国＃6 德国＃5 加拿大＃86

1973年10月26日，《Diana&Marvin》发行。因为Gaye坚持在录制期间抽大麻，因此Ross大部分时间都在另外的录音棚工作