Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
Marvin Gaye’s recording of “Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)” came out in 1971, the earliest year on file; Sarah Vaughan’s, Grover Washington, Jr.’s and Placebo’s came out the same year. Marvin Gaye shares the writing credit with James Nyx. Also recorded by Working Week (released 1985), Joe Cocker (released 1986) and The Chi‐Lites (released 1972), among 180 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz. The D.O.C.’s “The Formula” (1989) carries this song’s writers on its credit. It is on the album What's Going On (1971).
The Formula runs on Inner City Blues, and the credit sheet names Marvin Gaye and James Nyx right next to The D.O.C. Play Gaye's original first, then drop the needle on The Formula and listen for the bones.
▶Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) (Mono Single Version)Credited writers: Marvin Gaye and James Nyx.
Earliest release on file: this one, 1971, the same year as Sarah Vaughan, Grover Washington, Jr. and Placebo.
On the album What's Going On (1971).
The D.O.C.’s “The Formula” (1989) carries this song’s writers on its credit, the mark of a cleared sample or an interpolation.
- The Chi‐Lites1972
- Reuben Wilson1974
- Working Week1985
- Joe Cocker1986
- Gary1994
- The Mayfield Four1997
- The Asteroids Galaxy Tour2009
180 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.
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