How Sweet it Is ( to Be Loved by You ) - wikipedia How Sweet it Is ( to Be Loved by You ) This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( December 2009 ) `` How Sweet It Is ( To Be Loved by You ) '' Single by Marvin Gaye from the album How Sweet It Is to Be Loved by You B - side `` Forever '' Released November 4, 1964 Format 7 '' single Recorded July 24, 1964 Studio Hitsville U.S.A. ( Studio A ) Genre Soul pop rock Length 2 : 57 Label Tamla Songwriter ( s ) Holland -- Dozier -- Holland Producer ( s ) Brian Holland Lamont Dozier Marvin Gaye singles chronology `` Baby Do n't You Do It '' ( 1964 ) `` How Sweet It Is ( To Be Loved by You ) '' ( 1964 ) `` I 'll Be Doggone '' ( 1965 ) `` Baby Do n't You Do It '' ( 1964 ) `` How Sweet It Is ( To Be Loved By You ) '' ( 1964 ) `` I 'll Be Doggone '' ( 1965 ) `` How Sweet It Is ( To Be Loved by You ) '' Single by James Taylor from the album Gorilla B - side `` Sarah Maria '' Released June 1975 Format 7 '' single Recorded Genre Soft rock Length 3 : 33 Label Warner Bros. Songwriter ( s ) Holland -- Dozier -- Holland Producer ( s ) Russ Titelman, Lenny Waronker James Taylor singles chronology `` Walking Man '' ( 1974 ) `` How Sweet It Is ( To Be Loved by You ) '' ( 1975 ) `` Mexico '' ( 1975 ) `` Walking Man '' ( 1974 ) `` How Sweet It Is ( To Be Loved by You ) '' ( 1975 ) `` Mexico '' ( 1975 ) `` How Sweet It Is ( To Be Loved by You ) '' is a song recorded by American soul singer Marvin Gaye from his album of the same name, How Sweet It Is to Be Loved by You. It was written in 1964 by the Motown songwriting team of Holland -- Dozier -- Holland. Contents 1 Marvin Gaye version ( 1964 ) 2 Chart history 2.1 Weekly charts 2.2 Year - end charts 3 Notable later versions 3.1 Junior Walker & the All Stars ( 1966 ) 3.2 Grateful Dead ( 1972 ) 3.3 James Taylor ( 1975 ) 3.3. 1 Personnel 3.4 The Simpsons ( 2016 ) 4 Chart history 4.1 Weekly charts 4.2 Year - end charts 5 References 6 External links Marvin Gaye version ( 1964 ) Produced by Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier, Marvin Gaye released the song as a single in September 1964. It peaked at number 6 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in January 1965 and at number 3 on U.S. Billboard 's R&B Singles chart. Up to that point, it was Gaye 's most successful single with record sales exceeding 900,000 copies. The song 's personnel includes Marvin Gaye on lead vocals ; The Andantes on background vocals ; and The Funk Brothers on various instruments, including piano and percussion. Gaye also released a German - language version of the song entitled `` Wie Schön Das Ist ''. AllMusic critic Jason Ankeny described the song as a `` radiant pop confection, '' noting that it was unusual for Gaye in being a `` straightforward love song '' that does n't reflect Gaye 's usual demons. Ankeny commented on the soulfulness of the song, and particularly noted the piano riff. Gaye 's recording has subsequently been released on many greatest hits albums. Chart history Weekly charts Chart ( 1964 -- 65 ) Peak position UK ( Official Charts Company ) 49 US Billboard Hot 100 6 US Billboard R&B US Cash Box Top 100 9 Year - end charts Chart ( 1965 ) Rank US Billboard Hot 100 100 Notable later versions Since Marvin Gaye 's original 1964 release, `` How Sweet It Is ( To Be Loved by You ) '' has been recorded by artists in a variety of genres including soul, pop, gospel, folk, and country. It was a staple for the Jerry Garcia Band in the 1970s, 1980 's and 1990 's often used as his opening song. Junior Walker & the All Stars ( 1966 ) In 1966, Junior Walker & the All Stars released the song as a single, which reached number 3 on the R&B Singles chart and No. 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. According to Jason Ankeny of AllMusic, this version makes up in grit what it lacks in Gaye 's grace, increasing the `` celebratory '' feel of the song. Ankeny described the version as `` a rollicking floor - shaker fueled by his smoldering saxophone. '' The drums are played by James Graves ( 1941 - 1967 ). Grateful Dead ( 1972 ) A Grateful Dead version is popular among the crowd despite they have only played it live once ( 3 / 25 / 72 ). It was a staple of the Jerry Garcia band though from 1972 to 1995. James Taylor ( 1975 ) James Taylor released his version of `` How Sweet It Is ( To Be Loved by You ) '' as the lead single from his album Gorilla ( 1975 ). Taylor 's 1975 single has been the most successful remake of the song to date, hitting No. 1 on the Easy Listening chart and No. 5 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. In addition to James Taylor on lead vocals and guitar, other personnel include Carly Simon on harmony vocals, David Sanborn on saxophone, Clarence McDonald on piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano and possibly ARP String Ensemble, Lee Sklar on bass and both Jim Keltner and Russ Kunkel on drums with Kunkel doubling on tambourine. Author Ian Halperin believes that the song was included on Gorilla as a tribute to Simon, who was then his wife. It was produced by Lenny Waronker and Russ Titelman. After his success with `` How Sweet It Is ( To Be Loved By You ), '' Taylor continued to record R&B hits applying his soft rock approach. Rolling Stone Magazine critic Bud Scoppa described Taylor 's version as `` a relaxed rendition '' and considered it to be Taylor 's way of acknowledging Gaye as a source of inspiration for Taylor 's romantic point of view at the time. Music critic Robert Christgau regarded Taylor 's version as a `` desecration of Marvin Gaye. '' Taylor biographer Timothy White described it as `` music for the park on Sunday. '' Taylor 's version has been released on many live and compilation albums. These include the compilation albums Greatest Hits ( 1976 ), Classic Songs ( 1990 ), The Best of James Taylor ( 2003 ) and The Essential James Taylor ( 2013 ). Live versions have been included on Live and Live at the Beacon Theater. Personnel Source : James Taylor - vocals, electric guitar Danny Kortchmar - electric rhythm guitar Jim Keltner - drums Russ Kunkel - drums, tambourine, tom - tom drum Clarence McDonald - piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano David Sanborn - saxophone Carly Simon - vocals Lee Sklar - bass The Simpsons ( 2016 ) In a web - only exclusive, The Simpsons released a video highlighting the 2016 presidential election. In it, Marge is struggling to sleep because she is frustrated that basic manners are gone from politics. Homer convinces her to imagine a world in which the candidates are cordial with each other. The candidates briefly sing the song before going back to fighting again. Chart history Weekly charts Chart ( 1975 ) Peak position Australia KMR 35 Canada RPM Top Singles Canada RPM Adult Contemporary New Zealand 30 US Billboard Hot 100 5 US Billboard Adult Contemporary US Cash Box Top 100 7 Year - end charts Chart ( 1975 ) Rank Canada RPM Top Singles 17 US Billboard Hot 100 68 US Cash Box 98 References Jump up ^ `` Marvin Gaye awards ''. Allmusic. Retrieved 2014 - 04 - 14. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). Top R&B / Hip - Hop Singles : 1942 - 2004. Record Research. p. 225. Jump up ^ Gilliland, John ( 1969 ). `` Show 26 - The Soul Reformation : Phase two, the Motown story. ( Part 5 ) '' ( audio ). Pop Chronicles. University of North Texas Libraries. ^ Jump up to : Ankeny, J. `` How Sweet It Is ( To Be Loved by You ) ''. AllMusic. Retrieved 2014 - 04 - 14. Jump up ^ `` UK Official Singles Chart ''. UK Official Charts Company. December 16, 1964. Retrieved March 9, 2018. ^ Jump up to : Joel Whitburn 's Top Pop Singles 1955 - 1990 - ISBN 0 - 89820 - 089 - X Jump up ^ `` Cash Box Top 100 Singles, January 30, 1965 ''. Retrieved 18 April 2018. Jump up ^ `` Top 100 Hits of 1965 / Top 100 Songs of 1965 ''. www.musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved August 20, 2017. Jump up ^ Talevski, Nick ( 7 April 2010 ). `` Rock Obituaries - Knocking On Heaven 's Door ''. Omnibus Press. Retrieved August 20, 2017 -- via Google Books. ^ Jump up to : Ruhlmann, W. `` Gorilla ''. Allmusic. Retrieved 2014 - 04 - 12. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2002 ). Top Adult Contemporary : 1961 - 2001. Record Research. p. 239. ^ Jump up to : White, T. ( 2009 ). Long Ago and Far Away. Omnibus Press. pp. 233 -- 235. ISBN 9780857120069. ^ Jump up to : Halperin, I. ( 2003 ). Fire and Rain : The James Taylor Story. Citadel. pp. 166 -- 167. ISBN 978 0806523484. Jump up ^ Scoppa, B. ( July 17, 1975 ). `` Gorilla ''. Rolling Stone Magazine. Retrieved 2014 - 04 - 12. 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External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Preceded by `` At Seventeen '' by Janis Ian Billboard Easy Listening Singles number - one single ( James Taylor version ) August 23, 1975 Succeeded by `` Fallin ' in Love '' by Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds Marvin Gaye Studio albums The Soulful Moods of Marvin Gaye ( 1961 ) That Stubborn Kinda Fellow ( 1962 ) When I 'm Alone I Cry ( 1964 ) Hello Broadway ( 1964 ) How Sweet It Is to Be Loved by You ( 1965 ) A Tribute to the Great Nat `` King '' Cole ( 1965 ) Moods of Marvin Gaye ( 1966 ) In the Groove / I Heard It Through the Grapevine ! ( 1968 ) M.P.G. ( 1969 ) That 's the Way Love Is ( 1970 ) What 's Going On ( 1971 ) Trouble Man ( 1972 ) Let 's Get It On ( 1973 ) I Want You ( 1976 ) Here, My Dear ( 1978 ) In Our Lifetime ( 1981 ) Midnight Love ( 1982 ) Posthumous albums Dream of a Lifetime ( 1985 ) Romantically Yours ( 1986 ) Vulnerable ( 1997 ) Duet albums Together ( with Mary Wells, 1964 ) Take Two ( with Kim Weston, 1966 ) United ( with Tammi Terrell, 1967 ) You 're All I Need ( with Tammi Terrell, 1968 ) Easy ( with Tammi Terrell, 1969 ) Diana & Marvin ( with Diana Ross, 1973 ) Compilations Greatest Hits ( 1964 ) Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 ( 1967 ) Marvin Gaye and His Girls ( 1969 ) Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell 's Greatest Hits ( 1970 ) Super Hits ( 1970 ) Anthology ( 1974 ) Marvin Gaye 's Greatest Hits ( 1976 ) Motown Remembers Marvin Gaye : Never Before Released Masters ( 1986 ) The Marvin Gaye Collection ( 1990 ) The Norman Whitfield Sessions ( 1994 ) Love Starved Heart : Rare and Unreleased ( 1994 ) The Very Best of Marvin Gaye ( 1994 ) The Master ( 1961 -- 1984 ) ( 1995 ) Marvin Gaye : The Love Songs ( 2000 ) The Complete Duets ( 2001 ) The Very Best of Marvin Gaye ( 2001 ) Live albums Marvin Gaye Recorded Live on Stage ( 1963 ) Marvin Gaye Live ! ( 1974 ) Live at the London Palladium ( 1977 ) Marvin Gaye at the Copa ( 2005 ) Video albums Greatest Hits Live ( Live in Holland 1976 ) ( 2000 ) Live In Montreux 1980 ( 2003 ) The Real Thing : In Performance ( 1964 -- 1981 ) ( 2006 ) Live In Belgium 1981 ( 2006 ) US / UK Top Ten singles `` Pride and Joy '' `` How Sweet It Is ( To Be Loved by You ) '' `` I 'll Be Doggone '' `` Ai n't That Peculiar '' `` Your Precious Love '' `` If I Could Build My Whole World Around You '' `` Ai n't Nothing Like the Real Thing '' `` You 're All I Need to Get By '' `` I Heard It Through the Grapevine '' `` Too Busy Thinking About My Baby '' `` That 's the Way Love Is '' `` Abraham, Martin and John '' `` The Onion Song '' `` What 's Going On '' `` Mercy Mercy Me ( The Ecology ) '' `` Inner City Blues ( Make Me Wanna Holler ) '' `` Trouble Man '' `` Let 's Get It On '' `` You Are Everything '' `` Got to Give It Up '' `` Sexual Healing '' Family Marvin Gay Sr. ( father ) Alberta Gay ( mother ) Anna Gordy Gaye ( first wife ) Denise Gordy ( son 's birth mother ) Nona Gaye ( daughter ) Frankie Gaye ( brother ) Gordon Banks ( brother - in - law ) Related topics Discography Songs Albums Songs by Marvin Gaye Albums produced by Marvin Gaye Songs in memory Songs produced by Marvin Gaye Personal life Death Tributes The Marquees Harvey Fuqua Tammi Terrell Leon Ware Marvin 's Room Marvin Is 60 : A Tribute Album Book Category Portal Marvin Gaye singles discography 1960s : ( Tamla ) 1961 `` Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide '' 1962 `` Sandman '' `` Soldier 's Plea '' `` Stubborn Kind of Fellow '' `` Hitch Hike '' 1963 `` Pride and Joy '' `` Can I Get a Witness '' 1964 `` You 're a Wonderful One '' `` Once Upon a Time '' `` What 's the Matter with You Baby '' `` Try It Baby '' `` Baby Do n't You Do It '' `` What Good Am I Without You '' `` How Sweet It Is ( To Be Loved by You ) '' 1965 `` I 'll Be Doggone '' `` Pretty Little Baby '' `` Ai n't That Peculiar '' 1966 `` One More Heartache '' `` Take This Heart of Mine '' `` Little Darling ( I Need You ) '' `` It Takes Two '' 1967 `` Ai n't No Mountain High Enough '' `` Your Unchanging Love '' `` Your Precious Love '' `` You '' `` If I Could Build My Whole World Around You '' / `` If This World Were Mine '' 1968 `` Ai n't Nothing Like the Real Thing '' `` You 're All I Need to Get By '' `` Chained '' `` Keep On Lovin ' Me Honey '' `` You Ai n't Livin ' till You 're Lovin ' '' `` His Eye Is on the Sparrow '' `` I Heard It Through the Grapevine '' 1969 `` Good Lovin ' Ai n't Easy to Come By '' `` Too Busy Thinking About My Baby '' `` That 's the Way Love Is '' `` Abraham, Martin and John '' `` What You Gave Me '' `` How Can I Forget '' 1970s : ( Tamla ) 1970 `` Gonna Give Her All the Love I 've Got '' `` The Onion Song '' `` California Soul '' `` The End of Our Road '' 1971 `` What 's Going On '' `` Mercy Mercy Me ( The Ecology ) '' `` Inner City Blues ( Make Me Wanna Holler ) '' `` Save the Children '' 1972 `` You 're the Man '' `` Trouble Man '' `` I Want to Come Home for Christmas '' 1973 `` Let 's Get It On '' `` You 're a Special Part of Me '' `` Stop, Look, Listen ( To Your Heart ) '' `` Come Get to This '' `` You Sure Love to Ball '' `` My Mistake ( Was to Love You ) '' `` Do n't Knock My Love '' `` You Are Everything '' `` Distant Lover '' 1976 `` I Want You '' `` After the Dance '' `` Since I Had You '' 1977 `` Got to Give It Up '' 1978 `` Pops, We Love You ( A Tribute to Father ) '' 1979 `` A Funky Space Reincarnation '' `` Anger '' `` Ego Tripping Out '' 1980s : ( Tamla / Columbia ) 1981 `` Praise '' `` Heavy Love Affair '' 1982 `` Sexual Healing '' `` My Love Is Waiting '' `` ' Til Tomorrow '' `` Joy '' Posthumous 1985 `` Sanctified Lady '' `` It 's Madness '' `` Just Like '' 1986 `` The World Is Rated X '' 1991 `` My Last Chance '' `` Lucky, Lucky Me '' 1995 `` This Love Starved Heart Of Mine ( It 's Killing Me ) '' `` Music '' 2005 `` Let 's Get It On ( The M.P.G. Groove Remix ) '' 2015 `` Where Are We Going '' Book Category Portal Holland -- Dozier -- Holland Brian Holland Lamont Dozier Eddie Holland Songs 1962 `` Dearest One '' `` Old Love ( Let 's Try It Again ) '' `` Darling, I Hum Our Song '' 1963 `` Leaving Here '' `` Locking Up My Heart '' `` What Goes Up Must Come Down '' / `` Come on Home '' `` Tie a String Around Your Finger '' `` Come and Get These Memories '' / `` Jealous Lover '' `` You Lost the Sweetest Boy '' `` Heat Wave '' / `` A Love Like Yours ( Do n't Come Knocking Everyday ) '' `` ( He Wo n't Be True ) Little Girl Blue '' `` Mickey 's Monkey '' `` Too Hurt to Cry, Too Much in Love to Say Goodbye '' / `` Come on Home '' `` When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes '' / `` Standing at the Crossroads of Love '' `` I Gotta Dance to Keep From Crying '' `` Quicksand '' / `` Darling I Hum Our Song '' `` Live Wire '' / `` Old Love ( Let 's Try It Again ) '' `` Run, Run, Run '' / `` I 'm Giving You Your Freedom '' `` Can I Get a Witness '' 1964 `` A Tear from a Woman 's Eyes '' `` My Lady Bug Stay Away from That Beatle '' `` Like a Nightmare '' / `` If You Were Mine '' `` In My Lonely Room '' `` Just Ai n't Enough Love '' `` Where Did Our Love Go '' `` Baby Do n't You Do It '' `` Guarantee for a Lifetime '' `` Baby I Need Your Loving '' / `` Call on Me '' `` Candy to Me '' / `` If You Do n't Want My Love '' `` Whisper You Love Me Boy '' `` Baby Love '' / `` Ask Any Girl '' `` Come See About Me '' / ( You 're Gone But ) Always in My Heart '' `` Without the One You Love ( Life 's Not Worth While ) '' / `` Love has Gone '' `` You 're a Wonderful One '' `` How Sweet It Is ( To Be Loved by You ) '' 1965 `` Where Did You Go '' `` Stop ! In the Name of Love '' / `` I 'm in Love Again '' `` You 've Been a Long Time Coming '' `` Who Could Ever Doubt My Love '' `` Nowhere to Run '' `` Back in My Arms Again '' / `` Whisper You Love Me Boy '' `` I Ca n't Help Myself ( Sugar Pie Honey Bunch ) '' `` The Only Time I 'm Happy '' `` Mother Dear '' / `` He Holds His Own '' `` Nothing but Heartaches '' / `` He Holds His Own '' `` Love ( Makes Me Do Foolish Things ) '' `` It 's the Same Old Song '' / `` Your Love Is Amazing '' `` Mother Dear '' / `` Who Could Ever Doubt My Love '' `` I Hear a Symphony '' / `` Who Could Ever Doubt My Love '' `` Something About You '' `` Take Me in Your Arms ( Rock Me a Little While ) '' `` Darling Baby '' `` There 's a Ghost in My House '' 1966 `` ( I 'm a ) Roadrunner '' `` This Old Heart of Mine ( Is Weak for You ) '' `` Ask any Man '' `` My World Is Empty Without You '' `` Put Yourself in My Place '' `` There 's No Love Left '' `` Shake Me, Wake Me ( When It 's Over ) '' / `` Just as Long as You Need Me '' `` Helpless '' / `` A Love Like Yours ( Do n't Come Knocking Everyday ) '' `` Call on Me '' `` Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart '' / `` He 's All I Got '' `` Who Could Ever Doubt My Love '' `` I Like Everything About You '' `` I Guess I 'll Always Love You '' `` Nothing but Soul '' `` Love 's Gone Bad '' / `` Put Yourself in My Place '' `` You Ca n't Hurry Love '' / `` Put Yourself in My Place '' `` Little Darling ( I Need You ) '' `` Reach Out I 'll Be There '' / `` Until You Love Someone '' `` Stay in My Lonely Arms '' `` You Keep Me Hangin ' On '' / `` I Wanna Mother You, Smother You With Love '' `` You Keep Me Hangin ' On '' / `` Remove This Doubt '' `` Standing in the Shadows of Love '' / Since You 've Been Gone '' `` I 'm Ready for Love '' `` ( Come ' Round Here ) I 'm the One You Need '' `` Heaven Must Have Sent You '' 1967 `` Just One Last Look '' `` Love Is Here and Now You 're Gone '' / There 's No Stopping Us Now '' `` Your Love Is Amazing '' `` Jimmy Mack '' / `` Third Finger, Left Hand '' `` Bernadette '' / `` I Got a Feeling '' `` My World Is Empty Without You '' `` The Happening '' / `` All I Know About You '' `` Just Ai n't Enough Love '' `` 7 - Rooms of Gloom '' / `` I 'll Turn to Stone '' `` I Understand My Man '' `` Your Unchanging Love '' / `` I 'll Take Care of You '' `` Reflections '' / `` Going Down for the Third Time '' `` One Way Out '' `` You Keep Me Running Away '' / `` If You Do n't Want My Love '' `` I Got a Feeling '' `` In and Out of Love '' / `` I Guess I 'll Always Love You '' 1968 `` Whisper You Love Me Boy '' `` Forever Came Today '' `` I 'm in a Different World '' 1969 `` We 've Got a Way Out Love '' `` Crumbs off the Table '' 1970 `` Give Me Just a Little More Time '' `` ( You 've Got Me ) Dangling on a String '' `` Everything 's Tuesday '' `` Band of Gold '' `` Westbound # 9 '' 1972 `` The Day I Found Myself '' `` Do n't Leave Me Starvin ' for Your Love '' `` Why Ca n't We Be Lovers '' 1973 `` You 're Gonna Need Me '' `` We 're Almost There '' `` Just a Little Bit of You '' `` Early Morning Love '' `` Where Do I Go from Here '' 1976 `` I 'm Gonna Let My Heart Do the Walking '' `` High Energy '' `` Let Yourself Go '' 1982 `` We Can Never Light That Old Flame Again '' Related topics Motown Hot Wax Records Invictus Records List of songs written by Holland, Dozier and Holland James Taylor Studio albums James Taylor Sweet Baby James Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon One Man Dog Walking Man Gorilla In the Pocket JT Flag Dad Loves His Work That 's Why I 'm Here Never Die Young New Moon Shine Hourglass October Road Covers Before This World Live albums Live / Best Live One Man Band Amchitka Live at the Troubadour Holiday albums James Taylor : A Christmas Album James Taylor at Christmas Compilation albums Greatest Hits Classic Songs Greatest Hits Volume 2 The Best of James Taylor Extended plays Other Covers Singles `` Carolina in My Mind '' `` Knocking ' Round the Zoo '' `` Sweet Baby James '' `` Fire and Rain '' `` Country Road '' `` You 've Got a Friend '' `` Long Ago and Far Away '' `` Do n't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight '' `` One Man Parade '' `` Hymn '' `` Mockingbird ( with Carly Simon ) `` How Sweet It Is ( To Be Loved by You ) '' `` Mexico '' `` Shower the People '' `` Woman 's Gotta Have It '' `` Handy Man '' `` Your Smiling Face '' `` Honey Do n't Leave L.A. '' `` Devoted to You '' ( with Carly Simon ) `` Up on the Roof '' `` Her Town Too '' `` Hard Times `` Everyday '' `` It 's Growing '' `` Change '' Other songs `` Night Owl `` Something in the Way She Moves '' `` Sunny Skies '' `` Steamroller Blues '' `` You Can Close Your Eyes '' `` Highway Song '' `` Bartender 's Blues '' `` Secret O ' Life '' `` Millworker '' `` Summer 's Here '' Related articles Discography James Taylor and the Original Flying Machine Working Vote for Change Tour Troubadour Reunion Tour Carly Simon Ben Taylor Sally Taylor Kate Taylor Livingston Taylor Alex Taylor Isaac M. 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Question: who is the original singer of how sweet it is to be loved by you
Answer: Marvin Gaye