What's Going On

What's Going On is Marvin Gaye's eleventh studio album released in 1971. Around this time, Gaye was experiencing depression due to the death of Tammi Terrell who died in 1970 from a brain hemorrhage and his failed marriage. At the time, Gaye would attend concerts at The Detroit Symphony Orchestra and Detroit Lions games.
What's Going On is a concept album about The Vietnam War and the urban corruption of the rust-belt region in America, particularly Detroit. "Inner City Blues" would be later covered by Brian Auger.