Simplify the following text for a Grade 7 native English-speaking person.
Original: In June 1961 , Motown issued Gaye 's first album , The Soulful Moods of Marvin Gaye compromising Gaye 's jazz interests with a couple of R&B songs .
Simplified: In 1961 , Gordy signed Gaye as a recording artist and released The Soulful Moods of Marvin Gaye .