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Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
1971 single by Marvin Gaye
Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
"Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)" is the second single from American singer-songwriter Marvin Gaye's 1971 album, What's Going On. Following the breakthrough of the title track's success, the song, written solely by Gaye, became regarded as one of popular music's most poignant anthems of sorrow regarding the environment. Led by Gaye playing piano, strings conducted by Paul Riser and David Van De Pitte, multi-tracking vocals from Gaye and the Andantes, multiple background instruments provided by the Funk Brothers and a leading sax solo by Wild Bill Moore. The song rose to #4 in Billboard, #2 in Record World and #4 in Cash Box. It was also #1 on the R&B Singles charts August 14 through to August 27, 1971. The song also brought Gaye one of his rare appearances on the Adult Contemporary chart, where it peaked at number 34. In Canada, "Mercy Mercy Me" spent two weeks at number 9. The distinctive percussive sound heard on the track was allegedly a wood block struck by a rubber mallet, drenched...
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