If I Could Build My Whole World Around Youby Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

Song Info:
"If I Could Build My Whole World Around You" is a soul duet by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell. The song was released as a single on November 14, 1967, by Motown Records. It was written by Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol, and Vernon Bullock, and produced by Johnny Bristol and Harvey Fuqua. The song was a commercial success, reaching number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 2 on the Billboard R&B Singles chart.

Artist Bio:
Marvin Gaye, born Marvin Pentz Gay Jr. on April 2, 1939, in Washington, D.C., was a highly influential soul singer and songwriter. He began his career at Motown Records in the 1960s, where he recorded numerous hits, including "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" and "What's Going On." Tammi Terrell, born Thomasina Winifred Montgomery on April 29, 1945, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was an American singer signed to Motown Records. She is best known for her duets with Marvin Gaye, including "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" and "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing." Terrell's career was tragically cut short when she passed away from a brain tumor at the age of 24 in 1970.