I Heard It Through the Grapevine

original song written and composed by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong

"I Heard It Through the Grapevine" is a 1967 song written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong for Motown Records. It was first recorded by Gladys Knight & the Pips. That version went to number 2 in the United States, number 3 in Canada and number 47 in Canada.

"I Heard It Through the Grapevine"
Single by Gladys Knight & the Pips
from the album Everybody Needs Love
B-side"It's Time to Go Now"
ReleasedSeptember 28, 1967
RecordedJune 17, 1967
StudioHitsville USA (Studio A), Detroit, Michigan
GenreR&B
Length2:52
LabelSoul
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Norman Whitfield
Gladys Knight & the Pips singles chronology
"Take Me in Your Arms and Love Me"
(1967)
"I Heard It Through the Grapevine"
(1967)
"The End of Our Road"
(1968)
"I Heard It Through the Grapevine"
Single by Marvin Gaye
from the album In the Groove
B-side"You're What's Happening (in the World Today)"
ReleasedOctober 30, 1968
RecordedFebruary 3, 8, 13, 15, and April 10, 1967
StudioHitsville USA (Studio A), Detroit, Michigan
GenrePsychedelic soul, R&B
Length3:16
LabelTamla
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Norman Whitfield
Marvin Gaye singles chronology
"His Eye is on the Sparrow"
(1968)
"I Heard It Through the Grapevine"
(1968)
"Good Lovin' Ain't Easy to Come By"
(1969)

The most famous recording is by Marvin Gaye. It was taken from his eighth studio album In the Groove. It went to number 1 in the United Kingdom and the United States, number 2 in Poland, number 3 in South Africa, number 7 in Ireland and number 8 in Canada.

The song was covered again by Creedence Clearwater Revival in 1970 as an eleven-minute song.