How Sweet It Is (to Be Loved by You) is a classic Motown soul tune that Marvin Gaye first recorded in 1964. It was released as a Tamla single on November 4, 1964, and later served as the title track of Gaye’s 1965 album How Sweet It Is to Be Loved by You. The song was written by the Motown team Holland-Dozier-Holland and produced by Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier. On the charts it reached number 6 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 3 on the US R&B Singles chart, with The Andantes on backing vocals and The Funk Brothers on the instrumental parts. James Taylor released the most successful cover in 1975 on Gorilla, reaching number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 1 on the Easy Listening chart, with Carly Simon on harmony. Junior Walker and the All Stars also issued a version in 1966.
