Album: Take Two (1967)

Charted: 16 14

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• One can have a dream, baby
  Two can make a dream so real
  One can talk about being in love
  Two can see how it really feels
  
  One can wish upon a star
  Two can make a wish come true, yeah
  One can stand alone in the dark
  Two can make a light shine through
  
  It takes two, baby
  It takes two, baby,
  Me and you
  You know it takes two
  
  It takes two, baby
  It takes two, baby
  Make a dream come true
  It just takes two
  
  One can have a broken heart
  Living in misery
  Two can really ease the pain
  Like a perfect remedy
  One can be alone in a bar,
  Like an island he's all alone
  Two can make just any place
  Seem just like bein' at home
  
  It takes two, baby
  It takes two, baby
  Me and you
  It just takes two
  It takes two, baby
  It takes two, baby,
  To make a dream come true
  It just take two
  
  Just takes two
  Just takes two
  
  One can go out to a movie
  Looking for a special treat
  Two can make that single movie
  Something really kind of sweet
  And one can take a walk in the moonlight
  Thinking that's it's really nice
  But two lovers walking hand in hand
  Is like adding just a pinch of spice
  
  It takes two, baby
  It takes two, baby
  Me and you
  Just takes two
  It takes two, baby
  It takes two, baby
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Comments: 5

• Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn March 18, 1967, Marvin Gaye performed "It Takes Two" on the Dick Clark ABC-TV Saturday-afternoon program, 'American Bandstand'...
  At the time the song was in it's second of two weeks at #32 on Billboard's Top 100 chart, two weeks earlier it had peaked at #14 {for 1 week} and it spent twelve weeks on the Top 100...
  "It Takes Two" was actually a duet with Kim Weston, but for this appearance on 'Bandstand' Mr. Gaye appeared with a large rag doll, the reason being that Ms. Weston was no longer with Motown, she had signed a contract with M-G-M Records.
• Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn January 1st 1967, "It Takes Two" by Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart at position #88; and eight weeks later on February 26th, 1967 it peaked at #14 {for 1 week} and spent 12 weeks on the Top 100...
  It reached #4 on Billboard's R&B Singles...
  The duo had one other record make the Top 100, "What Good Am I Without You"; it peaked at #61 on the chart and #28 on the R&B Singles chart...
  R.I.P. Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. {1939 - 1984} and Ms. Weston, born Agatha Nathalia Weston, celebrated her 75th birthday twelve days ago on December 20th {2014}.
• ... from Seattle, WaThe wonderful Marvn Gaye, such pleasant songs.
• Jerro from New Alexandria, PaTrue, but don't forget about Kim Weston. She was a talented singer who didn't get the promotion and recognition that she rightfully deserved.
• Teresa from Mechelen, BelgiumWonderful song of Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston. Marvin Gaye, a talented singer who left us much too soon.

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