"Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)", often shortened to "Inner City Blues", is a song by Marvin Gaye, released as the third and final single from and the climactic song of his 1971 landmark album, What's Going On. Written by Gaye and James Nyx Jr., the song depicts the ghettos and bleak economic situations of inner-city America, and the emotional effects these have on inhabitants.
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| "Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)" | ||||
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| Single by Marvin Gaye | ||||
| from the album What's Going On | ||||
| B-side | "Wholy Holy" | |||
| Released | September 16, 1971 | |||
| Recorded | March 1971 | |||
| Studio | Hitsville USA (Studio A) | |||
| Genre | Soul, funk | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | Marvin Gaye & James Nyx Jr. | |||
| Producer(s) | Marvin Gaye | |||
| Marvin Gaye singles chronology | ||||
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