 <translate> "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" is a song written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong for Motown Records in 1966. The first recording of the song to be released was produced by Whitfield for Gladys Knight & the Pips and released as a single in September 1967; it went to number two in the Billboard chart.

Answer this question based on the passage: who is the original singer of i heard it through the grapevine? OK. Let's think. My stream of consciousness: <yor> "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" jẹ orin ti Norman Whitfield ati Barrett Strong kọ fun Motown Records ni ọdun 1966. Àkọsílẹ̀ àkọ́kọ́ ti orin náà tí wọ́n fi sílẹ̀ ni Whitfield ṣe fún Gladys Knight & the Pips tí wọ́n sì fi sílẹ̀ gẹ́gẹ́ bí orin kan ṣoṣo ní oṣù kẹsàn-án ọdún 1967; ó lọ sípò kejì nínú àtẹ orin Billboard.  Dáhùn ìbéèrè yìí ní ìbámu pẹ̀lú àyọkà náà: ta ni olórin àkọ́kọ́ ti mo gbọ́ ọ nípasẹ̀ àjàrà? Ó dáa. Ẹ jẹ́ ká ronú. Ìmọ̀lára mi: 