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Midnight Love

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

Midnight Love · Marvin Gaye was angry about how Motown had released his album In Our Lifetime and wanted never to record there again. In early 1981 he moved to the Belgian town of Ostend, where the concert promoter Freddy Cousaert helped him kick his drug habit. There he prepared his comeback, with a new band. He began work on the new album in December 1981 in Brussels. On 23 March 1982 he signed with Columbia. He wanted to make more mainstream music: 'I need a hit,' he said.

Midnight Love was released on 8 November 1982, the last album to appear in his lifetime. It was an immediate international success and produced the hit Sexual Healing, which won two Grammys. The album was nominated for a Grammy and was named Album of the Year for 1982 by the NME. Rolling Stone placed it at number 37 among the best albums of the 1980s.

Listening

Listening tip. Listen to Sexual Healing and notice the relaxed, danceable mood of the song. Hear how it fits what Gaye himself called a party record, yet with a personal undertone.

Track list

  1. 1Midnight Lady5:17Apple Music ↗
  2. 2Sexual Healing3:59Apple Music ↗
  3. 3Rockin' After Midnight6:04Apple Music ↗
  4. 4'Til Tomorrow4:57Apple Music ↗
  5. 5Turn On Some Music5:08Apple Music ↗
  6. 6Third World Girl4:36Apple Music ↗
  7. 7Joy4:22Apple Music ↗
  8. 8My Love Is Waiting5:07Apple Music ↗
  9. 9Rockin' After Midnight (Instrumental)7:00Apple Music ↗

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