Legacy Recordings

Marvin Gaye gave the world a lantern with 1971’s “What’s Goin’ On,” but for the remainder of his short life he struggled with the pressures of stardom and the dark demon of uncertainty. After a bitter break from Motown, he sought sanctuary in a gloomy Belgian port. Grappling with the duality of love and lust, the divided soul turned pain and passion into his first Grammy-winning album. With every whispered word, every sultry note and each burst of sweat-dipped funk, “Sexual Healing” laid bare the tormented genius of an artist in exile.

(M. Gaye/O. Brown/D. Ritz); Produced and arranged by Marvin Gaye; production advisor, Harvey Fuqua; Marvin Gaye, lead and background vocals, drums, Fender Rhodes, synthesizers, organ, orchestra bells, glockenspiel, bells, finger cymbals, bongos; Gordon Banks, guitars, background vocals; Harvey Fuqua, background vocals; Rec. Ohaine, Belgium and Munich, Germany, 1982. From Midnight Love, Columbia 38197; P 1982 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.

Sexual Healing by Marvin Gaye