Midnight Love, Marv Gaye - Qobuz

Contents:

• MARV GAYE — MIDNIGHT LOVE
• MIDNIGHT LOVE | MARV GAYE | MARVIN GAYE

MARV GAYE — MIDNIGHT LOVE

Marv Gaye’s fal album reprented a creative rebirth for the agg sger, as he adapted his vulnerable emotnal approach to the new technologi and elastic funk of the ‘80s.

MIDNIGHT LOVE | MARV GAYE | MARVIN GAYE

As one of the most forward-thkg micians of the Motown era, Gaye was able to sli easily to new terrory, but no one was expectg him to produce somethg as magnificent as “Sexual Healg.

” At a time when many R&B artists were tradg licy for vulgary, Gaye ed the new technology to create mic that was even more vulnerable and humanistic than what had e before. The younger Jam may have been more dac, but he uldn’t match Gaye for gentle touch, the tangible gredient that lifts Midnight Love above dozens of great R&B albums om the early '80s.

This supplementary edn of mos, stmentals, and alternate versns giv a sense of how Gaye redisvered his art the procs of makg Midnight Love. ” Midnight Love end up beg an album of precisn, but the early versns of “Rock’ After Midnight, ” “’Til Tomorrow, ” “Third World Girl” and “My Love Is Wag” show Gaye a looser, more ee-flowg mo.

Lark Arnold, former CBS Rerds (Sony Mic) senr executive VP, nvced Marv Gaye to leave his flat Belgium and sign wh Columbia Rerds; the rult would bee the soul sger's last album before his untimely ath. Gaye ncted a pneerg percsive sound that was balladic taste but stimulatg feel. As this project may not be an absolute erotic exprsn or a socially challengg plea om Gaye like on some of his prev albums, nohels, Midnight Love is a classic Marv Gaye effort.

In addn to this project thrivg wh Gaye's enthiastic spir, has his harmon background vols, his stunng vol arrangements and his creative penmanship, as he wrote all the selectns. - Marv Gaye, Composer. - Marv Gaye, Lyricist.

- Marv Gaye, Producer. - Marv Gaye, Dms.

- Marv Gaye, Arranger. - Marv Gaye, Bongos.

- Marv Gaye, Synthizer. - Marv Gaye, Performer. - Marv Gaye, Vol.

- Marv Gaye, Tamboure.

- Marv Gaye, Glockenspiel.

- Marv Gaye, Organ. Marv Gaye.

By Marv Gaye.

The Marv Gaye Collectn. Personnel: Marv Gaye (vols, Fenr Rhos piano, an, synthizer, dms, vibraphone, bass synthizer, bongos, ngas, orchtra bells, glockenspiel, tamboure, percsn); Gordon Banks (guar, Fenr Rhos piano, bass, dms, background vols); Bobby Stern (harmoni, tenor saxophone); Joel Pk (alto & tenor saxophon); David Stout and The L.