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• MARV GAYE
• WHAT WAS THE LAST ALBUM MARV GAYE RERD BEFORE HE DIED?
• MARV GAYE’S LOST ‘WHAT’S GOG ON’ FOLLOW UP, ‘YOU’RE THE MAN,’ SET FOR RELEASE
• MARV GAYE
• MARV GAYE
• MARV GAYE
• 50 YEARS AFTER MARV GAYE ASKED, ‘WHAT’S GOG ON?’ AMERI STILL SEARCHG FOR AN ANSWER
• MARV GAYE'S UNRELEASED ALBUM 'YOU'RE THE MAN' TO SEE THE LIGHT OF DAY
• MARV GAYE: THE ALBUMS 1960S
• MARV GAYE ALBUMS RANKED
• MARV GAYE’S LOST ALBUM FDS HIM AT THE PEAK OF HIS CREATIVY

MARV GAYE

The fal years of Marv Gaye's life will always be overshadowed by the cel and horrifyg circumstanc of the legendary soul artist's untimely ath. On April 1, 1984 — the eve of his's 45th birthday — Gaye was shot and killed by his own father, Reverend Marv Gay Sr., wh whom he had been livg for months a spiral of growg domtic abe and vlence (via Bgraphy). Gaye's father had been a strict disciplarian durg his formative years, and tensns lated durg his return to the fay home.

By this time, Gaye had stggled wh dg addictn for a number of years, and had also suffered om prsn.

In 1981, Gaye had also severed ti wh his longtime rerd pany, Motown — wh whom he had released his greatt albums, cludg 1970's "What's Gog On" and 1973's "Let's Get It On" — followg his anger at their edg and sh-releasg of his album "In Our Lifetime?

WHAT WAS THE LAST ALBUM MARV GAYE RERD BEFORE HE DIED?

Dpe everythg, however, the last album Gaye released his lifetime proved to be anythg but a flop. 'Midnight Love': a Marv Gaye classic. Though rerd durg a perd of personal and profsnal turmoil, Marv Gaye's fal album, "Midnight Love, " was a huge mercial and cril succs followg s release March 1982.

MARV GAYE’S LOST ‘WHAT’S GOG ON’ FOLLOW UP, ‘YOU’RE THE MAN,’ SET FOR RELEASE

The same source not that for "Midnight Love, " Gaye took cu om many of funk's leadg lights, such as Cameo, Prce, and Rick Jam, and rporated the spirualy of his prev two rerds to create a sex-posive and vibrant rerd that aligned perfectly wh ntemporary trends while stayg te to Gaye's artistic roots.

Rollg Stone later placed "Midnight Love" among the bt albums of the 1980s, and remas among Gaye's most celebrated work, as well as his most mercially succsful stud album.

Marv Gaye’s Lost ‘What’s Gog On’ Follow Up, ‘You’re the Man, ’ Set for Release.

MARV GAYE

Marv Gaye’s 1972 lost album, You’re the Man, will fally be released March 29th, jt days before what would’ve been the mician’s 80th birthday, April 2nd. You’re the Man was supposed to be the follow-up to Gaye’s 1971 classic, What’s Gog On. Gaye rerd the tracks for the would-be rerd Detro and Los Angel durg a particularly prolific perd, but none of them – save the tular sgle – were released at the time.

MARV GAYE

Gaye origally rerd “My Last Chance” around 1972, and though was never released, the song was revised as “I Love You Secretly” for the Miracl’ 1973 album, Renaissance. In the Neti, Motown issued a quiet storm-style mix of the track, which beme a mor posthumo h for Gaye, while 2001 the origal versn fally appeared on a bt-of pilatn.

The physil versn of the rerd wh new ler not om Gaye bgrapher, David Rz, who exam “Gaye’s eply personal ternal nflict as a source of creative vigor and emotnal burn as he experienced What’s Gog On‘s massive succs and all that me wh . Along wh issug You’re the Man, an expand versn of Gaye’s 1965 album, A Tribute to the Great Nat Kg Cole, is set to arrive digally March 15th. Marv Gaye.

MARV GAYE

Some alternately fantastic and close-to-worthls tracks by Marv Gaye om some very late-perd ncerts. It's tertg to hear how nsistent and uneven Gaye's performanc uld be; when he was on, was a dream experience. Te fans won't be able to pass any Gaye release; others might thk about .

50 YEARS AFTER MARV GAYE ASKED, ‘WHAT’S GOG ON?’ AMERI STILL SEARCHG FOR AN ANSWER

The Fal Concert is a slightly misleadg tle for this live CD, which don't nta Marv Gaye's last ncert ever but was rerd durg the late soul sger's fal tour.

Rerd at an Indianapolis show 1983 (the year before Gaye's ath) but unreleased until May 2000, The Fal Concert won't imprs dphil; the sound qualy isn't bad, but isn't fantastic eher. Nohels, this is a CD that ser Gaye fans will fd valuable. Dpe the fact that Gaye was fightg a losg battle wh his mons 1983 -- and spe the fact that he tly hated tourg at that pot -- the sger puts a lot of heart and passn to most of the performanc.

When Gaye speaks to the dience between songs, one n hear the sadns and feat his voice.

MARV GAYE'S UNRELEASED ALBUM 'YOU'RE THE MAN' TO SEE THE LIGHT OF DAY

But when he tears to faiar hs like "Let's Get It On, " "I Heard It Through the Grapeve, " and "Distant Lover, " Gaye manag to rise above his mons long enough to put on a meangful show. But while The Fal Concert isn't the perfect document of Gaye on stage, s pls by far outweigh s m.

This CD, although not remend to sual listeners, is one that Gaye's hardre fans will be glad to acquire -- imperfectns and all. Facebook (MarvGaye).

MARV GAYE: THE ALBUMS 1960S

“What’s Gog On: Marv Gaye’s Anthem for the Ag, ” hosted by Don Lemon, buts Sunday at 8 p. As a child, mician Devon Gilfillian remembers his father, a profsnal weddg sger, harmonizg wh Marv Gaye’s inic “What’s Gog On” album their livg room.

MARV GAYE ALBUMS RANKED

In a recent terview for a new CNN documentary about Gaye’s work, tled “What’s Gog On: Marv Gaye’s Anthem for the Ag, ” the Grammy-nomated artist and activist relled redisverg the album jt before headg to a prott Nashville last summer.

” Marv Gaye bgrapher, David Rz, told CNN for the same project. ” Sheila E., who toured wh Marv Gaye 1982-83, says the film. Gilfillian scrib Gaye’s mic as a subtle sctn.

And he’s grateful to Gaye for potg the way.

MARV GAYE’S LOST ALBUM FDS HIM AT THE PEAK OF HIS CREATIVY

Marv Gaye's Lost Album, 'You're The Man, ' Due Out March 29 The album's songs have long sce end up other plac, but have never been released the way that Gaye had tend — hear a sgle om the album now.

Marv Gaye, photographed 1983. The early '70s was a watershed era for Marv Gaye; What's Gog On produced three chart-toppg sgl and beme one of the most powerful and revered ncept albums of all time, takg a reluctant Motown beyond producg hs; 1972, Gaye rerd and released the film soundtrack, Trouble Man; between 1971 and 1973 he rerd tracks for what would bee the inic album Diana and Marv, released 1973; jt two months earlier, he had released the legendary Let's Get It On.

Amidst all of this, Gaye rerd an entire album 1972, You're The Man, that was never released — after a sgle om the album didn't storm the charts, Gaye is said to have retreated om the project, which he also produced. All of the songs om those ssns have sce been released one form or another, but never as the album that Gaye origally tend. That's set to change March 29, a few days ahead of what would have been Gaye's 80th birthday (on April 2), when You're The Man (Motown/UMe) will be given a proper release.