Here, My Dear
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| Here, My Dear | ||
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| Studio album by Marvin Gaye | ||
| Released | December 15, 1978 | |
| Recorded | 1976-1977 | |
| Genre | Soul/Funk | |
| Length | 72:56 | |
| Label | Tamla | |
| Producer(s) | Marvin Gaye | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Marvin Gaye chronology | ||
| Live at the London Palladium (1977) |
Here, My Dear (1978) |
In Our Lifetime (1981) |
Here, My Dear was an 1978 album by Marvin Gaye for the Tamla (Motown) label. A deeply personal and controversial album, it is notable for autobiographing Gaye's ill-fated first marriage to Anna Gordy. In 2003, the album was ranked number 462 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
[edit] Background
After filing for divorce in 1976, Gaye was told to give half of the royalties he would earn from his next project to Anna. After agreeing to the negotiation through his attorney, Curtis Shaw, Gaye went into work on his album. At first, the singer thought of giving Motown a "lazy" album, but as he began writing, Gaye's deep emotions took over. The resulting album talked not only about his marriage, but about other issues like anger management (the single "Anger"), Jesus ("Time To Get it Together"), and love ("When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Loving You").
When Here, My Dear was released in the end of 1978, it was panned by consumers and critics alike, who called the album "bizarre" and "uncommercial". The album's lack of success angered Gaye to the point that he refused to promote it any further. Motown stopped promoting Here, My Dear in early 1979, by which point Gaye had gone in to self-imposed exile.
The album was re-evaluated in the years following its original release, and is today seen as a landmark in Gaye's career. It is voted as one of the greatest albums in music history including Mojo Magazine (1995) and Rolling Stones Magazine's critics poll (500 Greatest Albums of All-Time) (2003), among others.
[edit] Track listing
- "Here, My Dear" – 2:48 (Gaye)
- "I Met a Little Girl" – 5:03 (Gaye)
- "When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Loving You" – 6:17 (Gaye)
- "Anger" – 4:04 (Ashby/Gaye)
- "Is That Enough" – 7:47 (Gaye)
- "Everybody Needs Love" – 5:48 (Townsend/Gaye)
- "Time to Get It Together" – 3:55 (Gaye)
- "Sparrow" – 6:12 (Townsend/Gaye)
- "Anna's Song" – 5:56 (Gaye)
- "When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Loving You (Instrumental)" – 6:03 (Gaye)
- "Funky Space Reincarnation" – 8:18 (Gaye)
- "You Can Leave, But It's Going to Cost You" – 5:32 (Gaye)
- "Falling in Love Again" – 4:39 (Gaye)
- "When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Loving You (Reprise)" – 0:47 (Gaye)
