Midnight Love

by Marvin Gaye

Overview

Larkin Arnold, former CBS Records (Sony Music) senior executive VP, convinced Marvin Gaye to leave his flat in Belgium and sign with Columbia Records; the result would become the soul singer's last album before his untimely death. Of all his number one songs, this album's first release, "Sexual Healing," became his longest running number one single on the Billboard R&B charts (ten straight weeks). With the exception of the guitar, the Washington, D.C. native performed every instrument on this classic hit. Gaye concocted a pioneering percussive sound that was balladic in taste but stimulating in feel. As this project may not be an absolute erotic expression or a socially challenging plea from Gaye like on some of his previous albums, nonetheless, Midnight Love is a classic Marvin Gaye effort. In addition to this project thriving with Gaye's enthusiastic spirit, it has his harmonious background vocals, his stunning vocal arrangements and his creative penmanship, as he wrote all the selections. ~ Craig Lytle

Product Details

Release Date:	05/30/2000
Label:	Bmg / Bmg / Sony Music / Sony Music Entertainment
UPC:	0886976995324
Rank:	49938

Tracks

1. Midnight Lady
2. Sexual Healing
3. Rockin' After Midnight
4. 'Til Tomorrow
5. Turn on Some Music
6. Third World Girl
7. Joy
8. My Love Is Waiting
9. Rockin' After Midnight

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Marvin Gaye   Primary Artist,Bells,Drums,Organ,Bongos,Fiddle,Vocals,Keyboards,Synthesizer,Glockenspiel,Fender Rhodes,Orchestra Bells,Vocals (Background)
Bobby Stern   Harmonica,Sax (Tenor),Soloist
James Gadson   Drums
David Stout   Horn
McKinley Jackson   Conductor
Harvey Fuqua   Vocals (Background)
Joel Peskin   Soloist,Sax (Alto),Sax (Tenor)
Gordon Banks   Bass,Drums,Guitar,Fender Rhodes,Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Tom "Curly" Ruff   Mastering
Jay Leonhart   Composer
Leo Sacks   Re-Release Producer
David Stout   Contractor
Brian Gardner   Mastering
Marvin Gaye   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Odell Brown   Composer
McKinley Jackson   Horn Arrangements
Mike Butcher   Mixing,Engineer
Henri Van Durme   Assistant Engineer
Harvey Fuqua   Mixing,Editing,Production Advisor
Dan Bates   Engineer
David Ritz   A&R,Essay,Composer
Didier Leonard   Assistant Engineer
Gordon Banks   Composer
Howard Fritzson   Art Direction
John Kovarek   Engineer,Remixing
Larkin Arnold   Executive Producer
Allen Zentz   Mastering
Steven Berkowitz   A&R