- soul, disco, smooth soul, contemporary r&b
- 46 min
- 9 tracks
- Columbia
Midnight Love is the sixteenth studio album by American soul singer and songwriter Marvin Gaye and the final album to be released during his lifetime, released on November 8, 1982. He signed with the label Columbia in March 1982 following his exit from Motown.
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Character
Character-led, spare, grave and classical in form.
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- warmbleak
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- AllMusic4/5 ★
- Christgau's Record Guide: The '80sA−
- MusicHound R&B4/5 ★
- Rolling Stone4/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5 ★
- The Village VoiceA
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Tracks
- 1Midnight Lady5:17
- 2Sexual Healing3:59
- 3Rockin’ After Midnight6:04
- 4’Til Tomorrow4:57
- 5Turn On Some Music5:08
- 6Third World Girl4:36
- 7Joy4:22
- 8My Love Is Waiting5:07
- 9Rockin’ After Midnight (instrumental)7:00
9 tracks, 46 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Marvin Gaye
- Label
- Columbia
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- XW
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