- smooth soul, soul
- 72 min
- 14 tracks
- Tamla
Here, My Dear is the fourteenth studio album by the American soul singer and songwriter Marvin Gaye, released as a double album on December 15, 1978, on Motown-subsidiary label Tamla Records. Recording sessions for the album took place between 1977 and 1978 at Gaye's personal studios, Marvin Gaye Studios, in Los Angeles, California. It is a concept album, notable for its subject matter focusing largely on Gaye's acrimonious divorce from his first wife, Anna Gordy Gaye.
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Character-led, spare, grave and intimate.
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- intimateepic
- earnestironic
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- AllMusic4.5/5 ★
- Chicago Tribune3.5/4 ★
- The Guardian4/5 ★
- Mojo4/5 ★
- Pitchfork8.7/10
- PopMatters9/10
- Q4/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide3.5/5 ★
- Uncut5/5 ★
- The Village VoiceB+
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Tracks
- A1Here, My Dear2:48
- A2I Met a Little Girl4:58
- A3When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Loving You6:11
- A4Anger3:58
- D1A Funky Space Reincarnation8:12
- D2You Can Leave, but It’s Going to Cost You5:27
- D3Falling in Love Again4:36
- D4When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Loving You (reprise)0:40
- B1Is That Enough7:42
- B2Everybody Needs Love5:41
- B3Time to Get It Together3:51
- C1Sparrow6:06
- C2Anna’s Song5:49
- C3When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Loving You (instrumental)5:59
14 tracks, 72 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Marvin Gaye
- Label
- Tamla
- Released
- 1978
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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