Midnight Love
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. The 2000 CD reissue on Sony/Legacy adds historical liner notes by Gaye biographer David Ritz and a bonus track, an instrumental version of "Rockin' After Midnight" (which actually does feature a bit of vocalizing by Gaye . ~ Craig Lytle, All Music Guide Buy at iTunes
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Credits »
Marvin Gaye - Arranger
Marvin Gaye - Producer
Marvin Gaye - Main Performer
Steven Berkowitz - A&R
Larkin Arnold - Executive Producer
Dan Bates - Engineer
Mike Butcher - Engineer
Mike Butcher - Mixing
Harvey Fuqua - Editing
Harvey Fuqua - Mixing
Harvey Fuqua - Production Advisor
Brian Gardner - Mastering
McKinley Jackson - Conductor
McKinley Jackson - Horn Arrangements
John Kovarek - Engineer
John Kovarek - Remixing
Joel Peskin - Soloist
Bobby Stern - Soloist
David Stout - Contractor
David Ritz - A&R
David Ritz - Essay
Allen Zentz - Mastering
Leo Sacks - Re-Release Producer
Tom "Curly" Ruff - Mastering
Howard Fritzson - Art Direction
Henri Van Durme - Assistant Engineer
Didier Leonard - Assistant Engineer
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