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.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Midnight LadyMarvin Gaye | Marvin Gaye | Play | 05:17 | 12 MB | 38 MB |
| 2 | Sexual HealingOdell Brown, Marvin Gaye, David Ritz | Marvin Gaye | Play | 03:59 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 3 | Rockin' After MidnightMarvin Gaye | Marvin Gaye | Play | 06:03 | 13 MB | 42 MB |
| 4 | 'Til TomorrowMarvin Gaye | Marvin Gaye | Play | 04:57 | 11 MB | 29 MB |
| 5 | Turn on Some MusicMarvin Gaye | Marvin Gaye | Play | 05:08 | 11 MB | 33 MB |
| 6 | Third World GirlMarvin Gaye | Marvin Gaye | Play | 04:35 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 7 | JoyMarvin Gaye | Marvin Gaye | Play | 04:22 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 8 | My Love Is WaitingGordon Banks, Marvin Gaye | Marvin Gaye | Play | 05:07 | 11 MB | 33 MB |
| 9 | Rockin' After MidnightMarvin Gaye | Marvin Gaye | Play | 06:03 | 13 MB | 42 MB |
| 45 mins | 104 MB | |||||
| 45 mins | 308 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Larkin Arnold | Executive Producer |
| 2 | Gordon Banks | Bass, Composer, Drums, Fender Rhodes, Guitar, Vocals (Background) |
| 3 | Dan Bates | Engineer |
| 4 | Steven Berkowitz | A&R |
| 5 | Odell Brown | Composer |
| 6 | Mike Butcher | Engineer, Mixing |
| 7 | Howard Fritzson | Art Direction |
| 8 | Harvey Fuqua | Editing, Mixing, Production Advisor, Vocals (Background) |
| 9 | James Gadson | Drums |
| 10 | Brian Gardner | Mastering |
| 11 | Marvin Gaye | Arranger, Bells, Bongos, Composer, Drums, Fender Rhodes, Fiddle, Glockenspiel, Keyboards, Orchestra Bells, Organ, Primary Artist, Producer, Synthesizer, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 12 | McKinley Jackson | Conductor, Horn Arrangements |
| 13 | John Kovarek | Engineer, Remixing |
| 14 | Didier Leonard | Assistant Engineer |
| 15 | Joel Peskin | Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor), Soloist |
| 16 | David Ritz | A&R, Composer, Essay |
| 17 | Tom "Curly" Ruff | Mastering |
| 18 | Leo Sacks | Re-Release Producer |
| 19 | Bobby Stern | Harmonica, Sax (Tenor), Soloist |
| 20 | David Stout | Contractor, Horn |
| 21 | Henri Van Durme | Assistant Engineer |
| 22 | Allen Zentz | Mastering |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |