Here, My Dear

Occupation

• Marvin Gaye (vocals, keyboards, synthesizer)
• Nolan Smith ( trumpet)
• Charles Owens (tenor saxophone)
• Fernando Harkness (Tenor Saxophone )
• Ernie Fields ( alto saxophone)
• Frank Blair ( bass)
• Bugsy Wilcox (drums)
• Gary Jones (percussion)
• Elmira Collins ( percussion)
• Gordon Banks (guitar)
• Wali Ali (guitar)

Here, My Dear is an album by Marvin Gaye.

Anna Gordy Gaye 1975 filed for divorce from Marvin Gaye one. Since he could not pay at the time of financial reasons no alimony to their daughter, they should receive the advance for Marvin's next album ( $ 305,000 ) and the first $ 295,000 of income.

The first reaction Marvin was quickly record an album in which he would not put a lot of work. But finally he decided to devote the entire album of his divorced wife and the failed marriage. After a speech to his ex-wife ( "Here, My Dear" ), he can pass the time together Revue and brings his feelings about the failure of the marriage expressed.

The album was at the time of its publication, neither a great commercial success yet it received particularly good reviews. In addition, Marvin Gaye gave the album was recorded mostly in 1976 and 1977, long back, as it appeared to him privately. So it was not published until December 1978.

Today, the album will be viewed differently than it was then, and is considered one of the highlights of the musical work of Marvin Gaye. The Rolling Stone Magazine took about Here, My Dear on its list of the " 500 Greatest Albums of All Time " (No. 462).

Title list

All songs were written by Marvin Gaye, except 6 and 8 ( Marvin Gaye / Ed Townsend ) and 4 ( Marvin Gaye / Delta Ashby / Ed Townsend ).

Charts

• Pop: # 26
• R & B: # 4

Released single

A Funky Space Reincarnation ( published in 1979 ) - # 23 R & B - # 106 Pop