Performer Notes

Also available in a 2-CD set entitled MIDNIGHT LOVE & THE SEXUAL HEALING SESSIONS.
Personnel: Marvin Gaye (vocals, Fender Rhodes piano, organ, synthesizer, drums, vibraphone, bass synthesizer, bongos, congas, orchestra bells, glockenspiel, tambourine, percussion); Gordon Banks (guitar, Fender Rhodes piano, bass, drums, background vocals); Bobby Stern (harmonica, tenor saxophone); Joel Peskin (alto & tenor saxophones); David Stout and The L.A. Horn Section (horns); James Gadson (drums); Harvey Fuqua (background vocals).
Recorded at Studio Katy, Ohaine, Belgium.
Disc 1 is the original MIDNIGHT LOVE album in its entirety. Disc 2 is a collection of previously unreleased tracks recorded during the MIDNIGHT LOVE sessions.
Personnel: Marvin Gaye (vocals, synthesizer, drums, Fender Rhodes piano, organ, vibraphone, bass synthesizer, orchestra bells, glockenspiel, percussion); Gordon Banks (guitar, bass, drums, Fender Rhodes piano, background vocals); Joel Peskin (alto & tenor saxophones); Bobby Stern (tenor saxophone, harmonica); David Stout and The L.A. Horn section (horns); James Gadson (drums); Harvey Fuqua (background vocals).
Producer: Marvin Gaye
Reissue producer: Leo Sacks.
Recorded at Studio Katy, Ohaine, Belgium. Includes liner notes by David Ritz.
Digitally remastered by Tom Ruff (Sony Music Studios, New York, New York).
This is a multichannel Super Audio CD playable only on Super Audio CD players.
Personnel: Marvin Gaye (vocals, Fender Rhodes piano, organ, synthesizer, drums, vibraphone, bass synthesizer, bongos, congas, orchestra bells, glockenspiel, tambourine, percussion); Gordon Banks (guitar, Fender Rhodes piano, bass, drums, background vocals); Bobby Stern (harmonica, tenor saxophone); Joel Peskin (alto & tenor saxophones); David Stout and The L.A. Horn Section (horns); James Gadson (drums); Harvey Fuqua (background vocals).
Recorded at Studio Katy, Ohaine, Belgium.
Leaving the safety and familiarity of Tamla/Motown has seen many artists take a flight to obscurity. Gaye turned it on its head and made his most successful album for over ten years. The pivotal track is "Sexual Healing," an idea given to him by his biographer David Ritz and co-written with Odell Brown. This track alone is worth the price of the album (even though it was a single). It oozes greatness with every second and was the last great Marvin Gaye song. And for the record, he played drums, piano, organ, bells, synths and bongos. A premier voice lost to the world.

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone (11/89) - Ranked #7 in Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Albums Of the 80s" survey.

Rolling Stone (11/89) - Ranked #7 in Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Albums Of the 80s."

Spin (1/99, p.117) - "...features some a capella moaning that will freak you deep into the night..."

Q (5/00, p.135) - Included in Q Magazine's "Best Soul Albums Of All Time" - "...[His] lubricious tour de force....'Sexual Healing' is clearly the highlight....All the tracks showcase a different but equally integral Gaye persona..."

Down Beat (p.79) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "MIDNIGHT LOVE remains his crowning studio achievement."

NME (Magazine) (9/25/93, p.19) - Ranked #43 in NME's list of The 50 Greatest Albums Of The '80s.

Album: Midnight Love
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Midnight Lady
2)	Sexual Healing
3)	Rockin' After Midnight
4)	'Til Tomorrow
5)	Turn On Some Music
6)	Third World Girl
7)	Joy
8)	My Love Is Waiting

Album: Midnight Love
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Midnight Lady
2)	Sexual Healing
3)	Rockin' After Midnight
4)	'Til Tomorrow
5)	Turn On Some Music
6)	Third World Girl
7)	Joy
8)	My Love Is Waiting