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Marvin Gaye is known for three distinct phases of his career: the Motown matinee idol, the socially conscious soul singer, the erotically charged crooner of the later years. So, where does Here, My Dear fit in into this timetable? No where in particular. It’s an often bizarre, exceedingly dark record that puts every contradictory emotion about divorce on tape. This isn’t a record about divorce... read more

Description: 1 1 0 0 Ordered by a judge to turn over the profits from two albums to the first wife he'd left, Marvin Gaye produced this bitter, sad, bewildered masterwork. Over sprawling funk tracks, he questions her, himself, love, family, and, of course, asks, "Why do I have to pay attorney fees?" Both incomparably smooth and incontrovertibly twisted, Here, My Dear is Gaye with the mask off: even the multiple vocal overdubs can't hide his pain and his weariness. --Rickey Wright 1
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Ordered by a judge to turn over the profits from two albums to the first wife he'd left, Marvin Gaye produced this bitter, sad, bewildered masterwork. Over sprawling funk tracks, he questions her, himself, love, family, and, of course, asks, "Why do I have to pay attorney fees?" Both incomparably smooth and incontrovertibly twisted, Here, My Dear is Gaye with the mask off: even the multiple vocal overdubs can't hide his pain and his weariness. --Rickey Wright

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