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April 15, 2004

The Immortals - The Greatest Artists of All Time: 18) Marvin Gaye

By Smokey Robinson

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Vulnerable

There always was a bit of the crooner in Marvin Gaye. Even at his most explicit, the singer known for his era-defining calls to enlightenment ("What's Going On") and his heated bedroom pleas ("Sexual Healing") ennobled love's pain and transformed each injury into profoundly universal music. Dripping...

1997 RS: 3of 5 Stars

Dream Of A Lifetime

1985

Midnight Love

1982

Live! At The London Palladium

1977

I Want You

1976

Let's Get It On (Reissue)

1973

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With a career that exemplified the maturation of romantic black pop into a sophisticated form spanning social and sexual politics, Marvin Gaye was one of the most consistent and enigmatic of the Motown hitmakers. Certainly among the most gifted composers and singers, with a mellifluous tenor and a three-octave vocal range, Marvin Gaye was also moody — avoiding TV, rarely performing live, and...

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