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** This also happened with ''In Our Lifetime'': the album was originally slated to be released in 1979 as a disco-styled album called ''Love Man'', however, after a production plagued by his collapsing second marriage, debts with the IRS, and cocaine addiction, Gaye shelved the album and later on, went back to rework the album, spending most of 1980 doing so, but Motown eventually got hold of the album's master tapes, and with the album over a year behind schedule, made their own revisions to it, unbeknownst to Gaye, who was still remixing and editing the album, and released it in early 1981. The subsequent fallout ended Gaye's relationship with Motown.
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** This also happened with ''In Our Lifetime'': the album was originally slated to be released in 1979 as a disco-styled album called ''Love Man'', however, after a production plagued by his collapsing second marriage, debts with the IRS, and cocaine addiction, Gaye shelved the album and later on, went back to rework the album, spending most of 1980 doing so, but Motown eventually got hold of the album's master tapes, and with the album over a year behind schedule, made their own revisions to it, it unbeknownst to Gaye, who was still remixing and editing the album, and released it in early 1981. The subsequent fallout ended Gaye's relationship with Motown.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Gaye and Barry White were planning to record an album together. [[DiedDuringProduction Then Gaye was murdered.]]
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** A tragic example of what might not have been. In 1969, Marvin [[DrivinToSuicide actually came close to shooting himself]] before his then father in law, Berry Gordy Sr., intervened and talked him out of it. It’s impossible to imagine what 70s Soul music would have been like without Marvin’s output.
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** A tragic example of what might not have been. In 1969, Marvin [[DrivinToSuicide [[DrivenToSuicide actually came close to shooting himself]] before his then father in law, Berry Gordy Sr., intervened and talked him out of it. It’s impossible to imagine what 70s Soul music would have been like without Marvin’s output.
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** A tragic example of what might not have been. In 1969, Marvin [[DrivinToSuicide actually came close to shooting himself]] before his then father in law, Berry Gordy Sr., intervened and talked him out of it. It’s impossible to imagine what 70s Soul music would have been like without Marvin’s output.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Gaye and Barry White were planning to record an album together. [[AuthorExistenceFailure Then Gaye was murdered.]]
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* CareerResurrection: ''Midnight Love'' proved to be this for him but sadly, it also proved to be brief, due to his murder two years later.
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** According to [[Music/TheBeeGees co-writer Barry Gibb]], "Islands In The Stream," the enormous hit for Music/DollyParton and Music/KennyRogers, [[https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-55257548 was originally intended for Gaye]].
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** After the lengthening delay of "In Our Lifetime" Motown added guitar and bass to Marvin's original recordings in an attempt to make the record more commercial sounding.
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** After This also happened with ''In Our Lifetime'': the lengthening delay album was originally slated to be released in 1979 as a disco-styled album called ''Love Man'', however, after a production plagued by his collapsing second marriage, debts with the IRS, and cocaine addiction, Gaye shelved the album and later on, went back to rework the album, spending most of "In Our Lifetime" 1980 doing so, but Motown added guitar eventually got hold of the album's master tapes, and bass to Marvin's original recordings in an attempt to make with the record more commercial sounding.album over a year behind schedule, made their own revisions to it, unbeknownst to Gaye, who was still remixing and editing the album, and released it in early 1981. The subsequent fallout ended Gaye's relationship with Motown.
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* CelebrityBreakUpSong: The [[ExaggeratedTrope entire album]], ''Here, My Dear'' is about Gaye's break-up with his wife, Creator/{{Motown}} executive, Anna Gordy. Before this album, he also wrote "Distant Lover" about their crumbling marriage.
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* ContractualObligationProject: ''Here, My Dear'' came about after Gaye agreed to give his ex-wife half the proceeds from the next album he did after their divorce. Because it met with mixed critical reception and lackluster sales, the rumor arose he intentionally made a bad album so it wouldn't sell.
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* ContractualObligationProject: ''Here, My Dear'' came about after Gaye agreed to give his ex-wife half the proceeds from the next album he did after their divorce. Because it met with mixed critical reception and lackluster sales, the rumor arose he intentionally made a bad album so it wouldn't sell. For what it's worth, [[https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/here-my-dear/ he didn't]].
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* ContractualObligationProject: ''Here, My Dear'' came about after Gaye agreed to give his ex-wife half the proceeds from the next album he did after their divorce. Because it met with mixed critical reception and lackluster sales, the rumor arose he intentionally made a bad album so it wouldn't sell.
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* ExecutiveMeddling: ''Music/WhatsGoingOn'' was intially rejected as a single by Berry Gordy[[note]]At the time, Mowtown had a strict (albeit unwritten) rule about songs only being about cars and pretty girls. Anything more "complicated" would be rejected.[[/note]]. Once Gaye threatened to leave Motown if the single was not released, Gordy released it.
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* HeAlsoDid: He played the memorable synth bass part himself on "Got To Give It Up".
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* ExecutiveMeddling: ''Music/WhatsGoingOn'' was intially initially rejected as a single by Berry Gordy[[note]]At Gordy [[note]] At the time, Mowtown Motown had a strict (albeit unwritten) rule about songs only being about cars and pretty girls. Anything more "complicated" would be rejected. [[/note]]. Once Gaye threatened to leave Motown if the single was not released, Gordy released it.
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* ExecutiveMeddling: ''Music/WhatsGoingOn'' was intially rejected as a single by Berry Gordy.Gordy[[note]]At the time, Mowtown had a strict (albeit unwritten) rule about songs only being about cars and pretty girls. Anything more "complicated" would be rejected.[[/note]]. Once Gaye threatened to leave Motown if the single was not released, Gordy released it.
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* RealitySubtext: Nearly every song off "Here, My Dear" is about Gaye's (then) crumbling marriage and financial situation.
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** Tammi Terrell's death from a brain tumor hit him especially hard. "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" is undoubtedly their most famous hit together, and Gaye stated that he considered her to be like a sister to him. Needless to say, her death caused him to spiral into a life of drugs and alcohol from which he never fully recovered.
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* CreatorBreakdown: ''Here, My Dear'' was written in the aftermath of Gaye's divorce from his first wife and in an atmosphere of impending financial ruin. Listening to it, it immediately becomes clear it could not have been written and recorded by a man who was in a good emotional place.
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* ExecutiveMeddling: "What's Going On" was intially rejected as a single by Berry Gordy. Once Gaye threatened to leave Motown if the single was not released, Gordy released it.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Gaye and Barry White were planning to record an album together. [[AuthorExistenceFailure Then Gaye got shot.]]
