"Sexual Healing" - Marvin Gaye

[soulster]

I'm surprised no one has started a thread on this awesome song ... I've been hearing this quite frequently lately ... but I have a query if anyone can help:

There's this "raggae remix"-sounding version that I hear with some other guy, in addition to MG ... anyone know what that is?

[tozion]

I love this song. It was a MASSIVE R&B hit when it was released. This song always evokes a really meloncholy feeling for me knowing that it would be his last hit before his death. It was really indicative of where he was going to go in the 80's.

Here's the All Music Guide commentary:

Talk about your comebacks. In the autumn of 1982, R&B and pop fans welcomed the sounds of Marvin Gaye back on the radio and the charts. It was the perfect time, too. Al Green had gone to church, Prince was too weird, and Teddy Pendergrass was still recovering from his near-fatal crash. Music had been missing this kind of mix of sex, humor, and romance. This was Gaye's first release from his first Columbia album, the classic Midnight Love. Using a melodic and minimal reggae-tinged track, Gaye found the perfect way to distill his love for both sexual relations and Bob Marley. Along with his pitch perfect and wry vocal, "Sexual Healing" uses a horny synth, doo wop, vocals and Gordon Banks' sedulous guitar riffs to create one of the most sensual tracks ever written. As shocking as it seems, only Banks and Gaye are present here. On this track, Gaye also played the drums, finger cymbals, and bongos, among other instruments. This synth-based, randy sound also was used on Gaye's subsequently unfinished last sessions. Unlike many '80s efforts, this has traveled well. In 1995, rapper Fat Joe deftly used a sample of the track for "Envy." Michael Bolton did a cover for his 1999 album Timeless Vol. 2. But really the hook belongs to Gaye and no one comes close to the perfection of this amazing song.

The other one is Max-A-Million.

[soulster]

tozion said:

The other one is Max-A-Million.

That's the one with Shaggy?

[tozion]

Yes.

[Robert J]

If a sexier song has ever been recorded, I sure as hell haven't heard it.

[Punchanello]

robertj said:

If a sexier song has ever been recorded, I sure as hell haven't heard it.

I think "Lets Get It On" is sexier, but only by a little.

[Mr. Birdy Sound]

Everytime I hear this song, I want to have sex. lol

[duh5]

This is so classic it's ridiculous. Love it.

And I agree, "Let's Get It On" is sexier.

[francky]

duh5 said:

This is so classic. Love it.

[Be Real]

One of my favorites by him & I agree this doesnt have anything on "Let's Get It On".

[tozion]

The Freemasons have remixed this.

www.zshare.net/audio/marvin-gaye-sexual-healing-freemasons-remix-mp3.html

[hidizzyguy]

This song and Let's Get It On are like the Dumb and Dumber of their time.... except it's more like Sexy and Sexier...

[AFRO SAMURAI]

Great song and all. But he's got several songs far sexier than this: "After The Dance," "I Want You," "Let's Get It On," etc.

[Grenade]

Great song.