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“I Wanna Be Where You Are” is an abbreviated cover of Michael Jackson’s hit. Marvin’s version is a brief respite from the steamy and sensual that he uses to express his love for his family.
Michael Jackson would return the favor by taking influence from Marvin’s 1977 hit “Got to Give it Up” to make “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough”.
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What did Marvin Gaye say about "I Wanna Be Where You Are"?
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The good thing about that song is that whenever my children feel the need to have their father say, “I love you”, they put that record on and there it is. That’s something we hold dear to our hearts. It was sweet for him to do it. It’s something we’ll always have and no one can take that away from us.
— Janis Gaye, 2003
- 1.I Want You
- 5.I Wanna Be Where You Are
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March 16, 1976
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