Like the conclusion to a dramatic movie, Marvin Gaye’s final studio album Midnight Love was a grand comeback.
After years of exile in Europe, the Prince of Motown partially recovered from drug addiction and depression in Ostend, Belgium where he wrote and recorded the record, including the biggest hit of his career, “Sexual Healing”.
(A statue of Marvin Gaye in the Casino Oostende lobby)
Midnight Love saw Marvin experiment with new synthesizers and drum machines like the TR-808 which would influence much of the 80s musical evolution.
It was his first album released on CBS Records following his bitter departure from Motown and it went on to sell over six million copies worldwide, winning two Grammy awards.