Marvin Gaye

You're The Man

Marvin Gaye - You're The Man

Originally intended to be released in 1972 as the follow-up to ''Whats Going On''. It was released in 2019 to celebrate what would have been Gayes 80th birthday on April 2, 2019. The album includes the single of the same name, as well as the intended original album in full and other songs Gaye recorded at the time. ''Youre the Man'' was intended as another socially conscious record like ''Whats Going On'' (1971), but following the release of its lead single, the title track ''Youre the Man'', Gaye cancelled its release. This was in part due to the reception of the song, as well as the fact that Gayes political views were different from those of Motown founder Berry Gordy. For these reasons, ''Youre the Man'' was long considered a ''lost'' album. 15 of the 17 songs have not previously been released on vinyl, but most were made available on CD compilations over the years. The album includes a longer take of ''I Want to Come Home for Christmas'', which was first made available in 1990 after being recorded in 1972. The release includes liner notes written by David Ritz.

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