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Joy (Marvin Gaye song)

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"Joy"
Single by Marvin Gaye
from the album Midnight Love
B-side"Turn On Some Music"
ReleasedMarch 1983 (UK)[1]
Recorded1982, Studio Katy, Ohaine, Belgium
GenreFunk, synth-pop, dance-pop
Length4:22 (Album version)
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Marvin Gaye
Producer(s)Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye singles chronology
"'Til Tomorrow"
(1983)
"Joy"
(1983)
"Sanctified Lady"
(1985)

"Joy" is a 1983 single released by Marvin Gaye, the final single issued from his Midnight Love album. The song, which was built around a funk vibe, was inspired by Gaye's religious background, which had also inspired songs such as "God is Love", "Everybody Needs Love" and "Praise". Gaye introduced the song as a tribute to his father during his 1983 concert tour.

It was also the final single released before Gaye's death in 1984.

Track listing

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7" single

  1. "Joy" – 3:55
  2. "Turn On Some Music" – 5:08

12" single

  1. "Joy" (Parts 1 & 2) (Special Extended Remix) – 6:40
  2. "Turn On Some Music" – 5:08

Credits

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  • All vocals by Marvin Gaye
  • Instrumentation by:
    • Marvin Gaye: drums, Fender Rhodes, synthesizers, bass synthesizers
    • Gordon Banks: guitars, bass
    • Bobby Stern: tenor saxophone solo

Chart performance

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The song peaked at number seventy-eight on the Billboard R&B singles chart, and was the last single Gaye released while alive. Three later posthumous releases would reach the Billboard Top 40 over the next twenty years.

References

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  1. ^ "Marvin Gaye singles".
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