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Joy

 
Lyrics: Joy
 

Performed by: Marvin Gaye
Written by: Marvin P Gaye

Credits: Gaye, Marvin P (Songwriter); EMI APRIL MUSIC INC. (Publisher)

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"Joy"
Single by Marvin Gaye
from the album Midnight Love
Released 1983
Recorded 1982, Studio Katy, Ohaine, Belgium
Genre Funk
Length 4:22
Label Columbia
Writer(s) Marvin Gaye
Producer 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.

The song peaked at number thirty-one 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.

Credits

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

 
 
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