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“Sexual Healing” is a 1982 song recorded by American soul singer Marvin Gaye on the Columbia Records label. It was his first single since his exit from his long-term record label Motown earlier in the year, following the release of the In Our Lifetime album the previous year.

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Released off his seminal 1982 album, Midnight Love, the song not only became his biggest hit in five years, but also brought Gaye back to the top of the pop music world five years after his last big hit, “Got to Give It Up”.

By holding the number-one spot of the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart for ten weeks, it was the longest-running R&B number-one single of the 1980s. “Sexual Healing” eventually hit number three on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1983. It also became an international and global hit reaching number four on the UK Singles Chart—giving Gaye his first UK top ten hit in five years since “Got to Give It Up”—and number one on the New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart where it stayed at the top spot for six consecutive weeks.

Furthermore, the single garnered him his first gold certificate by RIAA for sales of over 1,000,000 copies (it has since been certified platinum by the RIAA, which means since 1986 sales of over a million, since then Gold single status begins with 500,000 units sold) and finally won Gaye, after being nominated for a Grammy Award no less than ten times in his career, the first Grammy Awards of his multi-dimensional career, winning him Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male and Best R&B Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist) in 1983.
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  • 100 Hits Of The '80s
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  • The Very Best Of Marvin Gaye
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  • Midnight Love
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  • The Definitive 80's (eighties)
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  • CHILDOTHE70

    this reminds me when i am about to start high school,and when i first started to fool around with girls..

    25 days ago

  • PhilOrigin

    I can't wait for u to operate

    27 days ago

  • Garry07

    There is no better way, to express love ......

    last month

  • pjbird

    Superb

    last month

  • lest77707

    this is the music that I heard growing up! love it!

    last month

  • u2theedge

    baby, i got sick this morning...

    March 2012

  • smoothwoman

    I need some loving, I can't hold it much longer it's getting stronger and stronger and when I get this feeling I want "Sexual Healing" ~ That's good for me Rock me with this one ! RIP Marvin

    February 2012

  • newib

    no more love in this days

    February 2012

  • eliz3068

    This reminds me of my first time.

    February 2012

  • claudia0909

    its sooooooooooooooo great

    February 2012

  • shirleybenford

    luv me some Marvin,always!

    February 2012

  • krabbe666

    diese Nummer ist Sex pur!!!!! Einfach nur genial!!!!

    February 2012

  • linzi76

    ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

    January 2012

  • redtidefred

    ween Marvin lay it down,he lay it down!!!!!!!!

    January 2012

  • CarolinaMerat

    Ele é tudo de bom!

    January 2012

  • johnnygoyen

    This song was number one for TEN weeks in 1982 on the R&B/Soul charts

    December 2011

  • xxxvanessaxx

    sex song

    December 2011

  • liu9632

    damn~so sweet~~!!

    November 2011

  • Daniel_Green

    Amazing song! haha

    October 2011

  • T-DubinCali

    Another classic from "The Prince of Soul" wow...do we miss you Marvin........taken way too soon................RIP

    October 2011
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