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About This Track
“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.
Original version
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.
Original version
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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Shouts
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shirleybenford wrote:
luv me some Marvin,always!
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krabbe666 wrote:
diese Nummer ist Sex pur!!!!! Einfach nur genial!!!!
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linzi76 wrote:
♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
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redtidefred wrote:
ween Marvin lay it down,he lay it down!!!!!!!!
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CarolinaMerat wrote:
Ele é tudo de bom!
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johnnygoyen wrote:
This song was number one for TEN weeks in 1982 on the R&B/Soul charts
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xxxvanessaxx wrote:
sex song
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liu9632 wrote:
damn~so sweet~~!!
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Daniel_Green wrote:
Amazing song! haha
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T-DubinCali wrote:
Another classic from "The Prince of Soul" wow...do we miss you Marvin........taken way too soon................RIP
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encil wrote:
hot
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alefone wrote:
And when I get that feeling...
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TheDarkSide73 wrote:
let's make love tonight...
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magdalen101 wrote:
baby i can't hold it much longer...
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barryvs wrote:
CAAAAALLLL YOU UP BABY
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tenlong7thick wrote:
classic
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lJEWl wrote:
неплохо
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Jnet1965 wrote:
yessssssssssssssssssssssssss
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lorenzo_2 wrote:
yes
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lorenzo_2 wrote:
mr. gaye
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