| "Joy" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Marvin Gaye | ||||
| from the album Midnight Love | ||||
| B-side | "Turn On Some Music" | |||
| Released | March 1983 (UK)[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1982, Studio Katy, Ohaine, Belgium | |||
| Genre | Funk, synth-pop, dance-pop | |||
| Length | 4:22 (Album version) | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Marvin Gaye | |||
| Producer(s) | Marvin Gaye | |||
| Marvin Gaye singles chronology | ||||
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"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
[edit]7" single
- "Joy" – 3:55
- "Turn On Some Music" – 5:08
12" single
- "Joy" (Parts 1 & 2) (Special Extended Remix) – 6:40
- "Turn On Some Music" – 5:08
Credits
[edit]- 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
[edit]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.
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