"Dream Of A Lifetime" was the first posthumous release from American soul music legend Marvin Gaye, released in 1985. It featured a mixture of songs Gaye had worked on before his tragic death at the hands of his father on April 1, 1984 and songs left from the archives of Motown during Gaye's late-1970s tenure with the label. One song, of which, was originally titled "Sanctified Pussy" but was changed to "Sanctified Lady" after Gaye's death and was released as a single where it did well on the R&B charts placing at #2. The second single, "It's Madness", did modestly peaking at #55 on the R&B singles chart and would be Gaye's last single until "My Last Chance" six years later. "Dream Of A Lifetime" peaked at #8 on the R&B album charts and #41 on the pop album charts upon its release.

Track listing

1. "Sanctified Lady" (Banks/Gaye) – 5:25
2. "Savage in the Sack" (Gaye) – 3:20
3. "Masochistic Beauty" (Banks/Gaye) – 4:39
4. "It's Madness" (Gaye) – 3:21
5. "Ain't It Funny (How Things Turn Around)" (Gaye) – 4:54
6. "Symphony" (Gaye/Robinson) – 2:50
7. "Life's Opera" (Gaye/Hunter) – 7:42
8. "Dream of a Lifetime" (Gaye) – 3:49