Here My Dear
Ordered by a judge to turn over the profits from two albums to the first wife he'd left, Marvin Gaye produced this bitter, sad, bewildered masterwork. Over sprawling funk tracks, he questions her, himself, love, family, and, of course, asks, "Why do I have to pay attorney fees?" Both incomparably smooth and incontrovertibly twisted,Here, My Dearis Gaye with the mask off: even the multiple vocal overdubs can't hide his pain and his weariness.--Rickey Wright