To be honest, I wasn't a fan when '(Sexual) Healing' first came out. I thought the song was a little boring. I grew to like it after a decade or two, and finally bought the single in 2010.
Buying this 12" single came out of curiosity. The song is advertised as a 'club mix', but it is actually just a longer version of the song. I had to clean up the record because it was a bit dirty, but I think it turned out okay.
It's not a bad idea, sometimes, to let your biggest stars record a duet together. That's what must have gone through the executive minds at Motown Records in the early Seventies, when Marvin Gaye and Diana Ross got together to record 'You are everything'. This song was written by the Stylistics in 1971, but when this golden duo recorded their version, it became a massive hit around the world - although it was never released as a single in the USA, oddly enough.
It reached number 5 in the UK singles chart and number 13 in the Netherlands. You can still hear this song regularly on the radio.
My collection: 7" single no. 5818
Found: Kringloop, Den Haag, January 16, 2016
Cost: 0,5 euro
Tracks: 'You are everything' / 'Include me in your life'
'Sexual healing' was composed by Marvin Gaye, Odell Brown and David Ritz. The song discusses a man's aching for finding sexual salvation with his woman - hence the title 'Sexual healing'. Some saw the song as Gaye's harmonious plea to sex in the form of him preaching the word of gospel, marrying his divided soul.
Released in 1982, it was Marvin Gaye's first single since his exit from his long-term record label Motown earlier in the year, following the release of the album 'In our lifetime' the previous year. The single reached number 1 in Canada and New Zealand, peaking at number 3 in the Dutch Top 40 and number 4 in the UK singles chart.
My collection: 7" single no. 4699 Found: Velvet Vinyl Outlet, Leiden, March 13, 2010 Cost: 1 euro Tracks: 'Sexual healing' / 'Sexual healing (instrumental)'
