Falling in Love Again (Marvin Gaye song)

"Falling in Love Again"
Song by Marvin Gaye
from the album Here, My Dear
Released1978
Recorded1977
GenreSoul
Length4:39
LabelTamla
Songwriter(s)Marvin Gaye
Producer(s)Marvin Gaye
Here, My Dear track listing

"Falling in Love Again" is a 1977 song recorded by singer Marvin Gaye and issued on his 1978 album, Here, My Dear album. The song was another track on the personal album that did not discuss the demise of his first marriage. Instead of Anna Gaye, the song talked of the other woman in Marvin's life. Described in "You Can Leave, but It's Going to Cost You" as "that young girl", she was Janis Hunter, whom Gaye had married. In a solemn but still certain tone, he wanted to be sure that this time his love for Janis will be what he had always wanted. But as irony would have it, by the time of the album's release, Marvin and Janis' relationship was failing. By the end of the album's promotion, Janis had split from the singer after nearly two years as a married couple. They eventually divorced in February 1981. This song was the last song on Here, My Dear with a reprise from the album's "theme song", "When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Loving You", playing soon afterwards putting the album to a close for good.

Personnel

  • All vocals, keyboards and synthesizers by Marvin Gaye
  • Drums by Bugsy Wilcox
  • Tenor saxophones by Charles Owens and Fernando Harkness
  • Bass by Frank Blair
  • Guitar by Gordon Banks
  • Percussion by Gary Jones and Elmira Collins