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500 Greatest Albums of All Time

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Marvin Gaye, 'Here, My Dear'


Marvin Gaye, 'Here, My Dear'
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Motown, 1978

It's one of the weirdest Motown records ever. Gaye's divorce settlement required him to make a new album and pay the royalties to his ex-wife – the sister of Motown boss Berry Gordy. So Gaye made this bitterly funny double LP of breakup songs, including "You Can Leave, But It's Going to Cost You."


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