It's Madness
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| "It's Madness" | ||||
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| Single by Marvin Gaye | ||||
| from the album Dream of a Lifetime | ||||
| Released | 1985 | |||
| Recorded | Early 1970s, Detroit, Michigan | |||
| Genre | Soul, pop | |||
| Label | CBS Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Marvin Gaye | |||
| Producer(s) | Harvey Fuqua | |||
| Marvin Gaye singles chronology | ||||
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"It's Madness" was the second posthumous record released by American soul singer Marvin Gaye, released off his Dream Of A Lifetime album, in 1985.
The second posthumous release following up the successful hit, "Sanctified Lady", which missed a chance of giving Gaye his fourteenth number-one R&B single; "It's Madness" was brought out from old Motown archives from the early-'70s.
The song's melancholy vibe was reminiscent of Marvin's recordings during the 1970s and could have likely have been recorded as a demo for Sammy Davis Jr., who briefly signed with the label (Gaye had also wanted to give Davis the song "Dream of a Lifetime" though he was unable to).
Written by Marvin and produced with an eighties pop flourish by his longtime mentor Harvey Fuqua, the song was released and peaked at number fifty-five on the R&B singles chart. It has since been issued on later compilations released of Marvin's music from his later years.
Reception
[edit]Nelson George of Spin wrote, "The ballad has Marvin crying out that the loss of a lover has driven him near insanity."[1]
Credits
[edit]- All vocals by Marvin Gaye
- Written by Marvin Gaye
- Produced by Harvey Fuqua
