On December 15, 1978, “Motown” label released “Here, My Dear”, the fifteenth Marvin Gaye studio album. It was recorded March 1977 – July 1978, at Marvins’s room in Los Angeles, and was produced by Marvin Gaye.

Personnel:

• Marvin Gaye – vocals, piano, Rhodes, Roland bass, synth, horns; tape box percussion
• Wali Ali – guitar
• Gordon Banks – guitar
• Spencer Bean – guitar
• Cal Green – guitar
• Mike McGloiry – guitar
• Frank Blair – bass
• Eric Ward – bass
• Bugsy Wilcox – drums
• Melvin Webb – drums, congas, cowbell
• Eddie “Bongo” Brown – congas, bongos
• Elmira Collins – percussion
• Jack Ashford – percussion
• Gary Jones – congas
• Ernie Fields, Jr. – alto saxophone
• Charles Owens – tenor saxophone
• Fernando Harkless – tenor saxophone
• Nolan Andrew Smith – trumpet
• Daniel LeMelle – saxophone
• David Stewart – handclaps
• Richard “Do Dirty” Bethune – handclaps
• Art Stewart – handclaps, engineer, mixer
• Fred Ross – engineer
• Tony Houston – engineer
• Bill Ravencraft – engineer
• Odell Brown – RMI
• David Ritz – liner notes
• Michael Bryant – illustrations

Track listing:

All tracks by Marvin Gaye, except where noted.

1. Here, My Dear
2. I Met a Little Girl
3. When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Loving You
4. Anger – Delta Ashby, Marvin Gaye, Ed Townsend
5. Is That Enough
6. Everybody Needs Love – Ed Townsend, Marvin Gaye
7. Time to Get It Together
8. Sparrow – Ed Townsend, Marvin Gaye
9. Anna’s Song
10. When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Loving You
11. A Funky Space Reincarnation
12. You Can Leave, but It’s Going to Cost You
13. Falling in Love Again
14. When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Loving You (reprise)