Story Behind The Song

This song was popularized by the Commodores and first appeared on their 1985 album, Nightshift." It was written as a tribute to Marvin Gaye and Jackie Wilson who both died in 1984. The song also received a Grammy in 1985 for Best R&B Performance.

Song Description

This song was written by W. Orange, D. Lambert, and F. Golde. This version was arranged and performed by Bart Brady Ciampa, BMI, on the flugelhorn and MDT tenor sax. The background was constructed using Roland SC-8850/XV-2020, Kurzweil K-2000, and Korg X5DR sound modules/synthesizers.