Romantically Yours

Romantically Yours
Studio album by Marvin Gaye
Released	1985
Recorded	1968-79
Genre	Soul
Length	33:22
Label	Columbia
Producer	Marvin Gaye Harvey Fuqua Gordon Banks (musician)
Marvin Gaye chronology
Dream Of A Lifetime (1985) Romantically Yours (1985) Vulnerable (1997)

Romantically Yours was the second posthumous release for American soul music legend Marvin Gaye, also released by Columbia Records in 1985.

Whilst his previous posthumous album, Dream Of A Lifetime, showcased some of Marvin's appetite for funk rhythms and soul balladry, this album focused on his attempts at being a crooner. The collection showcased a growth in Gaye's vocal styling as he tried to establish his footing as a crooner with songs such as "Just Like", " Walking In The Rain" and "Why Did I Choose You" - a track he had originally recorded in 1968 to failed result - while at Motown.

The song was later revived for an album he was working on in 1978 titled Ballads (later released as Vulnerable in 1997) which showcased his vocal maturity ten years on and his perfecting falsetto croon to a jazz setting. Songs such as the revived 1978 recordings of "Why Did I Choose You" and "I Won't Cry Anymore" and a different 1978 version of "The Shadow of Your Smile" also later made it on to Vulnerable.

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Track listing

1. "More" (Norman Newell, Nino Oliviero, Riz Ortolani) – 2:40
2. "Why Did I Choose You" (Michael Leonard, Herbert Martin) – 2:36
3. "Maria" (Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim) – 3:06
4. "The Shadow of Your Smile" (Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster) – 3:03
5. "Fly Me To The Moon" (Bart Howard) – 3:19
6. "I Won't Cry Anymore" (Al Frisch, Fred Wise) – 2:40
7. "Just Like" (Gaye) – 4:08
8. "Walkin' In The Rain" (Gaye) – 2:54
9. "I Live For You" (Gaye) – 2:40
10. "Stranger In My Life" (Gaye) – 3:41
11. "Happy Go Lucky" (Eddie Holland, Norman Whitfield) – 2:35