When I'm Alone I Cry

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When I'm Alone I Cry is a 1964 album by Marvin Gaye, one of several attempts of the singer to make a name for himself as a jazz vocalist. Motown chief Berry Gordy had never cared for Gaye's smooth jazz renditions, which also did not go over well in concert. After When I'm Alone I Cry was unsuccessful upon its release, Gaye finally balked under pressure to record more R&B; and soul material. By the end of the decade had become one of the best-sell... more
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  • Apr 1, 1964

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Marvin Gaye

Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr., better known by his stage name Marvin Gaye, (April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984) was an American singer-songwriter and instrumentalist with a three-octave vocal range. Starting as a member of the doo-wop group The Moonglows in the late fifties, he ventured into a solo career after...

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Motown Records

Motown was a record company founded by Berry Gordy, Jr. and incorporated as Motown Record Corporation in Detroit, Michigan, USA, on April 14, 1960. The name, a portmanteau of the words motor and town, is also a nickname for Detroit. Now headquartered in New York City, Motown is a subsidiary of...

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