A Funky Space Reincarnation
| "A Funky Space Reincarnation" | |
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| B-side | "A Funky Space Reincarnation, Pt. 2" |
"A Funky Space Reincarnation" is a jazz-funk single recorded and released as the lead single from 1978's ''Here My Dear'' in 1979 by Marvin Gaye on Motown's Tamla label.
Context
In this song, he describes a parallel universe where in the future, he's a captain of a "space bed" and he meets a woman that reminds him of his first wife, Anna.He then tells the woman that they'd probably get "married in June" and tells her to "smoke a joint from out of Venus".The song seems to have been inspired by the likes of funk musicians such as Parliament-Funkadelic and Earth, Wind & Fire and was a short-lived change in Marvin's career .The song's musical arrangement is a reprise of his song "Anger," found earlier on the album.
Influence
The song's smooth composition and echoed keyboards make it an early integer of what became quiet-storm music, aside from Marvin's earlier ecordings of 1971 and 1973.
Charting
The song became a modest hit on the R&B charts, where it peaked at No.23 there. The song was used in the advert for the Dior perfume J'adore in 2007 starring Charlize Theron.
Singer Musiq Soulchild included a vocal passage from Part 1 in his song, "Until", from his OnMyRadio album, in 2009.
Personnel
- All vocals, keyboards and synthesizers by Marvin Gaye
- Produced, written, arranged and composed by Marvin Gaye
- Drums by Bugsy Wilcox
- Guitar by Gordon Banks
- Bass by Frank Blair
- Trumpet by Nolan Smith
