Here, my dear

"Musically the album retains the high standards Gaye set in the early '70s, but you can hear the agonizing strain of recent events in his voice, to the point where even several vocal overdubs can't save his delivery. Stripped to its bare essence, Here, My Dear is no less than brilliantly unsettling and a perfect cauterization to a decade filled with personal turmoil".

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"Reissuing this (including Gaye's original home demos) for Valentine's Day is a fiendishly macabre touch that Gaye would undoubtedly approve of. The perfect gift for somebody who used to love you".

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"Gayes oprindelig hævngerrige plan var at lave en bevidst fiasko, men under de tre måneder lange indspilninger blev han heldigvis grebet af inspirationen. Og resultatet blev et hudløst selvudleverende album, der med en paradoksal musikalsk vitalitet gennemlever alle bruddets faser: selvmedlidenhed, vrede, fortrængning, tilgivelse, tomhed, forsoning, hjælpeløshed og sågar kærlighed. ’Here, My Dear’ blev faktisk en fiasko ved udgivelsen i 1978, men er siden vokset i statur, og denne fornemme genudgivelse er et klokkeklart bevis på hvorfor. Alle mennesker vil på et eller andet tidspunkt komme i en situation, hvor de virkelig forstår værker som dette. Hvad enten de vil eller ej".

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"The troubled man of soul's divorce settlement ... An accompanying bonus disc offers remixes from the likes of Prince Paul, but they are of little consequence stacked against Gaye's emotionally raw originals".