Dream of a Lifetime

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Dream Of A Lifetime
Studio album by Marvin Gaye
Released	May 1985
Recorded	1976-1984
Genre	Funk/soul
Length	36:13
Label	Columbia Records
Producer	Marvin Gaye, Gordon Banks
Professional reviews
Rolling Stone (mixed) link
Marvin Gaye chronology
Midnight Love (1982) Dream Of A Lifetime (1985) Romantically Yours (1985)

Dream of a Lifetime was the first posthumously released compilation of music by American soul singer Marvin Gaye. Released in 1985, it featured a mixture of songs Gaye had worked on both before his death at the hands of his father on April 1, 1984, and from the archives of Motown during Gaye's late-1970s tenure with the label.

The recently recorded "Sanctified Lady" (originally titled "Sanctified Pussy") was completed by Gordon Banks and released as a single, reaching #2 on the US R&B charts. A second single, "It's Madness", peaked at a more modest #55 on the same singles chart and would be Gaye's last single until "My Last Chance" six years later.

Dream of a Lifetime peaked at #8 on the R&B album chart and #41 on the pop album chart upon its release.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Sanctified Lady" (Banks/Gaye) – 5:25
2. "Savage in the Sack" (Gaye) – 3:20
3. "Masochistic Beauty" (Banks/Gaye) – 4:39
4. "It's Madness" (Gaye) – 3:21
5. "Ain't It Funny (How Things Turn Around)" (Gaye) – 4:54
6. "Symphony" (Gaye/Robinson) – 2:50
7. "Life's Opera" (Gaye/Hunter) – 7:42
8. "Dream of a Lifetime" (Gaye) – 3:49