Sparrow (song)
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| “Sparrow” | ||
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Here, My Dear cover
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| Song by Marvin Gaye | ||
| Album | Here, My Dear | |
| Released | 1978 | |
| Recorded | 1977 | |
| Genre | Jazz/soul | |
| Length | 6:11 | |
| Label | Tamla | |
| Writer | Ed Townsend Marvin Gaye |
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| Producer | Marvin Gaye | |
"Sparrow" is a 1977 jazz song recorded by singer Marvin Gaye issued on the singer's 1978 album, Here, My Dear album. The song, like some of the songs featured on the demise of his marriage to former collaborator and spouse Anna, was one of the few that didn't basically discuss that but is build around another concept featured in the album, the concept where Gaye tries to find solace with his demons and some resolve. The lyrics basically have a poetic and religious tone to them as Marvin calls a sparrow "to sing (his) beautiful song" to let him make sure that things are alright even when they aren't, in the song's climatic bridge, Gaye coos to the bird to sing to him personally before the bird flies away in hopes he can find inspiration.
[edit] Credits
- All vocals, keyboards and synthesizers by Marvin Gaye
- Drums by Bugsy Wilcox
- Percussion by Elmira Collins
- Bass by Frank Blair
- Guitar by Wali Ali
- Trumpet by Nolan Smith
- Tenor saxophone by Charles Owens and Fernando Harkness
- Alto saxophone (solo) by Ernie Fields
