Harvey & Marvin Gaye
(1957-1982)

Marvin and Harvey

In 1982 a desperate phone call made him drop everything and grab a Transatlantic flight to - of all places - Belgium. The caller was a troubled man, his longtime friend Marvin Gaye, exiled in Europe and struggling to complete his first album for Columbia. Midnight Love was duly completed, and Marvin Gaye, written off by much of the music industry as a spent force, was again a major contender in the R&B field. In the liner notes of the album, Harvey's name appears 3 times - as Production Adviser, background vocal, and finally under "A Special Thank You". This is typical for a man who has contributed so much to the world of music in so many different ways - artist, producer, talent scout, songwriter, and all-round gentleman. Sadly, Marvin is no longer with us, but his memory will remain as long as we humans have ears for fine music.