Probably the most hilariously resentful break-up record ever made... The terms of Marvin Gaye's divorce from Berry Gordy's sister stipulated that she would collect the royalties from his next two records, of which this was the first. One can only imagine the titles rejected by the Motown brass before "Here, My Dear" was settled on: "Take this, Bitch" perhaps, or "Listen to This As You Cash That Alimony Check"...
Some other thoughts:
#463, Elton John's Tumbleweed Connection: John's homage to Country, Western and Americana displays his fascination with traditional American musical forms and presages his eventual settling in Atlanta (I've been told he once owned a Baskin-Robbins franchise in the Peachtree city, as a matter of fact). While it yielded no singles, this is a much more cohesive and fully realized work than his two previous efforts.
#461, Los Lobos' How Will the Wolf Survive?: These favorite sons of East LA put their mexi-cali spin on a wave of southwestern blues-rock that included Stevie Ray Vaughn, The Fabulous Thunderbirds and Lone Justice, and would ultimately produce the Arizona college-rock scene that brought us the Gin Blossoms, Dead Hot Workshop, Giant Sand, Calexico and The Refreshments.
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