I haven't seen this one in stores, but I heard some of the tracks from the excellent box set, The Master 1961-1984 and it sounds FUNKY. I've heard that this was the last album he recorded for Motown and it wasn't a big commercial seller. Has anyone heard of it and if so, where can I find a copy?

The last time I saw this in a store somewhere was in the mid-90s. I think it was on a doublefeature(2CD) set with "What's Going On?" or something.

Novabreaker said:

Its a 1 cd set and worth getting.

With 'Ego Tripping Out' as the bonus track..


'Love Me Now Or Love Me Later' is my favorite.


Check this review out...




Marvin Gaye's In Our Lifetime came after 1978's confessional and meandering double-album Here, My Dear. Although this better set does seem effortlessly conceived, it wasn't that simple. Gaye originally envisioned a "party" album and almost released one called Love Man. After some consideration, Gaye nixed the idea and aimed for an effort that would spotlight his religious concerns. Thankfully, In Our Lifetime splits the difference between the two mindsets. The first single from the aborted Love Man shows up here. "Ego Tripping Out" works as both a parody of the "love man" with a few autobiographical flourishes as he sings, "Got a sweet tooth/For the chick on the floor." Slowly but surely the religious matters do surface here. The buoyant "Praise" has a blithe riff inspired and/or lifted from Stevie Wonder and has Gaye getting his message across without being preachy. Although no song is especially brilliant here, the level of Gaye's musical sense and his vocal prowess carry him throughout.
The unfinished and non- Gaye approved "Far Cry" has lyrics that are steam-of-conscious and are barely decipherable.
The mesmerizing "Love Me Now or Love Me Later" has Gaye examining both good and evil with equal skill. The last track, the title song, has Gaye back in the party frame of mind and has great horn charts and a propulsive beat. In Our Lifetime is one of his finest later albums and captures him as his craft was maturing and becoming more multifaceted.


Tracks



1 Ego Tripping Out (Gaye) 7:16
2 Praise (Gaye) 4:52
3 Life Is for Learning (Gaye) 3:40
4 Love Party (Gaye) 4:59
5 Funk Me (Gaye) 5:28
6 Far Cry (Gaye) 4:33
7 Love Me Now or Love Me Later (Gaye) 5:00
8 Heavy Love Affair (Gaye) 3:46
9 In Our Lifetime (Gaye) 6:59

we had a recent thread on this album

http://www.prince.org/msg/8/181437

DavidEye said:

dang!!

Completely forgot..

theres a local band here called marvin and the gayes. great name for a band

great !!! "heavy love affair is the jam"

prettymansson said:

yup..

You said that before too..

funkpill said:

and i'll say it again !!! funk pill !!!

funkpill said:

I meant the last time it was made available widely in the public was as a bonus disc with "What's Going On" in the doublefeature -reissue series that came out in the 90s.

Oh my god guys, I just found this reissue of the album after looking all over for a copy on the internet and I think it's an import:



Does anyone have this reissue, and if so, how good is it?
[Edited 4/14/06 8:34am]

silverchild said:

Me personally, I hate those 2 albums on one Cd sets...

If it was double cd set, then

Get the cd in its original album format...

funkpill said:

That is unreal, guys. I didn't even see that two-on-one CD caption on the cover.

The reason why certain tunes sound unfinished is because they were. Motown released "In Our Lifetime" without Marvin's permission and he was furious.

OdysseyMiles said:

Didn't he record much of this album while he was in London?

OdysseyMiles said:

yup!!!

Right you are!!