That's the Way Love Is es un álbum de Marvin Gaye, publicado en 1969. El disco incluye 12 canciones, entre ellas «Gonna Give Her All the Love I've Got», «Yesterday», «Groovin'» y «I Wish It Would Rain».
Sobre el álbum
Este álbum de 1969 es una pieza de transición fascinante en la discografía de Marvin Gaye. "That's the Way Love Is" muestra al artista cumpliendo con su papel de estrella de Motown, pero, por otro, ya se perciben indicios de la inquietud social y la profundidad que definirían su revolucionaria etapa de los años 70.
El disco contiene el gran éxito "That's the Way Love Is", una canción que sigue la estela de "I Heard It Through the Grapevine!" en su temática de desamor y resignación. El punto de inflexión del álbum es su poderosa interpretación del himno de protesta "Abraham, Martin and John". Esta versión es uno de los primeros momentos en los que Marvin Gaye utiliza su voz para el comentario social de forma tan explícita.
El álbum se mueve entre el soul comercial de alta calidad y una creciente conciencia artística. Es el sonido de un hombre que empieza a cuestionar su rol y el del mundo que le rodea. Es un trabajo que, sin ser tan cohesionado como sus obras maestras, funciona como el puente perfecto entre el "Príncipe de Motown" y el profeta del soul que estaba a punto de nacer.
Listado de Canciones
- Gonna Give Her All the Love I've Got3:10
- Yesterday3:17
- Groovin'2:56
- I Wish It Would Rain2:49
Letra
Hmmm Sunshine, blue skies, please go away. My girl has found another and gone away. With her went my future, my life is filled with gloom. So day after day, I stayed locked up in my room. I know to you it might sound strange. But I wish it would rain. (How I wish that it would rain) Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah 'Cause so badly I wanna go outside. (Such a lovely day) But everyone knows that a man ain't suppose to cry, listen. I gotta cry 'cause cryin' eases the pain, oh yeah. People this hurt I feel inside, words can never explain. I just wish it would rain. (Oh, how I wish that it would rain) Oh, let it rain. Rain, rain, rain (Oh, how I wish that it would rain) Ooo, baby. Let it rain. (Let it rain) Oh yeah, let it rain. [Instrumental] Day in, day out, my tear stained face Pressed against the window pane. My eyes search the skies, desperately for rain. 'Cause raindrops will hide my teardrops. And no one will ever know. That I'm cryin'... Cryin' when I go outside. To the world outside my tears, I refuse to explain. Oh, I wish it would rain. (Oh, how I wish that it would rain) Ooo, baby. Let it rain, let it rain. I need rain to disguise the tears in my eyes. Oh, let it rain. Oh, yeah, yeah listen. I'm a man and I got my pride. Give me rain or I'm gonna stay inside. Let it rain. (Let it rain) (Let it (rain) (rain) (rain) rain, rain) - That's the Way Love Is3:25
- How Can I Forget2:04
Letra
They ask me to forget about you Go out and find someone new But that won't be eas', you see After all the things you've done for me Told the men I ain't too proud to say With you I stand tall and strong 'Cause without you, girl, I'm nothin' at all Chorus: How, how can I forget ya? After all you've done for me Oh woman, you'll always be a part of me I, I can't forget you It's impossible, you see Woman, you'll always be a part of me Girl, I'm down on my bended knees And I'm beggin' you please, beggin' you please Woman, woman, don't set me free 'Cause right this moment in the sun My life was wastin' away Girl, your love gave me hope and strength You're the reason I'm alive today Girl, you don't realize what your love means to me It's more precious than the evergreens (repeat chorus and fade) - Abraham, Martin and John4:30
Letra
Has anyone here seen my old friend Abraham? Can you tell me whe he's gone? Oh, he freed a lot of people But it seems the good die young, yeah. I just looked around and he was gone. Hmmm Has anyone here seen my old friend John? Can you tell me whe he's gone? You know, he freed a lot of people But it seems the good die young, yeah. I just looked around and he was gone. Oh yeah Has anyone here seen my old friend Martin? Can you tell me whe he's gone? He freed a lot of people But it seems the good die young, yeah. I just looked around and he was gone. [Insrumental] Has anyone here seen my friend Bobby? Can you tell me whe he's gone? You know, he freed a lot of people But the good, they die young, yeah. I just looked around and he was gone. Oh, I just looked around and they were gone, oh yes - Gonna Keep on Tryin' Till I Win Your Love2:46
- No Time for Tears2:26
- Cloud Nine3:05
Letra
The childhood part of my life wasn't very pretty You see, I was born and raised in the slums of the city It was a one-room shack we slept in, the children beside me We hardly had enough food or rooms It was a hard time Needed somethin' to ease my troubled mind. Ooooh listen Father didn't know the meaning of work He disrespected Mama and treated her slightly I left home seekin' a job that I never did find The first thing, downhearted, I took to Cloud 9 I'm doin' fine up here on Cloud 9 Listen, one more time I'm doin' fine up here on Cloud 9 Folks now tell me They say, "Give yourself a chance And don't let life pass you by." But the world around you is a rat race Where only the strong survive It's a dog-eat-dog world and that ain't no lie It ain't even safe no more To walk the streets at night I'm doin' fine on Cloud 9 Let me tell you about Cloud 9 (Cloud 9) You can be what you wanna be (Cloud 9) You ain't got no responsibility (Cloud 9) Yeah, every man, every man is free (Cloud 9) You're a million miles from reality (Reality) I wanna say (up) higher (up up and away) Cloud 9 I wanna say I love the life I live And I'm gonna live the life I love Up here on Cloud 9 Uh uh uh uh, I'm ridin' high on Cloud 9 You're as free as a bird in flight (Cloud 9) There's no diff'rence 'tween day and night (Cloud 9) It's a world of love and harmony (Cloud 9) You're a million miles from reality (Reality) I wanna say (up) higher (up up and away) (Cloud 9) You can be what you wanna be (Cloud 9) You ain't got no responsibility (Cloud 9) Every man in his mind is free (Cloud 9) You're a million miles from reality (Cloud 9) You can be what you wanna be... - Don't You Miss Me a Little Bit Baby2:13
- So Long2:27