Joy (Marvin Gaye song)

Infobox Single
Name = Joy
Artist = Marvin Gaye
Album = Midnight Love
Background = khaki
Released = 1983
Recorded = 1982, Studio Katy, Ohaine, Belgium
Genre = Funk
Label = Columbia
Length = 4:22
Writer = Marvin Gaye
Producer = Marvin Gaye
Last single = "'Til Tomorrow"
(1983)
This single = "Joy"
(1983)
Next single = "Sanctified Lady] "
(1985)

"Joy" is a 1983 single released by Marvin Gaye, the final single issued from his "Midnight Love" album. The song, which was built around a funk vibe, was inspired by Gaye's religious background, which had also inspired songs such as "God is Love", "Everybody Needs Love" and "Praise". Gaye introduced the song as a tribute to his father during his 1983 concert tour.

The song peaked at number thirty-one on the "Billboard" R&B singles chart, and was the last single Gaye released while alive. Three later posthumous releases would reach the "Billboard" Top 40 over the next twenty years.

Credits

*All vocals by Marvin Gaye
*Instrumentation by:
**Marvin Gaye: drums, Fender Rhodes, synthesizers, bass synthesizers
**Gordon Banks: guitars, bass
**Bobby Stern: tenor saxophone solo