About this song
"Distant Lover" is the sixth song on Marvin Gaye's 1973 album Let's Get It On, and it was the B-side of the album's second single, "Come Get to This." A live recording of the song was released as a single in 1974. That live version was Gaye's most successful single in the three years between Let's Get It On and his 1976 album I Want You.
Fun facts
- Sampled in 16 other songs, like “Spaceship by Kanye West (Ft. Consequence & GLC)”.
- Covered 7 times, including “Distant Lover by Louis Price”.
- Written by Marvin Gaye, Sandra Greene and Gwen Gordy Fuqua.
- Produced by Marvin Gaye.
- Recorded at Motown/Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios (Hollywood.
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