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"Masochistic Beauty" is a song by American soul singer Marvin Gaye, released posthumously in 1985 by Columbia Records.

"Masochistic Beauty"
Song by Marvin Gaye
from the album Dream of a Lifetime
Released	1985
Recorded	Ohain, Belgium (1982); Los Angeles, California (1984)
Genre	Funk, dance-pop
Label	CBS Records
Songwriter(s)	Marvin Gaye Gordon Banks
Producer(s)	Marvin Gaye Gordon Banks

Background

Unlike the majority of Gaye's music, the song is a dedication to S&M, which was something that Gaye was known to have an interest in. The lyrics find Gaye playing the role of a dominatrix in a faux British accent where he raps throughout the track. The song shares some similarities to "Sanctified Lady, receiving vocoder work from Gordon Banks, and having an electro-funk flavor. Both controversial tracks were also unfinished outtakes from the Midnight Love sessions, which received later work from Gordon Banks, and were released on the posthumous Dream of a Lifetime album.[1][2][3][4]

Credits

• Lead vocals by Marvin Gaye and Gordon Banks (vocoder)
• Instrumentation by Marvin Gaye and Gordon Banks
• Produced by Gordon Banks

References

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