Your Unchanging Love

Marvin Gaye

About Your Unchanging Love

"Your Unchanging Love" is a 1967 single released by American soul singer Marvin Gaye on the Tamla label.


Year:
1967
70 

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I'm gonna hold on (hold on)
Hold on (hold on)to your unchanging love
I'm gonna hold on (hold on)
Hold on (hold on) to your unchanging love
I need ya baby
Baby, I need you right now
Darling there comes a time in everybody's life
They may learn as I've learned
That being loved is more important
Than paintin' the town
Morning, noon and night
'Cause night life may have bright lights
But I've learned in time they go dim

But your love and tender arms
I can always come home to them
And I'm gonna hold on(hold on)
Hold on(hold on) to your unchanging love
I'm gonna hold on(hold on)
Hold on to your unchanging love
I need ya baby
Baby I need you right now
I used to have more friends that I can count
But now all of my so called friends are gone
Since I lost everything in my bank account
Darling I'm tired of running 'round
So in your arms I'm gonna settle down
'Cause if I don't have a dime
I know your love is mine

And I'm gonna hold on (hold on)
Hold on (hold on)to your unchanging love
Hey, so I'll hold on,(hold on) hold on to (hold on)
Your unchanging love
I need ya baby
Baby, I need you right now
Darling, everybody needs somebody too
I need you, I know now
Nobody really loves me
Honey, honey, honey
The way you do

One more thing
I've changed girls in my life
As often as I changed my suit
Only to learn the only true happiness
Is being, honey, being loved by you

That's why I'm gonna hold on (hold on)
Hold on (hold on)to your unchanging love
I'm gonna hold (hold on) on baby to your unchanging love

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Marvin Gaye

Marvin Gaye (April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984), born Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr., was an American singer-songwriter and musician whose career spanned more than two decades. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., he was the son of a storefront minister of a local Pentecostal church sect and grew up singing gospel in church revivals as a young child. Gaye branched out into secular music as a teenager, joining the doo-wop group The Marquees, after returning from an honorable discharge from the United States Air Force, before the group was hired by Harvey Fuqua to be Harvey & The Moonglows. Following the band's separation in 1960, Gaye began working as a session drummer for the Detroit music label, Anna, before signing with Motown Records in 1961, adding an "e" to his s… more »

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Written by: JR., BRIAN HOLLAND, EDWARD HOLLAND, EDWARD, JR. HOLLAND, LAMONT DOZIER, LAMONT HERBERT DOZIER

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10 facts about this song

Song Production
"Your Unchanging Love" was produced by the famous songwriting duo Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier, who were prominent figures in the Motown music scene.
Song Release
The song was released in July 1967 as a single, and it was part of Marvin Gaye's eighth studio album, "In The Groove."
Chart Performance
"Your Unchanging Love" peaked at number 33 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 7 on the R&B Singles chart.
Song Interpretation
The track is a classic Motown style love song, where Gaye expresses his gratitude and love for someone who has remained constant and loving despite his faults and failings.
Historical Significance
"Your Unchanging Love" was one of Gaye's last performances in the traditional Motown style before transitioning to his more politically conscious and personal work, which he would begin in the late 60s and early 70s.
Song Composition
The song was written by the legendary Motown songwriting team of Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, and Edward Holland Jr., also known as Holland-Dozier-Holland (H-D-H).
Backup Vocals
The backing vocals in this song were provided by The Andantes, a prolific female session group at Motown.
Legacy
Though not as renowned as some of his bigger hits, "Your Unchanging Love" remains a respected and timeless piece of Marvin Gaye's extensive discography.
Instrumentation
The distinct Motown sound in "Your Unchanging Love" featured a full rhythm section, brass and string sections, and vocal harmonies, which was characteristic of Motown recordings of that time.
Marvin Gaye's Career
At the time of the release of "Your Unchanging Love," Marvin Gaye had already secured his reputation as one of the leading artists in the Motown label with several hit singles.

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