To understand the seismic shift in the career of Marvin Gaye that was brought about by his bold new artistic direction on What’s Going On, it’s worth stepping back to the Motown mainstay’s previous LP release. That record was That’s The Way Love Is, released all of 19 months ...
This song was a forgotten also-ran when a disc jockey in Roanoke, Va., began playing it in tribute to the nearby Blackwater River. In fact, the Doobie Brothers had already released a follow-up single after "Another Park, Another Sunday" finished at No. 32. Regional interest in its B-s...