"Sparrow" | |
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Song by Marvin Gaye | |
from the album Here, My Dear | |
Released | 1978 |
Recorded | 1977 |
Genre | Jazz/soul |
Length | 6:11 |
Label | Tamla |
Songwriter(s) | Ed Townsend Marvin Gaye |
Producer(s) | Marvin Gaye |
Here, My Dear track listing | |
14 tracks
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Another song with the same name, written by Graham Lyle and Benny Gallagher, was recorded by McGuinness Flint and Mary Hopkin in the early 1970s.
"Sparrow" is a 1978 jazz song recorded by singer Marvin Gaye issued on the singer's 1978 album, Here, My Dear album. The lyrics basically have a poetic and religious tone to them as Marvin calls a sparrow "to sing (his) beautiful song" to let him make sure that things are all right even when they aren't. In the song's climactic bridge, Gaye coos to the bird to sing to him personally before the bird flies away in hopes he can find inspiration.