| "A Funky Space Reincarnation" | ||||
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| Single by Marvin Gaye | ||||
| from the album Here, My Dear | ||||
| B-side | "A Funky Space Reincarnation, Pt. 2" | |||
| Released | February 11, 1979 | |||
| Recorded | 1977 | |||
| Studio | Marvin's Room, Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | Funk | |||
| Length | 8:17 | |||
| Label | Tamla | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Marvin Gaye | |||
| Producer(s) | Marvin Gaye | |||
| Marvin Gaye singles chronology | ||||
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| Here, My Dear track listing | ||||
14 tracks
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"A Funky Space Reincarnation" is a 1978 jazz-funk single recorded and released in 1979 by Marvin Gaye on the Tamla label.
In the song, Gaye describes a parallel universe in the future where he is captain of a "space bed" and meets a woman that reminds him of his first wife, Anna. He then tells the woman that they would probably get "married in June" and tells her to "smoke a joint from out of Venus".
The song seems to have been inspired by the likes of funk musicians such as Parliament-Funkadelic and Earth, Wind & Fire. Its musical arrangement is a reprise of his song "Anger", found earlier on the album.
Record World said that "Gaye's characteristic smooth vocals adapt perfectly to this slick funk style with a driving beat and a message in the lyrics."[1]
The song became a modest hit on the R&B charts, where it peaked at No. 23. In the music video he wears a glittering red outfit and is surrounded by a band (presumably his own) and a duo of female dancers. His face is given several close-ups during the video.
