After the Dance: My Life with Marvin Gaye
Written by Jan Gaye and David Ritz
Narrated by Robin Eller
4.5/5
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About this audiobook
A riveting cautionary tale about the ecstasy and dangers of loving Marvin Gaye, a performer passionately pursued by all—and a searing memoir of drugs, sex, and old school R&B from the wife of legendary soul icon Marvin Gaye.
After her seventeenth birthday in 1973, Janis Hunter met Marvin Gaye—the soulful prince of Motown with the seductive liquid voice whose chart-topping, socially conscious album What’s Going On made him a superstar two years earlier. Despite a seventeen-year-age difference and Marvin’s marriage to the sister of Berry Gordy, Motown’s founder, the enchanted teenager and the emotionally volatile singer began a scorching relationship.
One moment Jan was a high school student; the next she was accompanying Marvin to parties, navigating the intriguing world of 1970s-‘80s celebrity; hanging with Don Cornelius on the set of Soul Train, and helping to discover new talent like Frankie Beverly. But the burdens of fame, the chaos of dysfunctional families, and the irresistible temptations of drugs complicated their love.
Primarily silent since Marvin’s tragic death in 1984, Jan at last opens up, sharing the moving, fervently charged story of one of music history’s most fabled marriages. Unsparing in its honesty and insight, illustrated with sixteen pages of black-and-white photos, After the Dance reveals what it’s like to be in love with a creative genius who transformed popular culture and whose artistry continues to be celebrated today.
Jan Gaye
Jan Gaye is the second wife of the legendary recording artist Marvin Gaye and the mother of his children, Nona and Frankie Gaye. Born in Los Angeles, she currently resides in Rhode Island.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The narrator sounded like a robot and lacked emotion but the book was written beautifully.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Well narrated. Beautifully written. An intriguing window into the life of the icon Marvin Gaye. Thank you Janis and team ??
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Honest and Raw.... A love story with a tragic ending. Excellent!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Wow very very interesting , the book reaches its climax around chapter 19 .... It has changed my mindset on how I viewed the entertainment industry and Marvin Gaye. Much respect to Janice , wish the book was available in text on Scribed cause of the wording and poetic section - good read none the less
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5So interesting and raw! I appreciate her candidness and her honesty!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Short of the narrator 5 stars. Kept me tuned in
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Loved it
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book was great couldn’t stop listening awesome!!’ Great great
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I liked the book she was honest and open about her life with Marvin Gaye.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Very intriguing story from start to finish, raw and heavy
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5It's a very twisted relationship. It likely would have been way better if she didn't read it herself.