All set for Valentine’s Day? Wine? Sexy lingerie? A fresh razor? Hopefully you’ve got all the essentials for a fool proof night of loving with that special someone. Ellecanada.com is here to help you groove through your evening with a selection of 5 love albums to compliment your perfect night.
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5. Midnight Love
Marvin Gaye
At the time he recorded his last studio album, Gaye had 2 failed marriages under his belt, but that didn’t stop him from making a classic album all about love, sensuality and sexual healing. In fact, Midnight Love was the album that gave us the aforementioned timeless ditty played in cheesy piano bars and remixed in the hottest nightclubs since its release in 1982. He didn’t exactly have the healthiest existence but boy, could that man sing about love, and sex and sex and a little bit more love. Thanks to Marvin Gaye, a few of us chose to skip the over the counter meds and just rely on some sexual healing (to be administered by a professional).
4. Kaya
Bob Marley and the Wailers
If this album doesn’t put you in a loving place, then I just don’t know what to tell you. An album equal parts love and marijuana, Kaya is the perfect album to keep you relaxed and in the moment while you’re opening that second bottle of red wine on your perfect Valentines date. Released in 1978, this album gave us “Is this Love” and “Sun is Shining”, two songs that everyone should know the words to. You’ll also find “Easy Skanking” on the album which has a different meaning in Jamaica than it does in North America. Instead of being that girl that your Mom warned you to stay away from, it’s a dance done mainly to ska and reggae music. Just thought I would put that in there in case you figured I associated Skanking with love. I’m sure a lot of women do, but that’s your business. The point is you can’t EVER lose points in the love department when you put on Kaya by Bob Marley and the Wailers.
3. 69 Love Songs
Magnetic Fields
Going back to 1999 you’ll find this 3 volume concept album from Boston band Magnetic Fields. Heralded by Stephen Merritt, Magnetic Fields is a synthy pop/ folk pop band best known for 69 Love Songs. You’re not going to be dripping in love sap after sitting through 3 hours of this one. Merritt takes us through the entire spectrum of love from falling into it, to being violently spewed out of it to right into drunken trysts and silly lust; and that’s just the beginning. It’s amusing at times but not your typical love album. Merritt’s voice is actually kind of depressing but if you’re really into lyrics and wit, this is a compilation sure to impress your date, especially if they’re an indie hipster snob.
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