After the Dance (song)

"After the Dance"
"After the Dance"
Single by Marvin Gaye
from the album I Want You
B-side	"Feel All My Love Inside"
Released	July 15, 1976
Recorded	September 1975 – March 1976
Studio	Marvin Gaye Studios (Los Angeles, California); Motown Recording Studios (Hollywood, California)
Genre	Soul, funk, downtempo
Length	3:30 (single version); 4:40 (album version);
Label	Tamla
Songwriter(s)	Marvin Gaye, Leon Ware
Producer(s)	Marvin Gaye, Leon Ware
Marvin Gaye singles chronology

"After the Dance" is a slow jam recorded by singer Marvin Gaye and released as the second single off Gaye's 1976 hit album I Want You. Though it received modest success, the song was widely considered to be one of Gaye's best ballads^[1] and served as part of the template for quiet storm and urban contemporary ballads that came afterwards.^[2]

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[2] Singleton, Mya (October 7, 2022). "25 songs with 'dance' in the title". Yardbarker. Retrieved October 20, 2022. The smooth sound of Marvin Gaye's voice is sure to take any listener to another realm. That's the feeling when hearing his 1978 single "After The Dance." Gaye gives listeners the perfect quiet storm vibe on the track, as he details seeing a woman on the dance floor and hoping to "get together after the dance."

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