In 1982 , Marvin Gaye signed a three-album deal with Columbia Records after final negotiations to leave Motown Records were completed . During the recording of his '' Midnight Love '' album , Gaye and his frequent collaborator Gordon Banks worked on a series of recordings , several of which made it to '' Midnight Love '' ; recording continued into 1983 after Gaye returned to Los Angeles even while Gaye was promoting his album . Following the end of Gaye 's final grueling U.S. tour , Gaye remained secluded in the home he shared with his parents at the West Adams district of Los Angeles . Prior to his death , Gaye had planned to work on a duet with Barry White , but White said on the day they were to record in the studio , Gaye was shot and killed by his father . With two albums left from his Columbia contract , Columbia and Gaye 's former label , Motown , began to work together to complete the singer 's original contract to alleviate any debts left over by the singer after his death
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