Marvin Gaye died in April 1984 , leaving behind two albums left on his contract with Columbia Records . In May 1985 , Columbia issued the compilation album , '' Dream of a Lifetime '' , which performed modestly on the chart . A little over six months later , Columbia assembled tracks from Gaye 's Motown period , mostly of traditional pop and vocal jazz tunes that Gaye had recorded in the 1960s and 1970s and named it " Romantically Yours "
died in April 1984
Death of Marvin Gaye
Romantically Yours