"Since I Had You" is a quiet storm

Quiet storm

Quiet storm is a late-night radio format, featuring soulful slow jams, pioneered in the mid-1970s by then-station-intern Melvin Lindsey at WHUR-FM, in Washington, D.C. Smokey Robinson's like-titled hit single, released in 1975 as the title track to his third solo album, lent its name to the format...

-styled soul song recorded by singer Marvin Gaye

Marvin Gaye

Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. , better known by his stage name Marvin Gaye, was an American singer-songwriter and musician with a three-octave vocal range....

 for the I Want You album. The song was co-written by Gaye and producer Leon Ware

Leon Ware

Leon Ware is a soul music singer, songwriter and producer. Best known for crafting the hit album, I Want You, originally recorded for Ware, until friend and Motown icon Marvin Gaye was assigned to the album in 1976...

 and is a song that like "All the Way Round" talked of a reunion between the singer and a reputed lover, this time at a dance floor and convincing the woman despite the fact their relationship has cooled into a friendship to make love again. Like "Come Live with Me Angel

Come Live with Me Angel

"Come Live with Me Angel" is a sultry 1975 song recorded by singer Marvin Gaye, issued on his acclaimed 1976 album, I Want You. Written by Jacqueline Hillard and Leon Ware, the song featured erotic lyrics of Marvin wanting his girlfriend to "walk around nude" while in the comforts of their home and...

" and "Feel All My Love Inside

Feel All My Love Inside

"Feel All My Love Inside" is an album track issued by Marvin Gaye on his 1976 album, I Want You. The song was co-written by Gaye and collaborators Leon Ware and Arthur "T-Boy" Ross. The erotic tune, much like "Come Live with Me Angel" and "Since I Had You", featured sexual moans by an unidentified...

" before, the song includes sexual moans from Minnie Riperton

Minnie Riperton

Minnie Julia Riperton was an American singer-songwriter best known for her 1975 single "Lovin' You". She was married to songwriter and music producer Richard Rudolph from 1972 until her death in the summer of 1979. They had two children - music engineer Marc Rudolph and actress/comedienne Maya...

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Personnel

• All vocals and keyboards by Marvin Gaye
• All other instrumentation by assorted musicians
• Produced and written by Leon Ware and Marvin Gaye