Talk about your comebacks. In the autumn of 1982, R&B and pop fans welcomed the sounds of Marvin Gaye back on the radio and the charts. It was the perfect time, too. Al Green had gone to church, Prince was too weird, and Teddy Pendergrass was still recovering from his near-fatal crash. Music had been missing this kind of mix of sex, humor, and romance. This was Gaye's first release from his first Columbia album, the classic Midnight Love. Using a melodic and minimal reggae-tinged track, Gaye found the perfect way to distill his love for both sexual relations and Bob Marley. Along with his pitch perfect and wry vocal, "Sexual Healing" uses a horny synth, doo wop, vocals and Gordon Banks' sedulous guitar riffs to create one of the most sensual tracks ever written. As shocking as it seems, only Banks and Gaye are present here. On this track, Gaye also played the drums, finger cymbals, and bongos, among other instruments. This synth-based, randy sound also was used on Gaye's subsequently unfinished last sessions. Unlike many '80s efforts, this has traveled well. In 1995, rapper Fat Joe deftly used a sample of the track for "Envy." Michael Bolton did a cover for his 1999 album Timeless Vol. 2. But really the hook belongs to Gaye and no one comes close to the perfection of this amazing song.