I've been really tryin', baby
Tryin' to hold back this feeling for so long
And if you feel like I feel, baby
Then, c'mon, oh, c'mon, whoa
Let's get it on
Ah, baby, let's get it on
Let's love, baby
Let's get it on, sugar
Let's get it on, woo hoo
We're all sensitive people
With so much to give
Understand me, sugar (ooh ooh)
Since we've got to be here
Let's live
I love you
There's nothing wrong with me
Loving you, baby no no
And giving yourself to me can never be wrong
If the love is true, oh baby
Ooh don't you know how sweet and wonderful life can be ooh (let me love you)
I'm asking you baby to get it on with me ooh ooh (let me love you)
I ain't gonna worry (let me love you)
I ain't gonna push, won't push you baby (let me love you)
So c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, baby
Stop beatin' 'round the bush, hey
Let's get it on (ooh ooh)
Let's get it on (ooh ooh)
You know what I'm talkin' 'bout
C'mon, baby, hey, hey
Let your love come out
If you believe in love
Let's get it on, ooh
Let's get it on, baby
This minute, oh yeah
Let's get it on
Please, please get it on
I know and you know what I've been dreaming of, don't you baby? (ah, ah, ah, ah)
My whole body makes that feelin' of love, I'm happy (my body wants ya, my body wants ya)
I ain't gonna worry, no I ain't gonna push (ah)
I won't push you baby, woo (ah ah)
C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, darlin'
Stop beatin' 'round the bush
Oh, gonna get it on (ooh, ooh)
Threatenin' you, baby (ooh, ooh)
I wanna get it on (ooh, ooh)
You don't have to worry that it's wrong (ooh, ooh)
If the spirit moves ya (ooh, ooh)
Let me groove ya good (ooh, ooh)
Let your love come down (ooh, ooh)
Oh, get it on
C'mon, baby (ooh, ooh)
Do you know the meaning? (ooh, ooh)
I've been sanctified (ooh, ooh), hey hey
Girl, you give me good feeling (ooh, ooh) (so good)
So good, somethin' like sanctified (ooh, ooh)
Oh dear I, baby (ooh, ooh)
Nothing wrong with love (ooh, ooh)
If you want to love me just let your self go (ooh, ooh)
Oh baby, let's get it on (ooh, ooh)
Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On Album Lyrics
Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On Lyrics
Writer: Marvin Gaye, Ed Townsend
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Please Stay (Once You Go Away)
Stay baby, please stay
Don't go away, baby
Please stay, please stay
(Stay) please stay baby
(Don't go away) don't go away
Don't go away
I'm askin' you darlin' please stay (please stay, baby)
Please, don't go awa,y baby
Please stay baby, please (stay)
Don't go away, no
I couldn't stand it darlin'
I won't be able to sleep peacefully
In bed without you beside me darlin', darlin' anymore
No sugar, no, I won't be warm and secure
Oh, baby, baby, baby, like I was before
Oh, baby
I'll just lie tossin' and turnin'
(Tossin' and turnin', tossin' and turnin') baby, baby, baby
All night long, ooh-ooh
Scared that if I closed my eyes (ooh-ooh)
When I got ready to wake up (ooh-ooh)
I might find you gone
Stay, baby, please stay
Don't go away, baby (don't go away)
Please stay (please stay)
'Cause I could never find nobody (stay, stay, stay)
Make me feel this way (don't go away)
No, sugar (please stay)
For I never felt this way before
No, no sugar you did it
Oh, I never felt so good, honey, before
Oh, top of my head, tip of my toes
Oh I, never felt so good, oh before
No, sugar 'cause you dig it, you got it
Oh, I never felt so good before
Oh, I love you, I just love you
Oh, now, I never felt so good before
Oh, I love ya
Oh, I never felt so good before
(I have never come)
(Come this way before)
(Oh, baby, oh, oh)
Don't go away, baby
Please stay, please stay
(Stay) please stay baby
(Don't go away) don't go away
Don't go away
I'm askin' you darlin' please stay (please stay, baby)
Please, don't go awa,y baby
Please stay baby, please (stay)
Don't go away, no
I couldn't stand it darlin'
I won't be able to sleep peacefully
In bed without you beside me darlin', darlin' anymore
No sugar, no, I won't be warm and secure
Oh, baby, baby, baby, like I was before
Oh, baby
I'll just lie tossin' and turnin'
(Tossin' and turnin', tossin' and turnin') baby, baby, baby
All night long, ooh-ooh
Scared that if I closed my eyes (ooh-ooh)
When I got ready to wake up (ooh-ooh)
I might find you gone
Stay, baby, please stay
Don't go away, baby (don't go away)
Please stay (please stay)
'Cause I could never find nobody (stay, stay, stay)
Make me feel this way (don't go away)
No, sugar (please stay)
For I never felt this way before
No, no sugar you did it
Oh, I never felt so good, honey, before
Oh, top of my head, tip of my toes
Oh I, never felt so good, oh before
No, sugar 'cause you dig it, you got it
Oh, I never felt so good before
Oh, I love you, I just love you
Oh, now, I never felt so good before
Oh, I love ya
Oh, I never felt so good before
(I have never come)
(Come this way before)
(Oh, baby, oh, oh)
Writer: Ed Townsend, Marvin Gaye
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
If I Should Die Tonight
Oh, If I should die tonight
Oh baby, though it be far before my time
I won't die blue, sugar yeah
'Cause I've known you
Oooh, oh, how many eyes
Have seen their dream
Oh, how many arms
Have felt their dream
How many hearts, baby...
Have felt their world stand still
Millions never, they never never
And millions never will baby
They never will
If I should die tonight love
Darlin', though it be far before my time
I won't die blue
'Cause I've known you
Oooh, oh, I'm thankful that you're lovin' me
My one desire
Is to love you 'til
I'm no longer here and never tired
Love has been so good to me
I'm so thankful
Oooh, oh, how many eyes
Have seen their dream
How many arms
Have felt their dream
How many hearts, oh darlin'
Have felt their world stand still
Oh Lord!
Millions never, no, never
And millions never will, sugar
They never will
If I should die tonight, ahhh baby
I just want you to keep this thought in mind
That I would never die blue...
'Cause I've known you
Oooh!!
[end]
Oh baby, though it be far before my time
I won't die blue, sugar yeah
'Cause I've known you
Oooh, oh, how many eyes
Have seen their dream
Oh, how many arms
Have felt their dream
How many hearts, baby...
Have felt their world stand still
Millions never, they never never
And millions never will baby
They never will
If I should die tonight love
Darlin', though it be far before my time
I won't die blue
'Cause I've known you
Oooh, oh, I'm thankful that you're lovin' me
My one desire
Is to love you 'til
I'm no longer here and never tired
Love has been so good to me
I'm so thankful
Oooh, oh, how many eyes
Have seen their dream
How many arms
Have felt their dream
How many hearts, oh darlin'
Have felt their world stand still
Oh Lord!
Millions never, no, never
And millions never will, sugar
They never will
If I should die tonight, ahhh baby
I just want you to keep this thought in mind
That I would never die blue...
'Cause I've known you
Oooh!!
[end]
Writer: ED TOWNSEND, MARVIN GAYE, MARVIN P GAYE
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Keep Gettin' It On
Yeah, want to talk (keep gettin'it on)
Talk about gettin' it on (keep gettin'it on)
Well (Keep gettin'it on)
Early in the morning (keep gettin' it on)
Talk about gettin' it on (Keep gettin'it on)
Oh, you want to have, some good lovin', oh (ah)
And plenty good times, oh, yeah (ah)
Don't just talk about it, everybody (Keep gettin'it on, Keep gettin'it on)
Starts gettin' it on (Keep gettin'it on)
(Keep gettin' it on, keep gettin' it on) oh
Oh, would you rather make love, children? (ooh, ooh, ah)
As opposed to war (ah)
Like ya know ya should (ah)
Don't you love to love somebody, think about it people?
Makes you feel so good, yeah, come on (choo, choo, choo)
Oh, don't you want somebody, think the good, yeah
Yeah, you got the goodness in ya (ooh)
Come on just bring it on home (ooh)
Whatcha waiting for? (ooh)
Oh, Jesus is trying to get the people to come on (ooh)
To get it on
Yes, lord, oh, get it on (get it on , got to get it on)
(Get it on, got to get it on) people, let's get it on
(Get it on, got to get it on) morning through the nighttime
(Get it on, got to get it on) ow, ow
(Get it on, got to get it on) yeah, come on
(Get it on, got to get it on) come on, oh lord, baby, right now
(Get it on, got to get it on) oh, oh
Get, get on it, get it on
Get it on, come on, don't leave me (ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)
Oh, you won't be so lonely if you get it on (get it on, got to get it on)
Ooh, get it on, love somebody good, yeah (get it on, got to get it on)
Yeah (get it on, got to get it on)
You know you've got to move on outta (get it on, got to get it on)
And get it on, oh yeah (get it on, got to get it on)
Get it on, aah (get it on, got to get it on)
(Get it on, got to get it on) Ah know
(Get it on, got to get it on) Ah, ah, ah know
(Get it on, got to get it on)
(Get it on, got to get it on) Ah, ah know
(Get it on, got to get it on) Ah know
(Get it on, got to get it on) come on, come on
(Get it on, got to get it on) Ah Know
(Get it on, got to get it on) Get it on
(Get it on, got to get it on) Get it on
Talk about gettin' it on (keep gettin'it on)
Well (Keep gettin'it on)
Early in the morning (keep gettin' it on)
Talk about gettin' it on (Keep gettin'it on)
Oh, you want to have, some good lovin', oh (ah)
And plenty good times, oh, yeah (ah)
Don't just talk about it, everybody (Keep gettin'it on, Keep gettin'it on)
Starts gettin' it on (Keep gettin'it on)
(Keep gettin' it on, keep gettin' it on) oh
Oh, would you rather make love, children? (ooh, ooh, ah)
As opposed to war (ah)
Like ya know ya should (ah)
Don't you love to love somebody, think about it people?
Makes you feel so good, yeah, come on (choo, choo, choo)
Oh, don't you want somebody, think the good, yeah
Yeah, you got the goodness in ya (ooh)
Come on just bring it on home (ooh)
Whatcha waiting for? (ooh)
Oh, Jesus is trying to get the people to come on (ooh)
To get it on
Yes, lord, oh, get it on (get it on , got to get it on)
(Get it on, got to get it on) people, let's get it on
(Get it on, got to get it on) morning through the nighttime
(Get it on, got to get it on) ow, ow
(Get it on, got to get it on) yeah, come on
(Get it on, got to get it on) come on, oh lord, baby, right now
(Get it on, got to get it on) oh, oh
Get, get on it, get it on
Get it on, come on, don't leave me (ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)
Oh, you won't be so lonely if you get it on (get it on, got to get it on)
Ooh, get it on, love somebody good, yeah (get it on, got to get it on)
Yeah (get it on, got to get it on)
You know you've got to move on outta (get it on, got to get it on)
And get it on, oh yeah (get it on, got to get it on)
Get it on, aah (get it on, got to get it on)
(Get it on, got to get it on) Ah know
(Get it on, got to get it on) Ah, ah, ah know
(Get it on, got to get it on)
(Get it on, got to get it on) Ah, ah know
(Get it on, got to get it on) Ah know
(Get it on, got to get it on) come on, come on
(Get it on, got to get it on) Ah Know
(Get it on, got to get it on) Get it on
(Get it on, got to get it on) Get it on
Writer: Marvin Gaye, Ed Townsend
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Come Get To This
Girl, you've been gone away a real long time
Now I really went out of my mind
I miss your lovin' when you left, baby you did
Ah baby, come here, let me caress you
Ah ah baby let us, ah tell me what you missed
Come here, sugar, and get to this
Ah baby, I want you here
I want to do something free to you
I want to feel what I've felt long
Ah baby, come get to this
Ooo remember, baby, how you made me feel just like a king
Ah, I've been waiting
I'm ready for you to start doin' the things
So I'll know you're mine
You're so fine, so petite, oh candy sweet
Ah, I've been waiting
Come here, baby, get to this
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
Sweet love, sweet love, oh so good
Get back here from the depths, we have to get back
Oh, nothin's changed, you're still sweet as the mornin' rain
Girl, I'm standin' ready to
Love you, babe, make it good to you
Ooo I need your love
Don't make me wait, I can't wait
Oh I'm so impatient for your love
Come here, sweet sweet baby, get to this
Girl, I know you've been gone a long time
You nearly blew my mind, baby
Girl, you've been gone for so long
I'm so glad, glad that you call me your baby
Oooo-eeee-oooo
Now I really went out of my mind
I miss your lovin' when you left, baby you did
Ah baby, come here, let me caress you
Ah ah baby let us, ah tell me what you missed
Come here, sugar, and get to this
Ah baby, I want you here
I want to do something free to you
I want to feel what I've felt long
Ah baby, come get to this
Ooo remember, baby, how you made me feel just like a king
Ah, I've been waiting
I'm ready for you to start doin' the things
So I'll know you're mine
You're so fine, so petite, oh candy sweet
Ah, I've been waiting
Come here, baby, get to this
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
Sweet love, sweet love, oh so good
Get back here from the depths, we have to get back
Oh, nothin's changed, you're still sweet as the mornin' rain
Girl, I'm standin' ready to
Love you, babe, make it good to you
Ooo I need your love
Don't make me wait, I can't wait
Oh I'm so impatient for your love
Come here, sweet sweet baby, get to this
Girl, I know you've been gone a long time
You nearly blew my mind, baby
Girl, you've been gone for so long
I'm so glad, glad that you call me your baby
Oooo-eeee-oooo
Writer: MARVIN GAYE, MARVIN P GAYE
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Distant Lover
You know, when you're in love and your lover leaves you
And you've got nobody, the lonely hours over here
Sittin' home and thinkin', you say:
Distant lover, darlin', ooo hoo hoo
So many miles away, ooo please
Oh please, baby, think about me
Hey, in misery
Oh say, baby, as I reminisce about your life
That we shared together
The promises we made, baby
Of the day you left, child
Then all of a sudden, if it may seem to explode
Now I gaze out my window, sugar, down a lonesome road, ooo
Distant lover, ooo, sugar
How can you treat my heart so mean and cruel
Didn't you know, sugar, that I dream
Of what I spent with you
I treasure it like it was a precious jewel, oh baby
Lord have mercy!
Oh baby, don't go
Please come back, baby
Ooo, something I wanna say
When you left to go away
No 'ther do I want, do you wanna have me plead and scream
Please! Please, oh please baby
Come back home, girl
Oh baby, come back
Oh oh
And you've got nobody, the lonely hours over here
Sittin' home and thinkin', you say:
Distant lover, darlin', ooo hoo hoo
So many miles away, ooo please
Oh please, baby, think about me
Hey, in misery
Oh say, baby, as I reminisce about your life
That we shared together
The promises we made, baby
Of the day you left, child
Then all of a sudden, if it may seem to explode
Now I gaze out my window, sugar, down a lonesome road, ooo
Distant lover, ooo, sugar
How can you treat my heart so mean and cruel
Didn't you know, sugar, that I dream
Of what I spent with you
I treasure it like it was a precious jewel, oh baby
Lord have mercy!
Oh baby, don't go
Please come back, baby
Ooo, something I wanna say
When you left to go away
No 'ther do I want, do you wanna have me plead and scream
Please! Please, oh please baby
Come back home, girl
Oh baby, come back
Oh oh
Writer: B. ROME, BRUCE ROME, TORENCE HATCH
Copyright: Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Copyright: Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
You Sure Love To Ball
(Two, three)
Oh baby, please turn yourself around
Oh, baby, so I can love you good
Oh, baby, I'll make you feel so good
Oh sugar, just like you want me to
Oh baby, you sure love to ball
Oh baby, you sure do love to ball
Oh honey, I hope you never freeze
I love you, I love you so much
Oh baby, baby, don't ever go away
Oh stay with me baby, I'll love you night and day
Oh baby, you sure love to ball
Oh honey, you sure love to ball
Oh now I just love you that's all
I've got my mind made up baby
Ah there's no doubts, oh baby
That you're my foxy lady
Oh baby, you sure love to ball
Oh sugar, you sure love to ball
All, all I know now baby
Hey baby, is love you some more
Oh come on in and let me love you
Oh baby, come for more
Oh baby, you sure love to ball
Oh baby, you sure love to ball
Oh, pretty little sexy baby, you sure love to ball
Pretty little sexy mama, you sure love to ball
Pretty little sexy baby, you sure love to ball
Pretty little sexy mama, you sure love to ball
Pretty little sexy baby, you sure love to ball
Pretty little sexy mama, you sure love to ball
All I know, I know if we had to ever part
Ah that one day would surely break my heart
I got to get ready, got to get ready
Oh baby, you sure love to ball
Oh baby, you sure love to ball, ooh
Pretty little sexy baby, you sure love to ball
Pretty little sexy mama, you sure love to ball
Oh, pretty little sexy baby, you sure love to ball
Oh, pretty little sexy mama, you sure love to ball
Ooh, pretty little sexy baby, you sure love to ball
Pretty little sexy mama, you sure love to ball
Pretty little sexy baby, you sure love to ball
Oh-oh you sure love to ball
Pretty little sexy baby, you sure love to ball
Pretty little sexy mama, you sure
Oh baby, please turn yourself around
Oh, baby, so I can love you good
Oh, baby, I'll make you feel so good
Oh sugar, just like you want me to
Oh baby, you sure love to ball
Oh baby, you sure do love to ball
Oh honey, I hope you never freeze
I love you, I love you so much
Oh baby, baby, don't ever go away
Oh stay with me baby, I'll love you night and day
Oh baby, you sure love to ball
Oh honey, you sure love to ball
Oh now I just love you that's all
I've got my mind made up baby
Ah there's no doubts, oh baby
That you're my foxy lady
Oh baby, you sure love to ball
Oh sugar, you sure love to ball
All, all I know now baby
Hey baby, is love you some more
Oh come on in and let me love you
Oh baby, come for more
Oh baby, you sure love to ball
Oh baby, you sure love to ball
Oh, pretty little sexy baby, you sure love to ball
Pretty little sexy mama, you sure love to ball
Pretty little sexy baby, you sure love to ball
Pretty little sexy mama, you sure love to ball
Pretty little sexy baby, you sure love to ball
Pretty little sexy mama, you sure love to ball
All I know, I know if we had to ever part
Ah that one day would surely break my heart
I got to get ready, got to get ready
Oh baby, you sure love to ball
Oh baby, you sure love to ball, ooh
Pretty little sexy baby, you sure love to ball
Pretty little sexy mama, you sure love to ball
Oh, pretty little sexy baby, you sure love to ball
Oh, pretty little sexy mama, you sure love to ball
Ooh, pretty little sexy baby, you sure love to ball
Pretty little sexy mama, you sure love to ball
Pretty little sexy baby, you sure love to ball
Oh-oh you sure love to ball
Pretty little sexy baby, you sure love to ball
Pretty little sexy mama, you sure
Writer: Marvin Gaye
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Just To Keep You Satisfied
You were my wife, my life, my hopes and dreams
For you to understand what this means, I shall explain
I stood all the jealousy, all the bitchin' too
Yes, I'd forget it all once in bed with you
Ooo darling how could we end up like this?
Oh baby let me reminisce
Oh and when we, woo, stopped the hands of time
You set my soul on fire, my one desire
Was to love you and think of you with pride
And keep you satisfied, oh baby oh baby
We could not bear the mental strain
Leave you, I laugh at men too
Now you see how much you hurt me
But if you ever need me, I'll be by your side
Though the many happy times we had
Can never really outweigh the bad
Oh I'll never love nobody like I loved you baby
It's time for us to say farewell, farewell my darlin'
Maybe we'll meet down the line
It's too late for you and me, it's too late for you and I
Much too late for you to cry
It's too late for you and me, much too late for you and I
It's too late for you and me, much too late for you to cry baby
Ah we tried, God knows we tried
Now it's too late to live and love and ah it's too late baby
It's too late for you and me, much too late for you to cry
Oh oh ohhh it's much too late
Well, all we can do is, we can both try to be happy
For you to understand what this means, I shall explain
I stood all the jealousy, all the bitchin' too
Yes, I'd forget it all once in bed with you
Ooo darling how could we end up like this?
Oh baby let me reminisce
Oh and when we, woo, stopped the hands of time
You set my soul on fire, my one desire
Was to love you and think of you with pride
And keep you satisfied, oh baby oh baby
We could not bear the mental strain
Leave you, I laugh at men too
Now you see how much you hurt me
But if you ever need me, I'll be by your side
Though the many happy times we had
Can never really outweigh the bad
Oh I'll never love nobody like I loved you baby
It's time for us to say farewell, farewell my darlin'
Maybe we'll meet down the line
It's too late for you and me, it's too late for you and I
Much too late for you to cry
It's too late for you and me, much too late for you and I
It's too late for you and me, much too late for you to cry baby
Ah we tried, God knows we tried
Now it's too late to live and love and ah it's too late baby
It's too late for you and me, much too late for you to cry
Oh oh ohhh it's much too late
Well, all we can do is, we can both try to be happy
Writer: ANNA GAYE, MARVIN GAYE, ELGIE ROUSSEAU STOVER
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Let's Get It On is the thirteenth studio album by the American soul singer, songwriter, and producer Marvin Gaye. It was released on August 28, 1973, by the Motown subsidiary label Tamla Records on LP.
Recording sessions for the album took place during June 1970 to July 1973 at Hitsville U.S.A. and Golden World Studio in Detroit, and at Hitsville West in Los Angeles. Serving as Gaye's first venture into the funk genre, Let's Get It On also incorporates smooth soul and doo-wop styles alongside sexually suggestive lyrics, leading to one writer's description of it as "one of the most sexually charged albums ever recorded". Gaye infused ideas of spiritual healing in songs about sex and romance, in part as a way of coping with childhood abuses from his father Marvin Gay Sr., which had stunted his sexuality.
Following the breakthrough success of his socially conscious album What's Going On (1971), Let's Get It On helped establish Gaye as a sex icon and broadened his mainstream appeal. It produced three singles—the title track, "Come Get to This", and "You Sure Love to Ball"—that achieved Billboard chart success. Let's Get It On became the most commercially successful album of Gaye's career at Motown, resulting in more creative control being given to him by the label. Its erotic balladry, multi-tracking of Gaye's vocals, and seductive funk sound also influenced later R&B recording artists and producers, with the title track specifically helping pioneer the slow jam and quiet storm formats.
In retrospect, Let's Get It On has been regarded by writers and music critics as a landmark recording in soul. It increased the popularity of funk during the 1970s, while Gaye's smooth-soul sound marked a change from his record label's previous success with the "Motown Sound" formula.
Among the most acclaimed LPs in history, it frequently appears on professional rankings of the greatest albums and has been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame as a historically important recording. In 2001, it was reissued by Motown as a two-CD deluxe edition release. In 2023, the album was reissued with added material for its 50th anniversary.
Genre(s):
Soul, R&B Recording sessions for the album took place during June 1970 to July 1973 at Hitsville U.S.A. and Golden World Studio in Detroit, and at Hitsville West in Los Angeles. Serving as Gaye's first venture into the funk genre, Let's Get It On also incorporates smooth soul and doo-wop styles alongside sexually suggestive lyrics, leading to one writer's description of it as "one of the most sexually charged albums ever recorded". Gaye infused ideas of spiritual healing in songs about sex and romance, in part as a way of coping with childhood abuses from his father Marvin Gay Sr., which had stunted his sexuality.
Following the breakthrough success of his socially conscious album What's Going On (1971), Let's Get It On helped establish Gaye as a sex icon and broadened his mainstream appeal. It produced three singles—the title track, "Come Get to This", and "You Sure Love to Ball"—that achieved Billboard chart success. Let's Get It On became the most commercially successful album of Gaye's career at Motown, resulting in more creative control being given to him by the label. Its erotic balladry, multi-tracking of Gaye's vocals, and seductive funk sound also influenced later R&B recording artists and producers, with the title track specifically helping pioneer the slow jam and quiet storm formats.
In retrospect, Let's Get It On has been regarded by writers and music critics as a landmark recording in soul. It increased the popularity of funk during the 1970s, while Gaye's smooth-soul sound marked a change from his record label's previous success with the "Motown Sound" formula.
Among the most acclaimed LPs in history, it frequently appears on professional rankings of the greatest albums and has been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame as a historically important recording. In 2001, it was reissued by Motown as a two-CD deluxe edition release. In 2023, the album was reissued with added material for its 50th anniversary.
Producer(s): Marvin Gaye, Ed Townsend
Length: 31:36
Released: August 28th, 1973
Year: 1973