Let's get it on

Let's get it on
Studio album by Marvin Gaye
Publication (s)	1973
Label (s)	Tamla Motown
Format (s)	LP, CD
Genre (s)	soul
Title (number)	8th
running time	31 min 36 s
occupation	Marvin Gaye - vocals , piano James Jamerson , Wilton Fields - bass Bobbye Hall Porter - Bongos Eddie "Bongo" Brown - Bongos, drums Paul Humphrey - drums Uriel Jones - drums David T. Walker , Eddie Willis , Lewis Shelton , Wah Wah Watson , Robert White , Don Peake - guitar Emil Richards , Bobbye Hall Porter , Ernie Watts , Plas Johnson - percussion Joe Sample , Marvin Jenkins - piano
production	Marvin Gaye, Ed Townsend
Studio (s)	June 1, 1970 - April 11, 1972 Hitsville USA, Golden World (Detroit, Michigan) February 1 - July 26, 1973 Hitsville West Los Angeles , California
chronology What's Going On (1971) Let's get it on Diana & Marvin (1973)

Let's Get It On ( English for Let's do it ) is the twelfth Music Album of the US singer Marvin Gaye , which was published by Tamla Motown on August 28 1973rd The recordings for the album took place between June 1970 and July 1973 in headquarters in the Motown Recording Studios in Detroit and in the Mowest Studios in Los Angeles . Jason Ankeny referred to the album on allmusic as

"One of the most sexually charged albums ever recorded"

"One of the most sexually charged albums ever recorded."

reception

Let's Get It On received positive reviews from critics. Billboard named the album

"Fine in terms of vocal attack and material [...] touches on the excellent in terms of instrumental support."

"Excellent in vocal expression and material [...] reaches the excellent in terms of instrumental support."

The song Distant Lover was named the best song on the album. Rolling Stone 's Jon Landau named Gaye's performance on par with his work on What's Going On and wrote:

"He continues to transmit that same degree of intensity, sending out near cosmic overtones while eloquently phrasing the sometimes simplistic lyrics"

"It continues to transmit the same level of intensity, sending almost cosmic overtones, while eloquently phrasing the sometimes simple text."

Track list

Page one

1. Let's Get It On (Gaye, Townsend) - 4:44
2. Please Stay (Once You Go Away) (Gaye, Townsend) - 3:32
3. If I Should Die Tonight (Gaye, Townsend) - 3:57
4. Keep Gettin 'It On (Gaye, Townsend) - 3:12

Side two

1. Come Get to This (Gaye) - 2:40
2. Distant Lover (Gaye, Gwen Gordy, Sandra Greene) - 4:15
3. You Sure Love to Ball (Gaye) - 4:43
4. Just to Keep You Satisfied (Gaye, Anna Gordy Gaye, Elgie Stover) - 4:35

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Marvin Gaye biography at allmusic.com. Retrieved February 2, 2013 .