Riffiter listeners rate I Want You 4.2/5 from 5 ratings.

When was I Want You released?

I Want You was released in 1976 on Motown.

How many tracks are on I Want You?

I Want You has 14 tracks, with a runtime of 49 minutes.

What genre is I Want You?

I Want You is catalogued under Soul, Disco, Funk.

What BPM is I Want You?

I Want You runs at a median tempo of 101 BPM across its tracks, most often in C# minor, measured from audio analysis.

What albums are similar to I Want You?

Listeners of I Want You also rate Songs in the Key of Life by Stevie Wonder, Innervisions by Stevie Wonder, That's the Way of the World by Earth, Wind & Fire.

Album · 1976

I Want You

by Marvin Gaye

I Want You is a 1976 soul album by Marvin Gaye. It runs 14 tracks across 49 minutes on Motown. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.2/5 from 5 ratings.

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Tracks: 49 min
Runtime: 101 bpm
Tempo: C# minor
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The I Want You cover was illustrated by Ernie Barnes and art-directed by Frank Mulvey.

Illustration: Ernie Barnes
Art direction: Frank Mulvey

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I Want You is the thirteenth studio album by American soul musician Marvin Gaye, released March 16, 1976, on Motown-subsidiary label Tamla Records. Recording sessions for the album took place throughout 1975 and 1976 at Motown Recording Studios, also known as Hitsville West, and Gaye's personal studio Marvin's Room in Los Angeles, California. The album has often been noted by critics for producer Leon Ware's exotic, low-key production and the erotic, sexual themes in his and Gaye's songwriting. The album's cover artwork adapts neo-mannerist artist Ernie Barnes's famous painting The Sugar Shack (1971).

I Want You consisted of Marvin Gaye's first recorded studio material since his highly successful and well-received album Let's Get It On (1973). While it marked a change in musical direction for Gaye, departing from his trademark Motown and doo-wop-influenced sound for funky, light-disco soul, the album maintained and expanded on his previous work's sexual themes. Following a mixed response from critics at the time of its release, I Want You has earned retrospective recognition from writers and music critics as one of Gaye's most controversial works and influential to such musical styles as disco, quiet storm, R&B, and neo soul.

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Is I Want You good?: Riffiter listeners rate I Want You 4.2/5 from 5 ratings.
When was I Want You released?: I Want You was released in 1976 on Motown.
How many tracks are on I Want You?: I Want You has 14 tracks, with a runtime of 49 minutes.
What genre is I Want You?: I Want You is catalogued under Soul, Disco, Funk.
What BPM is I Want You?: I Want You runs at a median tempo of 101 BPM across its tracks, most often in C# minor, measured from audio analysis.
What albums are similar to I Want You?: Listeners of I Want You also rate Songs in the Key of Life by Stevie Wonder, Innervisions by Stevie Wonder, That's the Way of the World by Earth, Wind & Fire.

I Want You at a glance

Label: Motown
Produced by: Marvin Gaye

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