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Let's Get It On

by Marvin Gaye

Let's Get It On is a 1973 soul album by Marvin Gaye. It runs 17 tracks across 70 minutes on Motown. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.6/5 from 15 ratings.

Soul · Pop · Blues

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17
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70 min
Runtime
138 bpm
Tempo
C major
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  • Rob Gordon · High Fidelity (2000)

    Not subtle. It has never once needed to be. I have watched this record end arguments that had been running for a week.

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17 tracks · 70 min

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Let's Get It On is the twelfth studio album by American recording artist Marvin Gaye, released August 28, 1973, on Tamla Records. 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 and romance-themed music, Let's Get It On incorporates smooth soul, doo-wop, and quiet storm. It has been noted by critics for its sexually suggestive lyrics, and was cited by one writer as "one of the most sexually charged albums ever recorded". 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 furthered his mainstream appeal. It produced three singles—title track, "Come Get to This", and "You Sure Love to Ball"—that attained Billboard chart success. Let's Get It On became the most commercially successful album of Gaye's recording career, and it further expanded his creative control during his tenure with Motown. Its sexual balladry, multi-tracking of Gaye's vocals, and seductive, funk sound influenced later R&B artists and production.

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The album has been regarded by many music writers and critics as a landmark recording in soul music. It furthered funk music's popularity during the 1970s, and its smooth soul sound marked a change for his record label's previous success with the "Motown Sound" formula. Let's Get It On has been named one of the best albums of all time by various critics and publications.

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Is Let's Get It On good?
Riffiter listeners rate Let's Get It On 4.6/5 from 15 ratings.
When was Let's Get It On released?
Let's Get It On was released in 1973 on Motown.
How many tracks are on Let's Get It On?
Let's Get It On has 17 tracks, with a runtime of 70 minutes.
What genre is Let's Get It On?
Let's Get It On is catalogued under Soul, Pop, Blues.
What BPM is Let's Get It On?
Let's Get It On runs at a median tempo of 138 BPM across its tracks, most often in C major, measured from audio analysis.
What albums are similar to Let's Get It On?
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