Let's Get It On

I listened to this with my wife and now I'm pregnant, so - five stars.

Far too sexy for me. Makes me feel uncomfortable. Fuck knows what that says about me.

Sex - The Album.

Just so smooth. Who else could get away with a song called Let's Get It On and then a song three songs later called Keep Gettin It On. Unparalleled swagger.

Let’s get it off

Oh, oh, oh Marvin you have just brought me to climax. I've jizzed all over my mum's neck. Fetch me a glass of milk and a Snickers at once.

Fantastic. So good. Will resisten a million times. Makes me want to caress my plants.

Marvin Gaye, solely responsible for the baby boom of 1974

Marvin's 13th and most successful album. This is smooth, smooth, smooth. A very easy listen. Some classify as smooth soul or slow jam. Sounds good to me. You definitely hear its influence on future late 70's/early 80's R&B and soul. Apparently, this album was a change in typical Motown recordings in that it was free-flowing album-oriented as opposed to their typical album containing-hit singles-next-to-each-other format. Certain artists have that liberty and I would think Marvin Gaye would be one of them at this point. The themes of these songs are very straight-forward: romance, lust and sex. Marvin's music and voice take it to another level. Some song highlights for me: the title track "Let's Get It On", "Keep Gettin' It On" - similar to the title track with a little more funk, "You Sure Love To Ball" - smooth jazz background music and a great female moan and "Just to Keep You Satisfied" - tremendous vocal performance with sweeping orchestral music. Really not a bad song on the album. I recommend listening to this album as a whole; there is a great flow to the music.

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Love Marvin Gaye, love his voice, but this album is extraordinarily repetitive

One day in 1970, Marvin Gaye was like: "SEGGS!" Then, everybody turned to look at him.

Let’s Get It On - Marvin Gaye 1. Let’s Get It On - This is a classic how else am I supposed to rate this? 5/5 2. Please Stay (Once You Go Away) - I would make love to this 100%, it’s Marvin Gaye. 5/5 3. If I Should Die Tonight - I’m such a sucker for this. Gives me Disney princess type love. I want it so bad. 5/5 4. Keep Gettin’ It On - This song makes me wanna grind all over somebody. 5/5 5. Come Get To This - I would skip around the city to this, dance around the living room with the LOML to this 5/5 6. Distant Lover - IF I COULD RATE THIS HIGHER I WOULD. SOO GOOD. One of my all time faves ever I hold this song so close to my heart it’s unreal. 1000000/5 7. You Sure Love To Ball - I’m such a sucker for the saxophone, imagine getting undressed to this song. I’d die for it. 5/5 8. Just To Keep You Satisfied - For some reason I can see this song in a ballroom. Enchanting, beautiful, elegant. 5/5 Notes: My ratings were way too low on OK Computer. I’m noting it as a 4/5 because I keep wanting to listen to it and I’m enjoying it way more.

My man Marvin gone too soon ❤️

Now that's more like it. Never listened to this one as much as What's Going On or Here My Dear for some reason but I should have! Another masterpiece. Always love the atmospheres he creates. Love him doing his own backing vocals and the interplay there. Listened to this one 2xs + deluxe edition bonus tracks.

3.5/5 Very horny album Sounds great, Marvin oozes soul Didn’t know Let’s Get it On had a literal sequel, or that it would better than the OG

Holy cow. This is our second from Marvin Gaye (somehow we haven't had What's Going On yet? that doesn't seem right). While Here My Dear was a really excellent surprise, this album tops even that. Yeah, it's very obviously a collection of jams to bone to. But damn man, they are all (in more ways than one) bangers. I genuinely loved all but one track, and that one was still pretty cool. I wasn't expecting depth beyond the title track, as I really don't see people talking about this album, but it goes the distance. I can so strongly hear the influence that he had on guys like Frank Ocean. This is a new favorite R&B/Soul album for me, going into the all time fiver club. Favorite tracks: All but "You Sure Love to Ball," which is still a good song. Album art: Not entirely sure what Marvin is doing in this picture. Is he playing guitar behind his head? Is he holding a pizza box, winding up before he smashes it on the table in front of him? Is he just hitting a "raise the roof" emote style? No idea. But it's blurry, the font is pretty shitty, and it doesn't even matter because the music is that good. 5/5

There’s definitely a comparison here about the strong correlation between this album and actually ’getting it on’. It’s starts very strong. Using its best, time and tested proven moves. That intro that is damn near Pavlovian. It’s just great, gets everything loose, hits the right spots. Then it settles into pure smoothness. Going through the motions a bit, but still nice. Then it almost realises things have … fallen off the boil a little. So it goes back to the same moves of the opener, just a little less effective. Then more, nice, functional, smoothness … and then it just end a little bit too quickly without a satisfying ending. Just me? It’s an album that is our silk, a great background soundtrack. It’s more clearly named than any Ronseal product.

4.1 - A luscious bedroom soundtrack strictly for grown folks, underpinned by sophisticated orchestration and Marvin Gaye's rich bari-tenor. Smooth and snag-free. My only knock is that "Keep Gettin' It On" sits lamely in the middle of the album as an unnecessary reprise of the title track.

What an absolute treat. This album has been in my collection for ages. I adore Marvin Gaye. He had the voice of an angel when he was on this earth and he is an angel up there now. Superb

i’m asexual but like i get it

I love marvin, if a dude played this song in the car w me id lowk fuck him (apa walkom) so sexual got me feeling something... oooh... sorry got a little off track there favourite song(s): title track, if i should die tonight

Ugh Marvin Gaye is the coolest. Really enlightening knowing the sexual content was a way to cope with childhood trauma. Also "quiet storm" is an amazing sub genre. I want to know what he's doing in the album art. I love this album.

Smooth Sexy Soul

There's not a lot to say about this - other than to argue if it or "What's Going On?" is better. I lean slightly to this.

Ah, Marvin Gaye. Beautiful voice, well constructed songs. A pleasure to listen to.

If this album doesn't make you smile when it comes up, that's too bad, because it's a masterpiece. I've owned this lp for years but I don't remember where I got it and it doesn't have a cover. I've listened to it a lot though. 540 albums in with the generator and this one's a highlight.

What a great ‘mood’ record this is, from clearly a man who was deeply in love at the time. From the fantastic backing singer group to the exceptionally timed horn section moments, and a voice that oozes emotion. What a great and timeless record this is.

holy bangers. definitely night time music

If you like amazing male vocals, soul, and (this is key) sexy, sexy lyrics, this album is for you! Luckily, I like all of those things.

Love this album. Definitely in my top 100 albums.

Absolutely stunning. Listen to the deluxe version, and in particular the instrumental version of Cakes. A must have album for any music lover.

An iconic album. It's like a soft slow and luxurious.............foot massage. Oooo yeah.....no tickling.

9.25/10, great album

Epitome of '70s soul. This is a perfect album.

Just a dope album with great vocals obviously but the band is also super tight and make the most of every track. No skips and at 30 some minutes it’s a really easy album to sit through and vibe with.

What's getting on, S? The spree of MG's What's Going On, Here My Dear, and Let's Get It On has convinced me he was the master of the concept album, a mode I'd thought cursed. He matches form with function perfectly, and it all starts with how he uses his voice. Sonically, this is consistent to the point of repetition, but as the record is only 35 minutes long it becomes this perfect expression of his sentiment.

Obviously the title track is a classic, still imitated till this day, never as good as the original. The entire album is the embodiment of classic R&B soul music, his vocals, instrumentation, everything about this album had so many impacts on future music. Classic

Only knew Gaye's 'What's Going On' album, so this was a new one for me. The first listen I didn't have it on loud enough and felt a bit underwhelmed. Evidently my ears just needed to adjust... when it finished I put it straight back on and, wow, his voice just hit me. And 'If I Should Die Tonight'... poor Marvin.

there is no song more emblematic of sex than Let's Get It On. It's archetypal to the point of no longer being lowbrow. It is our shared language, and it is powerful, and it is glorious.

Oh my, this albulm has been my favorite so far, the rhythm was great. 10/10

It’s a shame that this album is solely remembered for its title track because the rest of the album is truly “all killer, no filler.” Every single song is a carefully-crafted, passionate masterpiece that showcases all the different flavors of love. Tracks like “I Should Die Tonight” are inescapable representations of passionate and unconditional love, and songs like “Please Stay” are of course musical sex, but it’s songs like “Just To Keep You Satisfied” and “Distant Lover” that really make the album for me. The former is a complex goodbye song, and the latter synthesizes this heartbreak with the rest of the album’s longing: you can hear both the longing and pain in Gaye’s desperate pleas at the end of the song. This album perfectly sets the indescribable intricacies of love to music.

2-3 Standout songs go beyond 5 stars and lift the slightly less good (but still groovin) tracks up from a 4. I'd say 4.5 but roundin' up.

It must have been hard even for Marvin Gaye to follow up What’s Goin’ On? (if we skip the Trouble Man soundtrack); having dealt with social issues and the environment, Gaye went for something a little more private, a little more sensual on Let’s Get It On. There are terrific tracks here and Gaye’s genius, especially as a vocalist, is apparent throughout. The backing singers are brilliant, I thought - no, wait, that’s all Marvin (except when it’s The Originals on Just to Keep You Satisfied). The jams are glorious and the only criticism is the brevity - a few tracks feel like kernels of ideas not quite fully formed and at half an hour - well, look, I guess that’s long enough for what Marvin had in mind…

One of the finest. Masterful, moving, soulful, spiritual and heartfelt. A wonderful example of the enduring power of music by one of its greatest exponents.

R&B liquid gold. Beatiful beautiful stuff.

Fantastic!

Classic

Ooooh baby

Very cool listen

I have to say, I quite enjoyed the whole hangout vibe of it. 4/5.

1000 Albums You Must Listen Before You Die + 1 Album You Must Listen Before You Fuck

On “Let’s Get It On”, Marvin Gaye demonstrates why he’s the king of love songs. Tracks flow top down like molasses; Gaye’s voice envelops you like a warm hug. I was also very surprised by the tight, live sounding percussion. Just like me, I wish this project lasted longer.

What a classic sound. I'd recognize it anywhere, even if I didn't know the song. I can't believe I am just learning today that his father murdered him. YIKES. Anyway, this album is sex.

Ha! What an album. The drums coming in on Let’s Get It On after those three sexy wahs is so satisfying and perfectly sets the mood for the rest of the album. It’s stunning in its lush arrangements and vocals, creating a dreamy space of all encompassing sensuality and tenderness. Beautiful.

Oh Marvin, I'm sorry, you're wonderful but "You Sure Love to Ball" really creeps me out, though "Let's Get It On" is great. Splitting the difference at a 3.

Suoraan meemillä sisään. Seksikästä soulia. Parhaat: Let's Get It On, Keep Gettin' It On

у меня встал

really good but i have no hoes so

Lighter-hearted jazz. Let’s Get It On is iconic. The rest is more of the same which gets repetitive. There’s a reason only one song has most of the clicks, not that any of it is bad. If I Should Die Tonight is good too.

The title track wasnt actually as cheesy and I remember. Definitely a sensual album through and through. Not sure I'd listen again but I think I got it.

Soul just isn't my thing. I'm sure this album was cutting edge and revolutionary when it came out, but it just feels cheesy today. I didn't dislike the album, but I don't think it's one I'd intentionally listen to again.

It’s a really good album don’t get me wrong. I just don’t think there’s any space in my life where it really fits in. Maybe sitting outside by the fire? Otherwise it’s just not my taste

It's smooth. And classic. You've got to be in the right mood with the right person for this album to really shine.

His finest

This album is masterful. The only song that pulled my from amazement was "You Sure Love to Ball", too repetitive. Even with this, still an absolute classic.

every song is too much and not enough

High quality. Up there with the best of them

Bangin groove. Insane vocals. Dear lord this fucker was talented.

A few years ago I dropped my wife off at the grocery store so she could go shopping. It was a nice day so i decided to just hang out in the car. I found a shady spot, rolled the windows all the way down and turned the radio up. While I was sitting out there, WXRT played "Let's Get It On" and as one can't help but do, I started to groove on it, singing along and such. I forgot, however, that this song is essentially sex on a stick and after a minute or so I got super self conscious, I mean, I was by myself in that car! This album is so fucking smooth that... other smooth things wish they were this smooth. (I'm tired - analogies are tough today)

Absolutely loved this album. Just velvety and soulful. Listening to this album in an open-style office building was an interesting experience.

Fantastic beginning to an album. The first half was so good. Smooth and danceable. Lots of really nice drum work. Song structure is very basic but the embellishments really make them stand out. It's a really short album with really no weak tracks. Only preference would be for the energy at the beginning to be consistent at the end. Would definitely add this to the rotation if I'm in the mood for some rnb. Overall: 9.5/10

This album is where “Marvin Gaye and Chardonnay” was originated. Favorite Track: Come Get To This

Freaky ahh album

#16 Let's Get It On ~ Marvin Gaye Fuck me, what an album. Marvin Gaye sounds crazy good here. And who can really blame him, cause he's really getting down and sexy with these 8 songs. But in them is also a touch of deep sentimentality and personal vulnerability in his voice, as if the thought of romance elicits painful memories (Please Don’t Stay (Once You Go Away), If I Should Die Tonight). And yes, love can be ugly and painful but these sort of unpredictable affairs should be taken with a reasonable degree of optimism, which Marvin breathes into the album. This is the key that makes this album sound truly ALIVE. Outside Marvin's layered vocals, the instrumentals are incredibly lush and easy going to listen to. Nevertheless the introduction of saxophone in the background lines help duet with Marvin's vocals and adds an soaring feeling to the music (Come Get To This). This is a short album, which aims to do one thing well: to make you feel alive. And it pretty much does it perfectly with each song. If one could nitpick something about this album, it probably be the fact it inspired a very lacklustre Charlie Puth song, and that's probably it. Verdict: The Joy and Pains of Life

Sex time!

Made me horny

Very soulful, loving and sincere LP from Marvin Gaye. Era defining album and one that I personally enjoy a lot. I don't have a ton to say about it other than it's great.

Mmmfgh. Not my favorite album of his and it’s a little repetitive thematically but damn it’s so good. 9/10

Love fav one so far

“There’s nothing wrong with me loving you.” Lush, romantic, and just lovely. The all-timer title track (which is so good it has a reprise) is well supported.

Marvin Gaye must have made this to be every person's wingman because this album is just too irresistible!

How can you not like Marvin Gaye? Fav Track: Distant Lover

This album fucks. What a juggernaut of R&B/Motown/soul. Truly changed the game.

Damn, this was sexier than I expected. I know it has that reputation and it absolutely justifies it!

Perfect album

Classic grooves. Actually iconic music and lives up to every bit of hype it receives.

Smooth and soulful, Marvin was one of a kind and always enjoyable to listen to. It is a shame he died such a tragic death, and the world has been deprived of his talent. RIP, Marvin.

this is so good. 5/5

Extremely pleasant music. Gaye has a wonderful voice, and I love the use of the saxophone on so many of these tracks. Great record.

yes

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The title track had me a bit suspicious but this ended up being a fantastic listen. Marvin Gaye was 1000% in his bag when he cooked up this banger. Not to mention that this was a short and sweet album with a runtime of 31 minutes. I was pleasantly surprised how charming this album would end up being. Top 5: Come Get To This(Fav), You Sure Love To Ball(close second), Distant Lover, Let’s Get It On, and Please Don’t Stay (Once You Go Away) No bad songs 4.6/5

This is so good

Nice

Horny soul songs! Tastefully sexy! Vintage gentleman club!

Favorite song: if i should die tonight Bros the blueprint

Like having honey drizzled into your ears. In a good way. Five.

Listen to this album while producing babies. 10/10

Sooo good!