Lets get together marvin gaye

Gaye decided to follow in the footsteps of his label, Motown, and relocate from Detroit to Los Angeles. Released in August 1973, Let’s Get It On explores the sexual and the spiritual. But they are really two discrete needs and should be treated as such.”

The song features soulful, passionate vocals and multi-tracked background singing, both done by Gaye.

The video is out now via Motown/UMe.

In 1971, Gaye released his 11th studio album, the self-produced What’s Going On. That collection features 33 bonus tracks including songs from a lost Herbie Hancock session. Marvin expounded on his forward thinking views on those two subjects in the album’s liner notes: “I can’t see anything wrong with sex between consenting anybodies.

Initially inspired by Townsend’s struggle with substance abuse, the song became an intimate come-on. Inspired by Marvin’s infatuation with a young lady named Janis Hunter, “Let’s Get It One” has an almost 1950’s-styled melody built around an eccentric rhythm pattern and the distinctive guitar of session musician Don Peake. The socially-conscious concept album was a huge success and is considered a soul classic.

Gaye, E. Townshend) – Marvin Gaye;  Tamla label,  # 1 Billboard Hot 100, # 1 Billboard R&B – 1973.  

Marvin Gaye’s second # 1 single and biggest hit of the 1970’s was the title track and the first song recorded for his acclaimed album “Let’s Get It On”.   Gaye’s music during the decade had moved away from the Motown sound that he had helped popularize with his many classic recordings during the 1960s. 

“Let’s Get It On” was originally composed as a religious ode to life, but with the help of co-writer Ed Townshend, the lyrics were changed to better reflect Gaye’s views on love and sex.

Marvin Gaye Live! features hits like “Trouble Man,” “Distant Lover,” and “What’s Going On.”

Watch the new video for Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On” now.