Easily the longest-running pop No. And yet he continues to transmit that same degree of intensity, sending out near cosmic overtones while eloquently phrasing the sometimes simplistic lyrics. Motown promoted the album in new ways and to a younger audience than its traditional base, taking out advertising space for it in National Lampoon magazine and the college edition of Time.
In the US, it went platinum within three weeks, and went on to spend a week at No. Outdoing the No. When originally conceived by Townsend, who was released from a rehab facility for alcoholism , it was written with a religious theme. Gaye confidante Kenneth Stover changed some of the words around as a political song and Gaye recorded the version as it was written, but Townsend protested that the song wasn't a politically conscious song but a song dedicated to love and sex.
The album version of "Let's Get It On" features soulful and emotional singing by Gaye that is backed by multi-tracked background vocals, also provided by Gaye, along with the song's signature, and most notable, funky guitar arrangements. In an article for Rolling Stone magazine, music critic Jon Landau wrote of the song:. The recording of the title track also inspired Gaye to revive previous recordings from his earlier sessions at the Hitsville U. Studio, which would consist of the rest of the album's material.
In , when the album Let's Get It On was reissued by Motown as a two-disc deluxe edition release, the original demo that Gaye had recorded with lyrics by Kenneth Stover was included. It has a running time of During the time of the recording of the song and its subsequent album of the same name, Marvin had befriended the family of jazz guitarist Slim Gaillard and had become smitten with Gaillard's seventeen-year-old daughter, Janis Hunter.
A widely reported story has been told that Hunter was in the studio when Gaye recorded the song at the recording booth. Gaye and Hunter were said to be smitten with each other and, within months, Gaye and Hunter began dating. Hunter would become Gaye's live-in lover by Their relationship would produce two children and a marriage.
There was sense of always being behind, being held back and held down. By the time rolled around, Marvin had more to say with his music; so many more stories to tell. This album was a new beginning for Gaye on multiple fronts. The impact that this album had on music going forward, especially soul, was immense. The critical and fan acclaim that greeted the album enabled Gaye to gain more influence over his career and control over recording music in the studio.
This album set the standard for what soul and funk could be, the heights they could reach. It also confirmed that when quality music was written and produced to a high standard of excellence, it was accepted by all audiences; African American, Caucasian, Latino, and more.
After all, love and sex is a universal theme.
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