Tamla Records publish Marvin Gaye’s twelfth album : ‘Let’s Get It On’ (1973)

Marvin Gaye‘s ‘Let’s Get It On’ is his twelfth studio album released on August 28, 1973 by Tamla Records.

WATCH

1 . Distant Lover (Live)

2 . Distant Lover (Live, 1976

3 . Let’s Get It On

Track listing : 1.Let’s Get It On (Marvin Gaye, Ed Townsend) – 04:44 . 2.Please Stay (Once You Go Away) (Marvin Gaye, Ed Townsend) – 03:32 . 3.If I Should Die Tonight (Marvin Gaye, Ed Townsend) – 03:57 . 4.Keep Gettin’ It On (Marvin Gaye, Ed Townsend) – 03:12 . 5.Come Get to This (Marvin Gaye) – 02:40 . 6.Distant Lover (Marvin Gaye, Gwen Gordy, Sandra Greene) – 04:15 . 7.You Sure Love to Ball (Marvin Gaye) – 04:43 . 8.Just to Keep You Satisfied (Marvin Gaye, Anna Gordy Gaye, Elgie Stover) – 04:35 .

Musicians : Marvin Gaye – Drums, Keyboards, Piano, Vocals . Wilton Felder – Bass . James Jamerson – Bass . Eddie “Bongo” Brown – Bongos, Congas, Drums, Percussion . Paul Humphrey – Drums . Uriel Jones – Drums . Lewis Shelton – Guitar . Robert White – Guitar . Eddie Willis – Guitar . Melvin “Wah Wah” Ragin – Guitar, Piano . Emil Richards – Mallets, Percussion, Vibraphone, Vocals (Background) . Marvin Jenkins – Piano . Joe Sample – Piano . Plas Johnson – Saxophone . Ernie Watts – Saxophone . Victor Feldman – Vibraphone, Vocals (Background) . Henry Dixon – Vocals (Background) . Walter Gaines – Vocals (Background) . Freddie Gorman – Vocals (Background) . Fred Ross – Vocals (Background) . Madeline Ross – Vocals (Background) . C.P. Spencer – Vocals (Background) . The Originals – Vocals (Background) .

Production Produced by Marvin Gaye, Ed Townsend . David Blumberg – Arranger . Gene Page – Arranger on (5) . David Van De Pitte – Arranger on (5 – 6 – 7 – 8 – 9) . Rene Hall – Arranger, Conductor on (4) . Cal Harris, Jr. – Engineer, Mixing . Bill McMeekin – Engineer . Larry Miles – Engineer . Steve Smith – Engineer . Art Stewart – Engineer . Shawn R. Britton – Mastering .

Package : Ben Edmonds – Liner Notes . T.S. Eliot – Liner Notes . Nelson George – Liner Notes . Alana Coghlan – Design . Katherine Marking – Design .

Recorded June 1, 1970 – April 11, 1972 at Hitsville U.S.A., Golden World (Detroit, Michigan); February 1 – July 26, 1973 at Hitsville West (Los Angeles, California) .

Released on August 28, 1973 by Tamla Records.