I Want You (studio album) by Marvin Gaye

I Want You by Marvin Gaye
Year: 1976
Overall rank: 3,718th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 144 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1976 (61st)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (661st)
Award Best albums of all time (3,718th)
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Marvin Gaye bestography

I Want You is ranked 4th best out of 42 albums by Marvin Gaye on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Marvin Gaye is What's Going On which is ranked number 48 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 19,870.

Marvin Gaye album bestography « Higher ranked (2,078th) This album (3,718th) Lower ranked (5,380th) »
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  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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75/100 (from 144 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 7% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.4/100, a mean average of 74.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.0.

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75/100
From 08/16/2023 16:59
Very laidback and rather poppy
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70/100
From 08/06/2022 05:06
Album Rating: 72.44
(652/9)

1.I Want You (Vocal). 81
2.Come Live With Me Angel. 70
3.After The Dance (Instrumental). 66
4.Feel All My Love Inside. 74
5.I Wanna Be Where You Are. 71
6.I Want You (Intro Jam). N/a
7.All The Way 'Round. 70
8.Since I Had You. 78
9.Soon I'll Be Loving You Again. 70
10.I Want You (Intro Jam). N/a
11.After The Dance (Vocal). 72
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65/100
From 01/29/2021 14:39
This would have been his best album if it was not for all the moans in the background. They are so distracting. I wish they release a version with just the music
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From 02/05/2017 23:52
One of the best Marvin Gaye albums, full of smooth soulful vibes and Marvin's amazing vocals. The album flows from start to finish similar to Let's Get it On but less structured, a more relaxed sound. I Want You, After The Dance, Come Live With Me Angel & Feel All My Love Inside are the best tracks. Influenced as was Let's Get It On by his relationship with Janis Hunter much to his wife Anna Gordy's dismay. Her divorce album Here My Dear would follow.
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75/100
From 07/14/2015 10:14
A simply marvelous Marvin LP. The synths do their job on here, and sound great. Marvin perfectly melds with the production, creating some of his finest tunes. I get such an odd and unique vibe while listening to this album. It's simply wonderful.
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From 07/01/2012 03:13
Listen carefully - you can hear the ladies' inhibitions falling apart.
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