Album of the day (#5443): Let's Get It On

BestEverAlbums — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 16:00:30 GMT

Author: BestEverAlbums

Posted: 11/13/2025 21:00

Today's album of the day

Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye (View album | Buy this album)

Year: 1973.
Country:
Overall rank: 693
Decade rank: 156
Year rank: 18
Discography rank: 2 (out of 42 albums on BEA)
Average rating: 80/100 (from 503 votes).

Tracks:
1. Let's Get It On
2. Please Stay (Once You Go Away)
3. If I Should Die Tonight
4. Keep Gettin' It On
5. Come Get To This
6. Distant Lover
7. You Sure Love To Ball
8. Just To Keep You Satisfied

indicates a top-rated track.

Top voted comments:

"Another quick review....

Yes, this is perhaps the sexiest and most romantic record ever made. As a single guy who isn't a ladies man by any stretch of the imagination, it can be kinda strange to think how much I empathize with this record. The first half in particular is flawless as far as I'm concerned. And as far as "Greatest Songs of All Times" arguments go, well you will hear me pushing the title track forward in consideration. Just listen to that track closely again, everything about it - the horns, keyboards, the vocals, the harmonies, the sexy guitar and especially those fucking drums (the greatest drumming I've ever heard) is just perfection!

That level of excellence is nearly matched throughout, albeit in different ways. The slow burnin' shit on here is just about the most sizzlin' stuff ever recorded. (Example; "You Sure Love To Ball".) And the pure romantic stuff here is incredible too! (Example; "If I should Die Tonight" - perhaps one of the best love songs and most overlooked in Gaye's career.)

"There's nothin wrong
with me
Lovin' you
(Honey no nooooo)
And givin' yourself to me
can never be wrong
If the love is true.""
- Mercury
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"After waking us all up with the political conscious of What's Going On, Marvin Gaye tells the world how much he wants his lover. This album practically drips with sexuality. Funny thing is, is has just as much depth as the previous effort. He sings with passion and meaning, his lyrics resound, and this whole album swings with clever melodies, hooks, and infectious beats. Marvin Gaye's second best album and one of the best r&b albums of all-time."
- junodog4
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Album of the day (#5443): Let's Get It On