Marvin Gaye – Let’s Get It On album art

Let’s Get It On is the thirteenth studio album by Marvin Gaye, released on August 28, 1973. The cover features Bobo Bold in red letters. Gaye’s liner notes on the gatefold and the credits on the back are set in ITC Avant Garde Gothic. The photography is by Jim Britt.

From Wikipedia:

Serving as Gaye’s first venture into the funk genre, Let’s Get It On also incorporates smooth soul and doo-wop styles alongside sexually suggestive lyrics, leading to one writer’s description of it as “one of the most sexually charged albums ever recorded”. Gaye infused ideas of spiritual healing in songs about sex and romance, in part as a way of coping with childhood abuses from his father Marvin Gay Sr., which had stunted his sexuality.

Following the breakthrough success of his socially conscious album What’s Going On (1971), Let’s Get It On helped establish Gaye as a sex icon and broadened his mainstream appeal. It produced three singles—the title track, “Come Get to This”, and “You Sure Love to Ball” – that achieved Billboard chart success. Let’s Get It On became the most commercially successful album of Gaye’s career at Motown, resulting in more creative control being given to him by the label. Its erotic balladry, multi-tracking of Gaye’s vocals, and seductive funk sound also influenced later R&B recording artists and producers, with the title track specifically helping pioneer the slow jam and quiet storm formats.

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