Marvin gaye lets get it on bass cover

Tamla single , June 15, B-side: 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. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Gaye and Hunter were said to be smitten with each other and, within months, Gaye and Hunter began dating. Retrieved August 26, Let's Get It On: But while the song centers around classically simple chord changes, the arrangement centers around a slightly eccentric rhythm pattern that deepens the song's power while covering it with a contemporary veneer.

US Billboard Top [41]. The Essential Album Guide. According to Gaye's biographer David Ritz , "his view of sex was unsettled, tormented, riddled with pain". Greatest Hits Greatest Hits, Vol. Gaye proceeded to record some more politically conscious material at the Golden World Records studio, known as Motown's Studio B, as well as the preliminary vocals and instrumentation for some of the material to be featured on Let's Get It On.

The Essential Album Guide. Billboard called it "fine in terms of vocal attack and material [ Several successful Motown artists, including Lionel Richie and Rick James , were influenced by many of the elements of Gaye's recording style for their work in the late s and early s. Gaye, Gwen Gordy , Sandra Greene. By winning over record executives with the success of What's Going On , Gaye attained more creative control, which he would use, following his brief separation from wife Anna Gordy, to record an album that was meant to surface themes beyond sex.

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. This page was last edited on 18 June , at With the help of the song's sexually explicit content, "Let's Get It On" helped give Gaye a reputation as a sex icon during its initial popularity. Select singles in the Format field. 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. A Tribute Album Divided Soul.