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| Peerless soul classic. Let's Get It On, Distant Lover, Come Get To This, If I Should Die Tonight, second disc of demos, rarities, more. |
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| 1 Let's Get It On |
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| 2 Please Stay (Once You Go Away) |
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| 3 If I Should Die Tonight |
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| 4 Keep Gettin' It On |
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| 5 Come Get to This |
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| 6 Distant Lover |
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| 7 You Sure Love to Ball |
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| 8 Just to Keep You Satisfied |
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| 9 Song #3 [#][Instrumental] |
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| 10 My Love Is Growing [#] |
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| 11 Cakes [#][Instrumental] |
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| 12 Symphony [#] |
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| 13 I'd Give My Life for You [alternate mix][#] |
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| 14 I Love You Secretly [#] |
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| 15 You're the Man [Alternate Version 1][#] |
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| 16 You're the Man [Version 2][#] |
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| 17 Symphony [#][Demo Version] |
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| 18 Let's Get It On [#][Demo Version] |
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| 19 Let's Get It On, Pt. 2 [Complete][#] |
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| 20 Please Stay (Once You Go Away) [Alternate Mix W/Horn][#] |
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| 21 If I Should Die Tonight [#][Demo Version] |
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| 22 Come Get to This [Alternate Mix][#] |
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| 23 Distant Lover [Alternate Mix][#] |
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| 24 You Sure Love to Ball [Alternate Mix/Alternate Vocal][#] |
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| 25 Just to Keep You Satisfied [A Cappella W/Alternate Vocal][#] |
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Album Review
This deluxe edition is a two-disc celebration of the hedonistic R&B masterpiece "Let's Get It On". The album is Marvin Gaye's follow-up to the groundbreaking social statement he made on "What's Going On", which can also be thoroughly examined on the likewise expanded "What's Goin' On [2001 Deluxe Edition]". The two-and-a-half-hour package is divided into four sections, beginning with a complete sonic resurrection of the original eight-song album, which now boasts a 24-bit digital transfer exclusive to this collection. A nine-track sessions segment follows consisting of entirely unissued materials. These exist in the form of instrumentals and undubbed and alternate versions of previously issued songs. This is continued throughout the third section, which contains demos, alternate mixes, and more, ending with a further ten alternate mixes and unissued pieces in various states of completion. These are in effect the recordings that connect such diametric and otherwise polar opposite musical sentiments as "What's Going On" with "Let's Get It On". The sound is uniformly breathtaking. The often-jarring and always harsh and brittle sonics that previously plagued the high frequencies throughout the original disc -- most specifically the tambourine and other percussion during "Distant Lover," for instance -- is now organic and unprocessed. The copious bonus material sounds opulent considering it spans over five years. Any slight audio anomaly should be regarded as proof of authenticity. The laid-back strings on "Cakes," "Symphony," and "Song #3" observe a new side of Gaye's talents that rivals the likes of Barry White in terms of swinging soul arrangements. The inclusion of various works-in-progress and other related productions -- such as the Miracles' ("I Love You Secretly") as well as the Originals (1968) and the Monitors' (1970) respective renditions of "Just To Keep You Satisfied" -- examine the close-knit influence that Motown had among its own ranks. Accompanying the two discs -- which are housed in a cardboard digi-pack -- is a 24-page booklet replete with previously unpublished photos as well as essays from Gaye biographers David Ritz, Ben Edmunds, and Harry Weinger, producer and annotator of "Let's Get It On [Deluxe Edition]". ~ Lindsay Planer, All Music Guide
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