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| Steamy, soulful mood classic. I Want You, Feel My Love Inside, All The Way 'Round, Since I Had You, Soon I'll Be Loving You Again, more. Remastered. |
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| 1 I Want You [Vocal Version] |
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| 2 Come Live With Me Angel |
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| 3 After the Dance [Instrumental] |
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| 4 Feel All My Love Inside |
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| 5 I Wanna Be Where You Are |
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| 6 I Want You (Intro Jam) |
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| 7 All the Way Around |
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| 8 Since I Had You |
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| 9 Soon I'll Be Loving You Again |
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| 10 I Want You (Intro Jam) |
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| 11 After the Dance [Vocal Version] |
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Album Review
Together with Leon Ware, Gaye created 1976's "I Want You". Some of these tracks were to go on Leon Ware's Motown debut, "Musical Massage", until Berry Gordy got a listen and decided that they'd be even better for Gaye, as the artist had not released a studio album since 1973's "Let's Get It On". The title track to "I Want You" was the album's most successful effort, but certainly not the best. Like many of his albums, "I Want You" has Gaye's peaks not so much coming from the singles but rather the album cuts and the totality of the effort itself. Not that all of the lyrics and intentions here are crystal clear, though. In fact, Gaye does sound somnolent in spots, and it gives credence to the rumors that he did some of the tracks lying on a couch. "Come Live With Me," produced by Ware and Hal Davis, is the most focused track here. The refined and atmospheric "Feel My Love Inside" has Gaye giving a commanding upper-register vocal and has some doo wop backing vocals thrown in for good measure. To most fans, "I Want You" probably sounds unlike anything Gaye recorded. They're not wrong. In fact, this has the feel of a Leon Ware album with a more persuasive voice on top. "Since I Had You" typifies that idea as Gaye skillfully maneuvers through Ware's compelling and complicated arrangement, and he puts an accent on notes that other singers wouldn't even think to. "I Want You" is one of Gaye's best albums, and the production set a standard that few have been able to match. ~ Jason Elias, All Music Guide
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