Let's Get It On is the thirteenth studio album by American soul singer, songwriter, and producer Marvin Gaye. It was released on August 28, 1973, by the Motown subsidiary label Tamla Records on LP.

Recording sessions for the album took place during June 1970 to July 1973 at Hitsville U.S.A. and Golden World Studio in Detroit, and at Hitsville West in Los Angeles. Serving as Gaye's first venture into the funk genre, Let's Get It On incorporates smooth soul, doo-wop, and quiet storm with sexually suggestive lyrics and has been described by one writer 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 attained Billboard chart success. Let's Get It On became the most commercially successful album of Gaye's recording career, and it further expanded his creative control at Motown. Its sexual balladry, multi-tracking of Gaye's vocals, and seductive funk sound also influenced later R&B recording artists and producers.

The album has been regarded by many music writers and critics as a landmark recording in soul. It increased the popularity of funk during the 1970s, while Gaye's smooth-soul sound marked a change from his record label's previous success with the "Motown Sound" formula. Among the most acclaimed LPs in history, Let's Get It On frequently appears on professional rankings of the greatest albums and has been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame as a historically important recording.  

Track listing

Side one

No.

Title

Writer(s)

Length

1.

"Let's Get It On"

Marvin Gaye, Ed Townsend

4:44

2.

"Please Stay (Once You Go Away)"

Gaye, Townsend

3:32

3.

"If I Should Die Tonight"

Gaye, Townsend

3:57

4.

"Keep Gettin' It On"

Gaye, Townsend

3:12

 

Side two

No.

Title

Writer(s)

Length

1.

"Come Get to This"

Gaye

2:40

2.

"Distant Lover"

Gaye, Gwen Gordy, Sandra Greene

4:15

3.

"You Sure Love to Ball"

Gaye

4:43

4.

"Just to Keep You Satisfied"

Gaye, Anna Gordy Gaye, Elgie Stover

4:35