Excellent album.

Marvin's "Let's Get it On" album is, by all definitions, a classic. Who hasn't heard the title track? Personally, my one complaint with this particular album is that a few of the songs don't seem to go anywhere, but the pleasure of hearing Marvin's voice is more than enough to make up for that.

After you've listened to any of his albums enough, you start to feel like you've got a personal relationship with him, because his voice is so honest and expressive, and this album is certainly no exception. But what makes this deluxe edition so great, in my opinion, is the inclusion of all the bonus tracks, and included among those are a number of absolutely killer instrumentals. His earlier "Trouble Man" album (which is one of those "hidden treasures," if you ask me) proved that Marvin was no fool when it came to cooking up a fine instrumental, but the ones on the deluxe edition of "Let's Get it On" blow that album out of the water, if you ask me. They're full, they're funky, and they're exuberant.

We all know Marvin for his voice, but if he'd ever released an album of instrumentals of the quality we see on here, I think it'd be ranked among his best. For me, at least, they're worth the price of admission alone, and that's discounting all the other bonus tracks.

These "deluxe editions" of albums that've been coming out over the past few months for the most part tend to be absolutely excellent in terms of sound quality, liner notes, and the sheer volume of music you get. This version of "Let's Get it On" is no exception. If you don't mind the somewhat steep price, and you're a fan of Marvin, by all means buy this album. If you're new to Marvin, it might be better to buy just the album itself (as well as his other classics such as the inimitable "What's Going On" and his heartfelt "Here, My Dear"). If you like them, then shell out for the more completist "deluxe editions."

SONG#3!!!

the "let's get it on " album from 1973 which also features classics such as 'please stay (once you go away)'the mellow heartfelt 'if i should die tonight' and the romantic erotic 'you sure love to ball'-has been recently released in 2001 with more additional material featuring the exceptionally brilliant jazz instrumental entitled "song#3"- "song#3"-which is just totally ignored by all black music radio stations which is a damn shame!for all of these mislead foolish program directors and out of touch djs play is "let's get it on" and marvin's other hits-

damn fools!marvin was more than just hits he was a real true musician and "song#3"is a perfect example of his brilliant musicianship.hell,motown has been re-releasing their classic albums with newly unreleased material that is just waiting 2b discovered.hell,since these out of touch so-called program directors and djs are so in 2 music, why aren't they searching the music stores rediscovering this previously unreleased music? well so much 4 these damn narrow minded fools in radio who refuse 2 change and just stay ignored and play the same stuff over and over again.in my opinion "song#3"is by far the better song than 'let's get it on'and it supercedes 'let's get it on'by a million miles.the song has a horn section that would make earth,wind&fire proud."song#3"has such a complex beautiful groove that is out of this world.it has nice strings,a beautiful piano melody,a fantastic superb bass line-this is jazz music at it's finest and in my opinion one of marvin's most brilliant shinning hours.this jam has glowing radiance like the sun itself."SONG#3" IS ONE OF THE GREATEST INSTRUMENTALS OF ALL TIME!!

THERE'S NOTHING ELSE CAN BE SAID ABOUT THIS CLASSIC 1973 JAM!!

MARVIN'S GENUIS UNHEARD LIKE NEVER BEFORE.MY QUESTION IS:

WHAT IS WRONG WITH THESE JAZZ AND R&B STATIONS IGNORING A

CLASSIC SUCH AS THIS??MARVIN'S SONG#3:A BONAFIDE INSTANT CLASSIC!!!this expanded version of the album also includes the

brilliant instrumental entitled "cakes"the original version of

the beautiful jam called "symphony"- message songs like the

mellow "where are we going?"-and the powerful explosive song

of social ills the very much ignored and underated "the world is

rated x" which was later remixed in 1986 and updated with a

more powerful rhythm.this expanded version of the album also

includes the instrumentals "running from love" of which there

are 2 versions of.the first version is a funk workout,the second

version is more laid back."mandota"is also another mellow groove.

but my favorite on this expanded album/cd is without question

"SONG#3" one of the greatest instrumentals of all time.bar none!!

The best artist ever.

I have just about everything Marvin Gaye has ever released from The Soulful Moods of Marvin Gaye to Let's Get it On (deluxe edition) and I still never get tired of hearing this man sing.

As well reconized as Marvin Gaye is world wide, I still think he is underrated. I say this because this man was the biggest selling artist in Motown history with mega hits like What's Going On, Let's Get It On and Got to Give it Up and if they were giving Grammy's out in 1968, I Heard it Through the Grapevine would have definitely gotten some nominations, yet he didn't win his first Grammy until he was with Columbia Records for the song Sexual Healing. Let's Get it On is a prime example of that. That was and still is one of the greatest songs not just as far as R&B is concerned but pop, rock, country and whatever other musical category out there, selling well over 4 million copies back in 1973 and is still selling.

I like everything on this two cd set and I especially like the Just to Keep you Satisfied version done by the Originals and I Love You Secretly done by the Miracles. I say this because we all know how great a singer Marvin Gaye is but to hear other singers and singing groups perform his music is fascinating to listen to. You actually hear him singing with the Originals in (Just to Keep You Satisfied) and you can hear his influence strongly in the Miracles(I Love You Secretly). I also liked the original demo of Let's Get it On. Alot people including myself didn't know that there was a different version of that song until now. The Let's Get it On song as we have all grown to love and appreciate was totally improvised. He actually recorded the first version before he met his second wife to be Janis Hunter but once she walked into his life, he resung the song with a passion unlike none before or since for that matter.

As far as the demos and alternate versions, I like them all. It shows you the progression and work leading up to the final product. We as fans take for granite the work that it takes to put together a final album but with this cd it takes us into the studio and makes us feel like a part of the sessions. I read one persons review and they wondered why they wait 30 some odd years to release material and thought it was just a way to make money. My answer is I am glad that they do because hearing new music from Marvin Gaye makes me appeciate him even more and gives me something to always look forward to plus if you read anything about Marvin Gaye, you know he was a perfectionist and would have never allowed them to release it while he was alive.

If you only like the commercial hits of Marvin Gaye you might not enjoy this cd but if you are a true fan like myself, get this cd and get it fast. Also get the What's Going On Deluxe Edition, it is a great cd as well. Marvin Gaye is the best artist ever and that includes rythym and blues, rock, pop, country, jazz, folk, easy listening, new wave, techno, heavy metal, hip hop, etc.