Marvin Gaye - I Want You Album is 40 years old today

[alexstassi]

I love that album so much that I have it as an oversized canvas having on my living room wall. Thank you Marvin. Thank you Ernie Barnes. 11188

[sansradio]

Arguably my favorite Marvin LP. Happy 40th, IWY.

[Motown Eddie]

Great album. And while Marvin Gaye would continue to record classics like 'Got To Give It Up' & 'Sexual Healing', I Want You was the last LP from Gaye that I liked every song.

[alexstassi]

I forgot to mention Leon Ware too in my post. Again this is my favourite Marvin album.
A superior version would substitute "Come live with me angel" with the unedited version from the deluxe edition.

[justanothermotownfan]

Listening to the demo sessions now. Thanks for the post!

[marv2]

Please stop....................................hehehehehe hehe!

[midnightman]

FORTY YEARS! WOW! Happy anniversary! :)

[alexstassi]

Leon Ware looks back at the albums conception
http://pitchfork.com/features/interview/9835-i-want-you-still-celebrating-40-years-of-marvin-gayes-sensual-classic/

[marv2]

I forgot to mention Leon Ware too in my post. Again this is my favourite Marvin album.
A superior version would substitute "Come live with me angel" with the unedited version from the deluxe edition.

Leon Ware is one of Susaye Greene's ex-husbands.

[sansradio]

Leon Ware looks back at the albums conception
http://pitchfork.com/features/interview/9835-i-want-you-still-celebrating-40-years-of-marvin-gayes-sensual-classic/

Fantastic piece and interview. Jason King is so underappreciated; he wrote a spectacular piece on the erotics and politics of Luther Vandross's work years ago. Thank you.

[soulster]

I never cared much for this album. Too much slow mellow bedroom music for my taste.

[marv2]

I went right over to the local Kmart and bought it immediately. I thought it was a masterpiece
[[the music and the cover art). Everyone thought is was just so cool, so mature. As a teenager we all were always trying to be "mature" LOL! I played this album all through the summer of '76 and on into the end of the year, I listened to it regularly. Some bright music memories with this one.

[rovereab]

I like this album but I always wished for a little more "punch" in the mix. It sounds quite flat to me.

[phil]

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I have this LP from Argentina, I love these Spanish notes !

[marv2]

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I have this LP from Argentina, I love these Spanish notes !

Thank you for sharing this Phil.

[phil]

You're welcome Marv, reading these notes is a good way to learn Spanish.

[Bluebrock]

I never cared much for this album. Too much slow mellow bedroom music for my taste.
Not my favourite either. It is very good but falls just a little short of being an absolute classic in my opinion.

[marv2]

It is an excellent album and is considered a bona fide classic among true Soul music lovers.

[Bluebrock]

It is an excellent album and is considered a bona fide classic among true Soul music lovers.
Yes it is and quite rightly so but personally speaking i prefer "whats going on " and "let's get it on"

[marv2]

Yes it is and quite rightly so but personally speaking i prefer "whats going on " and "let's get it on"


We here in the black community of Detroit/Toledo did not have to rank this album to love it. We just did! It was played at every bar-b-que, house party, card party or other social gathering for an entire year.

[marv2]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79XgMIZYeE4