Marvin Gaye's 'Let’s Get It On' Album 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition Will Feature Unreleased Songs

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This week, Motown/UME announced another reissue of Marvin's 'Let's Get it On' album in celebration of its 50th Anniversary.  This deluxe edition will additionally feature unreleased demos, alternate mixes, and instrumentals.  Over six months of recordings from the 1973 album sessions.  

See the full 41 tracklisting below:

Let’s Get It On: Deluxe Edition Tracklist: 

Original Album 

1. Let’s Get It On 

2. Please Stay (Once You Go Away) 

3. If I Should Die Tonight 

4. Keep Gettin’ It On 

5. Come Get to This 

6. Distant Lover 

7. You Sure Love to Ball 

8. Just To Keep You Satisfied 

 Single Edits 

9. Let’s Get It On (single version)

10. You Sure Love to Ball (single version)

 11. If I Should Die Tonight (original LP edit)

 Album Bonus Tracks 

12. Let’s Get It On – demo

13. Let’s Get It On – Pt. II (a.k.a. Keep Gettin’ It On)

14. I Knew One Day My Day Would Come (instrumental)

15. Interlude #1 

16. Please Stay (Once You Go Away) – alternate mix 1 

17. Lovely Lady (instrumental) 

18. If I Should Die Tonight – demo

19. I Don’t Have to Get High to Do It (instrumental) 

20. Come Get to This – alternate mix 1

21. Distant Lover – alternate mix 1

22. You Sure Love to Ball – alternate mix 1 w/alternate vocal

 23. Just to Keep You Satisfied – alternate mix w/alternate vocal

24. Interlude #2 

25. If I Should Die Tonight – SaLaAM ReMi’s Piano Mix 

26. Just to Keep You Satisfied – John Morales’s Stripped Mix 

 The David Van DePitte Sessions 

27. Song #1 (instrumental) 

28. Song #2 (instrumental) 

29. Song #3 (instrumental)

30. Song #4 (partial vocal) 

31. Shake Well (instrumental) 

32. Perfection (instrumental) 

33. Cakes (instrumental) 

34. My Love Is Growing (Super Polished)

Vulnerable: The 1973 vocals 

35. She Needs Me 

36. Why Did I Choose You 

37. Funny, Not Much 

38. This Will Make You Laugh 

39. The Shadow Of Your Smile 

40. I Wish I Didn’t Love You So 

41. I Won’t Cry Anymore 

 Marvin Gaye’s Let’s Get It On 50th Anniversary Deluxe Reissue digital release is slated for August 25, 2023, and will replace the previous 2001 release on streaming services.  Pre-order HERE. 

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