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Written by: Gaye, Ed Townsend
Produced by: Gaye, Townsend
Released: June '73 on Tamla
Charts: 14 weeks
Top spot: No. 1
After 1971's "What's Going On," Gaye radically changed course with this ode to sexual bliss. With the help of producer and songwriter Townsend, Gaye created a masterpiece of erotic persuasion that topped the pop and R&B charts. Gaye said later that he hoped the song didn't "advocate promiscuity" but also said he had a hunch the song might have "some aphrodisiac power" -- which it does.
Appears on: Let's Get It On (Motown)