Following the release of his most commercially successful album in 1971, What's Going On, Gaye was suffering from writer's block in the Spring of 1972. At the time, he had also renegotiated a new contract with Motown Records and given more creative control over his music. As a result, he released his twelfth studio album that included what would become one of his signature tracks, "Let's Get It On." It was named by Rolling Stone as one of the greatest songs to be released of all time.
"Let's Get It On" was a success, having landed at No. 1 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart for two weeks and topped the Billboard Soul Singles chart for eight weeks. The song's popularity had skyrockets Gayes further into fame and gave him a reputation as a sex symbol.
Rolling Stone calls the track an "ode to sexual bliss" and Gaye's having crafted a "masterpiece of erotic persuasion." While the soul singer had hoped the track didn't "advocate promiscuity," he admitted it does have "some aphrodisiac power." The hit track has been used in a wide array of pop culture projects, from Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery to shows like Friends and The King of Queens.
According to reports, at the time the song and album were recorded, Gaye had become smitten with jazz guitarist Slim Gaillard's daughter, Janis Hunter. She was only 17-years-old at the time, with the singer having been in his mid 30s. A widely reported story claims she was in the studio when Gaye recorded the hit track and began dating within months. The two would later marry in 1977 and have two children.
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