Marvin Gaye - I Want You

Today Marks The 49th Anniversary of Marvin Gaye’s 13th Studio Album “I Want You” Originally Released on March 16, 1976.

 “I Want You” is the thirteenth studio album by singer, songwriter and musician Marvin Gaye released in 1976 on Tamla Records.

 The album peaked at #1 on the U.S. Billboard Soul LP's chart and at #4 on the U.S. Billboard Top LPs & Tapes chart.

 Three singles were released from the album, the album’s title-track "I Want You", "After the Dance" and "Since I Had You" all were released in 1976.

 "I Want You" peaked at #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart and at #15 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.

 "After the Dance" reached #14 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart and at #74 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.

 "Since I Had You" was the third song released as a single from the album it fail to chart on the U.S. Billboard charts.

 “I Want You” consisted of Gaye's first recorded studio material since his highly successful and well-received album Let's Get It On (1973).

 The album was recorded between 1975 and 1976 at Marvin's Room in Los Angeles and at Motown's Los Angeles–based Hitsville West studio.

 The album's cover artwork adapts neo-mannerist artist Ernie Barnes's famous painting The Sugar Shack (1971).

 The album was produced by composer, and singer Leon Ware.

 

Track-list

 1. I Want You (vocal)

2. Come Live with Me Angel

3. After the Dance (instrumental)

4. Feel All My Love Inside

5. I Wanna Be Where You Are

6. I Want You (intro jam)

7. All the Way Around

8. Since I Had You

9. Soon I'll Be Loving You Again

10. I Want You (jam)

11. After the Dance (vocal)

 By Romie Rome for Musique Funkology