“I don't believe in overly moralistic philosophies. Have your sex, it can be exciting, if you're lucky. I hope the music that I present here makes you lucky.” - Marvin Gaye Let’s Get It On was released on August 28, 1973 and quickly became the biggest-selling recording of Marvin Gaye’s tenure with Motown. The album peaked at #2 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart and remained at the top of the Soul Albums chart for eleven weeks, making it the best-selling R&B album of 1973. At that time, the single "Let's Get It On" was Motown's largest-selling recording ever, selling over three million copies within 2 years of its release. Let’s Get It On contains 3 top 100 hits, “Let’s Get It On”, “Come Get To This” and “You Sure Love To Ball.”