Let’s Get It On (album version)
~ Recording by Marvin Gaye
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.1 | Let’s Get It On | 4:51 | Marvin Gaye | Let’s Get It On | Marvin Gaye | Album |
| Tamla | T 329V1, T329V1 |
| 1.1 | Let’s Get It On | 4:53 | Marvin Gaye | Let's Get It On = レッツ・ゲット・イット・オン | Marvin Gaye = マービン・ゲイ | Album |
| Motown, Tamla Motown (for non-US releases only) | SMOT-6029, SWX-6047 |
| 1.1 | Let’s Get It On | 4:50 | Marvin Gaye | Let’s Get It On | Marvin Gaye | Album |
| Tamla Motown (for non-US releases only) | 1C 062-94 755 |
| 1.13 | Let’s Get It On | ?:?? | Marvin Gaye | The Midnight Hour: A Collection of Great Smoochers | Various Artists | Compilation |
| K‐tel (international budget record label) | NE 1157 |
| 1.2 | Let's Get It On | 4:52 | Marvin Gaye | Greatest Hits | Marvin Gaye | Album + Compilation |
| Telstar Records (UK, mostly compilations) | STAR 2234 |
| 1.10 | Let’s Get It On | 4:52 | Marvin Gaye | What’s Going On / Let’s Get It On | Marvin Gaye | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | |
| 1.1 | Let’s Get It On | 4:52 | Marvin Gaye | Let's Get It On | Marvin Gaye | Album |
| Motown | MOTD-5192, MOTD5192 |
| 1.1 | Let’s Get It On | 4:52 | Marvin Gaye | Let’s Get It On | Marvin Gaye | Album |
| Motown | 31453-0055-2 |
| 1.6 | Let’s Get It On | 4:52 | Marvin Gaye | Slow Jams: The Timeless Collection, Volume 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| The Right Stuff (reissues; once EMI, now UMG) | T2-29139 |
| 1.1 | Let’s Get It On | 4:51 | Marvin Gaye | Let’s Get It On | Marvin Gaye | Album |
| Motown | 530 055-2 |
| 2.11 | Let's Get It On | 4:50 | Marvin Gaye | Inner City Blues: The Music of Marvin Gaye | Marvin Gaye | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | 530 650-2 |
| 3.10 | Let’s Get It On | 4:53 | Marvin Gaye | The Master 1961–1984 | Marvin Gaye | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | 31453 0492 2 |
| 2.16 | Let's Get It On | 4:54 | Marvin Gaye | Magic Soul | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | 535602-2 |
| 1.1 | Let’s Get It On | 4:51 | Marvin Gaye | Let’s Get It On (remastered) | Marvin Gaye | Album |
| Motown | 314530885-2 |
| 1.1 | Let's Get It On | 4:51 | Marvin Gaye | Strip Jointz 2: More Hot Songs for Sexy Dancers | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Robbins (imprint of Robbins Entertainment LLC) | 76869-75012-2 |
| 1.5 | Let's Get It On | 4:53 | Marvin Gaye | Deuce Bigalow Male Gigolo Soundtrack | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| Hollywood Records (a label of Disney Music Group) | HR-62252-2 |
| 1.1 | Let’s Get It On | 4:54 | Marvin Gaye | Body + Soul: Quiet Storm | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | M18427 |
| 1.1 | Let's Get It On | 4:54 | Marvin Gaye | Body + Soul: Love Under Cover | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Special Products, Time–Life Music | A2 30145, R794-06 |
| 1.5 | Let’s Get It On | 4:53 | Marvin Gaye | Deuce Bigalow, Male Gigolo | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| Hollywood Records (a label of Disney Music Group) | 0122522HWR |
| 1.1 | Let’s Get It On | 4:53 | Marvin Gaye | Forever Soul | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | R116-34 |
| 2.8 | Let's Get It On | 4:51 | Marvin Gaye | Marvin Is 60: A Tribute Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | 012153314-2 (012153315-2), 314549520-2 |
| 1.6 | Let’s Get It On | 4:53 | Marvin Gaye | W Hotels: Rhythm & Muse | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rock River | MSD-37321 |
| 1.2 | Let’s Get It On | 4:55 | Marvin Gaye | The Greatest Slow Jams | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| The Right Stuff (reissues; once EMI, now UMG) | 72435-23523-2-6 |
| 1.11 | Let’s Get It On | 4:52 | Marvin Gaye | Lasting Love | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Metacom | 314520731-2 |
| 1.7 | Let’s Get It On | 4:52 | Marvin Gaye | Voices of the Century | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Telstar TV | TTVCD3186 |
| 1.7 | Let's Get It On | 4:52 | Marvin Gaye | The Animal | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| Hollywood Records (a label of Disney Music Group) | 162328 |
| 2.7 | Let's Get It On | 4:54 | Marvin Gaye | The Very Best of Marvin Gaye | Marvin Gaye | Album + Compilation |
| Motown, UTV Records | 440 014 367-2 |
| 1.1 | Let’s Get It On | 4:51 | Marvin Gaye | Let’s Get It On (deluxe edition) | Marvin Gaye | Album |
| Motown | 440 014 757-2 |
| 1.1 | Let's Get It On | 4:51 | Marvin Gaye | Let’s Get It On (deluxe edition) | Marvin Gaye | Album |
| Motown | 044001475726 |
| 1.17 | Let’s Get It On | 4:53 | Marvin Gaye | Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | 76786 |
| 1.1 | Let's Get It On | 4:51 | Marvin Gaye | 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Motown 1970s, Volume 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | |
| 2.7 | Let’s Get It On | 4:54 | Marvin Gaye | The Very Best of Marvin Gaye | Marvin Gaye | Album + Compilation |
| Motown, Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited), UTV Records | 014 367-2 |
| 2.7 | Let's Get It On | 4:54 | Marvin Gaye | The Very Best of Marvin Gaye | Marvin Gaye | Album + Compilation |
| Motown, BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation) | 440 014 367-2, 440 014 368-2, D240912 |
| 2.17 | Let’s Get It On | 4:53 | Marvin Gaye | Les légendes de la soul | Barry White / Marvin Gaye | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.17 | Let's Get It On | 4:52 | Marvin Gaye | Les Légendes de La Soul | Barry White / Marvin Gaye | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Licensing Music (U.L.M) | 069 724-2 |
| 1.1 | Let's Get It On | 4:53 | Marvin Gaye | Let's Get It On | Marvin Gaye | Album |
| Motown, Tamla | B0000935-36 |
| 1.1 | Let's Get It On | 4:51 | Marvin Gaye | Let's Get It On | Marvin Gaye | Album |
| Motown | 064 021-2 |
| 2.1 | Let's Get It On | 4:53 | Marvin Gaye | Let's Get It On | Marvin Gaye | Album |
| Motown, Tamla | B0000935-36 |
| 1.1 | Let’s Get It On | 4:51 | Marvin Gaye | Let’s Get It On | Marvin Gaye | Album |
| Chronicles (a label under UMG’s Universal Music Enterprises division), Motown | 440 064 021-2 |
| 1.1 | Let's Get It On | 4:51 | Marvin Gaye | Let's Get It On | Marvin Gaye | Album |
| Motown | 064 021 |
| 1.2 | Let’s Get It On | 4:53 | Marvin Gaye | Let’s Get It On: Best of Soul | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Custom Marketing Group, Madacy Entertainment | A 70141, MEG2 5793 |
| 1.10 | Let’s Get It On | 4:53 | Marvin Gaye | The Marvin Gaye Collection | Marvin Gaye | Album + Compilation |
| Chronicles (a label under UMG’s Universal Music Enterprises division), Motown | B0001109-19 |
| 2.9 | Let’s Get It On | 4:51 | Marvin Gaye | The Ultimate Collection | Marvin Gaye | Album + Compilation |
| Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) | |
| 2.9 | Let’s Get It On | ?:?? | Marvin Gaye | The Ultimate Collection | Marvin Gaye | Album + Compilation |
| Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) | |
| 1.1 | Let’s Get It On | 4:58 | Marvin Gaye | Greatest Hits Live | Marvin Gaye | Album + Live |
| Delta Entertainment Corporation (not for release label use!) | |
| 1.3 | Let's Get It On | 4:54 | Marvin Gaye | The Power of Love: Truly | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | B0017215-02 |
| 2.9 | Let’s Get It On | ?:?? | Marvin Gaye | The Ultimate Collection | Marvin Gaye | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.18 | Let's Get It On | 4:53 | Marvin Gaye | Midnight Soul | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| The Right Stuff (reissues; once EMI, now UMG) | 72435-95641-2-8 |
| 1.1 | Let's Get It On | 4:50 | Marvin Gaye | Let's Get It On | Marvin Gaye | Album |
| Chronicles (a label under UMG’s Universal Music Enterprises division), Motown, Tamla | B0001922-19 |
| 1.5 | Let's Get It On | 4:51 | Marvin Gaye | Jazz Cafe: The Soul Mix | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Inspired Records (Universal Music TV) | INSPCD37 |
| 2.9 | Let’s Get It On | 4:51 | Marvin Gaye | Chick Flick Diaries | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Strategic Marketing United Kingdom | WSMCD190 |
| 1.1 | Let's Get It On | 4:54 | Marvin Gaye | Classic Soul Ballads: Sweet Thing | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music, Universal Music Special Markets | 19980-2, B000346202 |
| 1.14 | Let’s Get It On | 4:53 | Marvin Gaye | Gold: Greatest Hits | Marvin Gaye | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Canada Inc. (not for release label use!) | 0249820280 |
| 1.3 | Let’s Get It On | 4:53 | Marvin Gaye | It’s Love | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Crimson (UK budget reissue label; imprint of Crimson Productions Ltd.) | CRIMLUV2004 |
| 1.10 | Let's Get It On | 4:53 | Marvin Gaye | The Marvin Gaye Collection | Marvin Gaye | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | B0003502-36 |
| 2.10 | Let's Get It On | 4:53 | Marvin Gaye | The Marvin Gaye Collection | Marvin Gaye | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | B0003502-36 |
| 3.10 | Let’s Get It On | 4:53 | Marvin Gaye | The Master 1961–1984 | Marvin Gaye | Album + Compilation |
| Tamla Motown (for non-US releases only) | 981-973-5 |
| 3.4 | Let’s Get It On | 4:53 | Marvin Gaye | The Romantic Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Reader’s Digest | RDCD 4291-5 |
| 1.3 | Let’s Get It On | 4:55 | Marvin Gaye | What's Going On: Best | Marvin Gaye | Album + Compilation |
| Zounds | 2700020131 B |
| 2.7 | Let’s Get It On | 4:54 | Marvin Gaye | Gold | Marvin Gaye | Album + Compilation | Motown | 0602498632253, 9863225 | |
| 2.7 | Let's Get It On | 4:54 | Marvin Gaye | Gold | Marvin Gaye | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | B0003119-02 |
| 1.8 | Let’s Get It On | 4:51 | Marvin Gaye | That Loving Feeling | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Strategic Marketing United Kingdom | WSMCD202 |
| 1.3 | Let’s Get It On | 4:55 | Marvin Gaye | Motown Unmixed | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | B0003901-02 |
| 1.3 | Let's Get It On | 4:54 | Marvin Gaye | Ultimate Love Songs Collection: Together Forever | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.1 | Let’s Get It On | 4:54 | Marvin Gaye | Classic Soul Ballads: Sweet Thing | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | 19980-2 |
| 2.8 | Let’s Get It On | 4:54 | Marvin Gaye | ’70s Soul Gold | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Hip‐O Records | B0007098-02 |
| 2.6 | Let’s Get It On | 4:54 | Marvin Gaye | True Motown | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label) | 984 262-1 |
| 2.15 | Let’s Get It On | 4:55 | Marvin Gaye | Motown: The Ultimate Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited) | 984 414-7 |
| 5.2 | Let’s Get It On | 4:54 | Marvin Gaye | 100 Essential Motown on 5 CDs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”) | 9843939 |
| 2.2 | Let's Get It On | 4:53 | Marvin Gaye | Classic Soul Ballads | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | |
| 1.1 | Let's Get It On | 4:53 | Marvin Gaye | Let's Get It On: 70s R&B | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Compass Productions (budget compilations) | 09463-76540-2-6 |
| 2.7 | Let's Get It On | 4:50 | Marvin Gaye | Love Songs Gold | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Hip‐O Records | 602498361672 |
| 2.2 | Let’s Get It On | 4:52 | Marvin Gaye | Soul Legends | Marvin Gaye | Album + Compilation |
| Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) | 983928 |
| 3.10 | Let’s Get It On | 4:53 | Marvin Gaye | The Master 1961–1984 | Marvin Gaye | Album + Compilation |
| EDC, Germany (Entertainment Distribution Company GmbH), Tamla Motown (for non-US releases only), earBOOKS, Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) | 0600 75302740 0, 06024 9841196 4, 06024 9841197 1, 06024 9841198 8, 06024 9841199 5, 06024 9841200 8 |
| 5.2 | Let’s Get It On | 4:54 | Marvin Gaye | 100 Motown Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Belgium | 0602498472095 |
| 1.14 | Let's Get It On | 4:54 | Marvin Gaye | Blades of Glory | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| Lakeshore Records | LKS 33910 |
| 1.13 | Let's Get It On | 4:52 | Marvin Gaye | ’70s Pop Number 1’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Hip‐O Records | 02498 47136 |
| 1.8 | Let's Get It On | 4:52 | Marvin Gaye | Love Songs Number 1's | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Hip‐O Records | |
| 2.8 | Let’s Get It On | 4:50 | Marvin Gaye | Motown Gold: The 1970s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited) | 5304235 |
| 1.1 | Let’s Get It On | 4:51 | Marvin Gaye | Let’s Get It On | Marvin Gaye | Album |
| Universal Motown (for Motown releases between 2005–2011 only) | |
| 1.13 | Let’s Get It On | 4:51 | Marvin Gaye | ’70s Pop #1’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Group International (manages UMG’s offices in most countries outside of North America) | |
| 1.13 | Let's Get It On | 4:51 | Marvin Gaye | 70's Pop Number 1's (International Version) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music International Division (do not use as a release label! sub-division of Universal Music GmbH) | |
| 1.1 | Let’s Get It On | 4:52 | Marvin Gaye | Les 50 Plus Belles Chansons | Marvin Gaye | Album + Compilation |
| Barclay | 530 103 0 |
| 1.4 | Let’s Get It On | 4:52 | Marvin Gaye | Platinum Stacks | Various Artists presented by Antonio "LA" Reid | Album + Compilation |
| The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label), Target (American retail store) | B0009127-02 |
| 3.5 | Let’s Get It On | 4:53 | Marvin Gaye | Playlist Plus | Marvin Gaye | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | 001093802 |
| 1.13 | Let's Get It On | 4:52 | Marvin Gaye | The Complete Collection | Marvin Gaye | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | |
| 2.12 | Let’s Get It On | 4:54 | Marvin Gaye | Motown 50: Yesterday, Today, Forever | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited) | 5313464 |
| 4.19 | Let’s Get It On | 4:51 | Marvin Gaye | Motown: The Complete No. 1’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | B0012208-02 |
| 1.12 | Let’s Get It On | 4:53 | Marvin Gaye | Motown 50: Yesterday, Today, Forever (Japan Edition) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| USM JAPAN (read the annotation before using!) | UICY-1434, UICY-1435, UICY-1436 |
| 1.16 | Let’s Get It On | 4:54 | Marvin Gaye | Motown 50: Yesterday, Today, Forever | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Group International (manages UMG’s offices in most countries outside of North America) | 5313254, 5313255, 5313256 |
| 1.15 | Let’s Get It On | 4:52 | Marvin Gaye | All You Need Is Love | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Music Netherlands (this is not an imprint! it likely refers to EMI Music Netherlands BV) | |
| 1.1 | Let’s Get It On | 4:51 | Marvin Gaye | Let’s Get It On | Marvin Gaye | Album |
| Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | MFSL 1-315 |
| 1.1 | Let’s Get It On | 4:51 | Marvin Gaye | Let’s Get It On | Marvin Gaye | Album |
| Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Tamla | UDSACD 2039 |
| 2.1 | Let’s Get It On | 4:51 | Marvin Gaye | Let’s Get It On | Marvin Gaye | Album |
| Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Tamla | UDSACD 2039 |
| 1.17 | Let’s Get It On | 4:54 | Marvin Gaye | Motown 50: Yesterday, Today, Forever | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”) | |
| 1.17 | Let’s Get It On | 4:54 | Marvin Gaye | Motown 50: Yesterday, Today, Forever | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | 5314783 |
| 1.11 | Let’s Get It On | 4:52 | Marvin Gaye | Motown 50: Yesterday, Today, Forever | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Spain, S.L. (not for release label use!) | |
| Promotion | |||||||||
| 1.3 | Let's Get It On | 4:03 | Marvin Gaye | History Makers: A Celebration of Black History Month | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| UMe (imprint of Universal Music Enterprises) | 440 017 051-2 |
| Bootleg | |||||||||
| 1.11 | Let's Get It On | 4:53 | Marvin Gaye | YTMND Soundtrack, Volume 6 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation + Soundtrack |
| YTMND | |
| 1.11 | Let's Get It On | 4:53 | Marvin Gaye | YTMND Soundtrack, Volume 6 (Remastered) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation + Soundtrack |
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Relationships
| engineer: | William McMeekin Art Stewart |
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| producer: | Marvin Gaye Ed Townsend |
| mixer: | Cal Harris |
| bass guitar: | Wilton Felder (on 1973-03-22) |
| bongos and congas: | Eddie “Bongo” Brown (on 1973-03-22) Bobbye Hall (on 1973-03-22) |
| drums (drum set): | Paul Humphrey (jazz, r&b drummer) (on 1973-03-22) |
| guitar family: | Don Peake (on 1973-03-22) Louie Shelton (on 1973-03-22) David T. Walker (on 1973-03-22) Melvin “Wah Wah” Watson (on 1973-03-22) |
| percussion: | Emil Richards (on 1973-03-22) |
| piano: | Marvin Gaye (on 1973-03-22) Marvin Jenkins (on 1973-03-22) Joe Sample (on 1973-03-22) |
| saxophone: | Plas Johnson (on 1973-03-22) Ernie Watts (Ernest James Watts, jazz and blues saxophonist) (on 1973-03-22) |
| vibraphone: | Victor Feldman (jazz musician) (on 1973-03-22) Emil Richards (on 1973-03-22) |
| background vocals and lead vocals: | Marvin Gaye (on 1973-03-22) |
| conductor: | René Hall (on 1973-03-22) |
| recorded at: | Motown Studios - Hitsville West in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1973-03-22) |
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| has remixes: | Let’s Get It On (single edit) |
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| sampled by: | Can’t Wait to Be With You (LP version) by Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince (American hip hop duo) featuring Christopher Williams (R&B singer) Gin City by SAINT PEPSI feat. Taøers (feat. on SAINT PEPSI’s “Gin City”) (lead vocals) Jellyfish by Ghostface Killah feat. Theodore Unit (Capadonna, Shawn Wigs & Trife (Wu-Tang affiliate aka Trife)) |
| mash-ups: | Let’s Get It On by Ill Poetic Let’s Get It On (live recording) by Ill Poetic Marvin's Not in Love Parts 1&2 (Marvin Gaye vs. 10cc) by Go Home Productions Marvin's Not in Love, Parts 1, 2, & 3 by Go Home Productions |
| part of: | Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 167) (order: 167) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 264) (order: 264) |
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| recording of: | Let’s Get It On (on 1973-03-22) |
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Related works
Let’s Get It On
| writer: | Marvin Gaye Ed Townsend |
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| publisher: | Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. Jobete Music Co., Inc. Jobete Music Ltd Stone Diamond Music Corporation |
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| is the basis for: | Let’s Get It On |
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| arrangements: | Let’s Get It On (Julius Hemphill/World Saxophone Quartet arrangement) |
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