Marvin Gaye"s 1973 album, Let"s Get It On, is a marvel of sexual blandishment every bit the artistic equal of, say, John Donne"s best seduction poems. The difference, though, is that the poetry here isn"t in the verse--which gets a trifle clichéd--but in the supple pulse of the grooves and in the aching need of Gaye"s sensual voice. The marvelous title track, a No. 1 hit, riffs on the earlier hook of Gaye"s "What"s Going On" to reach a more primal climax, and everything else here--a steamy swirl of sax, strings, and backing voices--is sexy, beautiful, and simply sublime. --David Cantwell