I Want You – Marvin Gaye

Podcast: You'll Hear It: Full Album Deep Dives with Jazz Musicians · Peter Martin & Adam Maness

Opublikowano: 2026-04-13

Marvin Gaye's I Want You could be one of his greatest albums, and he didn't even write it. Producer Leon Ware wrote most of the songs for himself. Marvin Gaye was only supposed to record the title track. But he heard Leon playing a demo of the album one night and stayed up listening until morning. The next day, he asked Ware if he could have the whole thing. In this episode, Peter and Adam break down why the title track, "I Want You", might be one of his best songs, and whether the rest of the...