# Talk:I Want You (Marvin Gaye album)

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Hello, I will be reviewing this article. It looks good so far, and a full review is coming up in a bit. Thanks, and if you have any questions, ask me on my talkpage! CarpetCrawler (talk) 21:52, 21 September 2008 (UTC)


### GA on hold
I have some very minor concerns with this article. It is VERY well written and referenced, and I know that this is easily a Good Article, only after the following things are fixed...
- "Initial criticism of the album, however, was mixed. It was later noted by music writers such as David Ritz that the critical reception of disco music, in general, had been poor and ill-conceived, which may have caused the slightly disco-styled I Want You to suffer critically, in comparison to Gaye's previous albums" I know that you have cited stuff from Ritz throughout the article, but this also needs a citation.
... And that's all! Just find that citation and this article will easily pass! I will give you one week to fulfill the requirements. Please notify me on my talkpage when you fulfill the requirements, or if you have any questions or concerns. Thanks, and have a nice day! CarpetCrawler (talk) 04:49, 23 September 2008 (UTC)
Congratulations, wonderful job, and the article has passed! Great work to all involved! CarpetCrawler (talk) 00:58, 24 September 2008 (UTC)

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I've learned so much from this article. My question - I was checking note [5] to the image of the ARP Odyssey. It refers to liner notes by David Ritz to the Deluxe Edition (2003). However, I do not see Ritz credited in the liner notes (more info - https://www.discogs.com/release/15905942-Marvin-Gaye-I-Want-You-Deluxe-Edition). Instead the liner notes feature contributions by Richard Torres (section title: "Romantic Obsession"), Harry Weinger ("The Dance"), and Jan Gaye, along with sidebars credited to Weinger (signed HW). Also I do not find the information about the ARP Odyssey anywhere in the liner notes, which at one point mention "sinewy synthesizers" (a nice phrase!) but don't seem to contain more specifics than that. There is a line in the credits on the second-to-last page of liner notes that credits two performers, including Marvin Gaye, with playing "ARP SYNTHESIZER"; this particular credit does not appear on the back cover of original vinyl (see "more images" here - https://www.discogs.com/master/66739-Marvin-Gaye-I-Want-You); the reference in the article, however, indicates greater depth that this. Is there a better citation for the information credited to Ritz (2003) in the article? Ritz contributes liner notes to many other reissues and deluxe editions of Marvin Gaye albums, but I'm not able to check them all readily. This issue affects a number of references in the article.
Additionally, the instrument designated as "ARP SYNTHESIZER" in the deluxe edition credits (heard prominently on the track "After the Dance (Instrumental)") is described in another source as a Moog synthesizer borrowed from Cal Harris and/or Motown West and not belonging to Gaye's studio (see Michael Eric Dyson, Mercy Mercy Me, pp. 183-184 - it's a good story!). Synth parts on a later album, Here My Dear, do sound like an ARP Odyssey to my ear, but that's conjecture and I'd like to ground it in a credible source. Thanks very much for any help.
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