Cover Versions
In 1990, British singer Robert Palmer covered "I Want You" as a medley with another Marvin Gaye song, "Mercy Mercy Me". The song was released as the third single from his tenth studio album, Don't Explain, in January 1991. The song reached number nine in the United Kingdom, six in Canada and sixteen in the United States. Diana Ross, whose brother T-Boy co-wrote the song, covered "I Want You" for her 2007 album I Love You. American jazz ensemble To Be Continued Brass Band released an instrumental cover version of "I Want You" on their first album, Modern Times (2009).
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