Best Romantic Love Songs for the Bedroom or Hot Tub

Everyone needs a great playlist for those romantic moments of seduction or those passionate sexual encounters. Such a music playlist requires slow and soothing songs, up-tempo music renditions and pure love songs. This list is no different. Aiming at a level of variety, while maintaining the integrity of the compilation, this music CD contains pieces by Barry White, Marvin Gaye, Maddonna, Dave Matthews Band, Janet Jackson, Paula Cole and a variety of others across several genres and spanning many decades. Arranged in preferential order, here is the ultimate romantic compilation to make-out to:

Track 1 - Let Go (2002) - Frou Frou - The first song of the "Details" CD is also apt as the first song of my romantic compilation.

Track 2 - Crash Into Me (1996) - Dave Matthews Band - A solid song for the ever important number two slot that doesn't come on too strong. "Sweet like candy to my soul." This song lays the ground work for the romance to come.

Track 3 - It's No Good (1997) - Depeche Mode - This song had to go in the beginning of the CD, due to the lyrics, "I'm gonna take my time... I have all the time in the World... to make you mine."

Track 4 - Let's Get It On (1973) - Marvin Gaye - By the fourth song, it's time to kick it up a notch. Who better for that than Marvin Gaye?

Track 5 - Come Away With Me (2003) - Norah Jones - A soothing, relaxing song to bring the mood back down a bit, appropriately placed as the fourth musical love track.

Track 6 - Justify My Love (1990) - Madonna - By the sixth romantic song, high gear needs to be established. Madonna is the perfect fit.

Track 7 - True (1983) - Spandau Ballet - This 1980's song just feels right in the early to mid section of the love album. True?

Track 8 - Your Body is a Wonderland (2001) - John Mayer - For those intimate times in the middle. After all, "your body is a wonderland."

Track 9 - Any Time, Any Place (1994) - Janet Jackson - In case you feel like a change of pace. Or, even if you don't. Janet Jackson does the trick.

Track 10 - Feelin' Love (1996) - Paula Cole - This strong yet gentle song yells out to be positioned in the middle.

Track 11 - So Alive (1989) - Love and Rockets - A good time to come alive. "So alive."

Track 12 - You're The First, The Last, My Everything (1975) - Barry White - No romantic compilation is complete without a song from Barry White. Feel free to substitute "Can't Get Enough of Your Love Babe." (Call it music track 11a)

Track 13 - Down Low (Nobody Has To Know) (1996) - R. Kelly - The slight crudeness of this one seemed to necessitate a position after Barry White, to balance it out. Furthermore, I couldn't fathom positioning this piece of music anywhere in the first half of the make-out compilation.

Track 14 - Your Love is King (1984) - Sade - A nice musical juxtaposition to the previous song. Also, a slower rendition before picking up the pace again.

Track 15 - I'm So Excited (1982) - The Pointer Sisters - Ending on a high note is key. This up-tempo song can begin that climax.

Track 16 - Sexual Healing (1982) - Marvin Gaye - The only artist to make the love album twice, Marvin Gaye must end things the way he began them with "Let's Get It On."

Track 17 - Let's Stay Together (1972) - Al Green - You can't end with a song like "Sexual Healing." Rather, you need a cool down song. Something a little slower and calmer. Something that says, let's do this again.

Bonus Track - The Ocean (2004) - Ambulance LTD - Every great CD deserves a bonus song, so this playlist should be no different.