"Get on Up" is a song written by Johnny Taylor, Gilbert Moorer, and Bill Sheppard and performed by The Esquires. It was featured on their 1967 album, Get on Up and Get Away[1] and was produced by Bill Sheppard.[2]
| "Get on Up" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by The Esquires | ||||
| from the album Get on Up and Get Away | ||||
| B-side | "Listen to Me" | |||
| Released | August 1967 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 2:25 | |||
| Label | Bunky | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Johnny Taylor, Gilbert Moorer, Bill Sheppard | |||
| Producer(s) | Bill Sheppard | |||
| The Esquires singles chronology | ||||
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Chart performance
edit"Get on Up" reached #3 on the US R&B chart and No.11 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1967.[3] The single ranked 34th on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1967.[4] The band released an updated version in 1976 entitled "Get on Up '76" which reached No.62 on the US R&B chart.[5]
Song sampling
edit- "Get on Up" was sampled in Carmen Electra's "Everybody Get on Up" on her 1993 album, Carmen Electra. The song reached No.33 on the US Dance chart.[6]
References
edit- ^ The Esquires, Get on Up and Get Away Retrieved August 20, 2016.
- ^ The Esquires, "Get on Up" single release Retrieved August 20, 2016.
- ^ The Esquires, "Get on Up" chart positions Retrieved August 20, 2016.
- ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1967". Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
- ^ The Esquires, "Get on Up '76" chart position Retrieved August 20, 2016.
- ^ Carmen Electra, "Everybody Get on Up" chart position Retrieved August 20, 2016.
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