Get On Up (The Esquires song)

"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"
ReleasedAugust 1967
GenreR&B
Length2:25
LabelBunky
Songwriter(s)Johnny Taylor, Gilbert Moorer, Bill Sheppard
Producer(s)Bill Sheppard
The Esquires singles chronology
"Get on Up"
(1967)
"And Get Away"
(1967)

Chart performance

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"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

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References

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  1. ^ The Esquires, Get on Up and Get Away Retrieved August 20, 2016.
  2. ^ The Esquires, "Get on Up" single release Retrieved August 20, 2016.
  3. ^ The Esquires, "Get on Up" chart positions Retrieved August 20, 2016.
  4. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1967". Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
  5. ^ The Esquires, "Get on Up '76" chart position Retrieved August 20, 2016.
  6. ^ Carmen Electra, "Everybody Get on Up" chart position Retrieved August 20, 2016.