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Get on Up (The Esquires song)

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B-side
  
"Listen to Me"

Genre
  
R&B

Label
  
Bunky

Released
  
August 1967

Length
  
2:25

Writer(s)
  
Johnny Taylor, Gilbert Moorer, Bill Sheppard

"Get on Up" is a song written by Johnny Taylor, Gilbert Moorer, and Bill Sheppard and performed by The Esquires. It reached #3 on the US R&B chart and #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1967. The song was featured on their 1967 album, Get on Up and Get Away.

The song was produced by Bill Sheppard.

The single ranked 34th on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1967.

The band released an updated version in 1976 entitled "Get on Up '76". It reached No. 62 on the US R&B chart.

Song sampling

  • The song was sampled in Carmen Electra's song "Everybody Get on Up" on her 1993 album, Carmen Electra. The song reached No. 33 on the US Dance chart.

    • References

    Get on Up (The Esquires song) Wikipedia
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