Let's Stay Together (song)

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"Let's Stay Together" is a song by Al Green on his 1972 album of the same name. It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, and remained on the chart for 16 weeks. The song later appeared on the soundtrack to Pulp Fiction. It was ranked the 60th greatest song of all time by Rolling Stone magazine. [1].

It was later covered by Tina Turner on her Private Dancer album, and served as her comeback single in 1984, it charted at #6 in the UK (1 place higher than Al Green's in the UK) and #26 in the USA. It has also been covered by Michael Bolton, Michelle Williams of Destiny's Child, as well as by At Last on the first season of America's Got Talent, who performed it a cappella.

Preceded by
"American Pie" by Don McLean
Billboard Hot 100 number one single (Al Green version)
February 12, 1972
Succeeded by
"Without You" by Nilsson

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