Let's Go Get Stoned (R&B song)

"Let's Go Get Stoned" is an R&B song originally recorded by The Coasters in May 1965.^[1] It was written by Ashford & Simpson and Josephine Armstead.

It was a 1966 number-one R&B hit for music legend Ray Charles,^[2]. The single was released shortly after Charles was released from rehab after a sixteen-year heroin addiction. It is notable for being one of Ashford & Simpson's first successful compositions together; the duo also penned Charles' "I Don't Need No Doctor" before they signed with Motown Records working primarily on duets for Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell.

Other Covers

Manfred Mann recorded the song one their #1 British EP No Living Without Loving that topped the EP charts in December 1965.
James Brown released a recording of the song as a single.
Big Mama Thornton recorded the song for her 1969 album "Stronger Than Dirt".
The song was covered several times live by Joe Cocker, most notably at Woodstock Festival in 1969.
The Derek Trucks Band has performed the song at live concerts.

Chart positions

Chart (1966)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	31
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles	1

References

^ "Recording: Let's Go Get Stoned". Second Hand Songs. 18 February 2011. http://www.secondhandsongs.com/performance/149007. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 113.

Preceded by "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" by The Temptations	Billboard Hot R&B Singles number-one single July 23, 1966	Succeeded by "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" by The Temptations