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.

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Chart positions

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

References

  1. ^ "Recording: Let's Go Get Stoned". Second Hand Songs. 18 February 2011. http://www.secondhandsongs.com/performance/149007. Retrieved 14 June 2011. 
  2. ^ 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