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