Let's Go Get Stoned (R&B song)
| "Let's Go Get Stoned" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Ray Charles | ||||
| from the album Crying Time | ||||
| B-side | "The Train" | |||
| Released | 1966 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 2:57 | |||
| Label | ABC Records | |||
| Writer(s) | Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson, Josephine Armstead | |||
| Producer(s) | Joe Adams | |||
| Ray Charles singles chronology | ||||
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"Let's Go Get Stoned" is a song originally recorded by The Coasters in May 1965.[1] It was written by Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson, and Josephine Armstead.
It was a 1966 #1 R&B hit for American recording artist 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".[3]
Other Covers
- Manfred Mann recorded the song on their #1 British EP No Living Without Loving, which topped the EP charts in December 1965.
- The Amboy Dukes recorded a cover for their 1967 eponymous album[4]
- James Brown released a recording of the song as a single.[5]
- Booker T & The MGs recorded the song on their 1968 album Doin' Our Thing.
- Big Mama Thornton recorded the song for her 1969 album Stronger Than Dirt.
- Joe Cocker covered the song several times live, most notably at Woodstock Festival in 1969.
- The Derek Trucks Band has performed the song at live concerts.
- Billy Preston recorded the song on his Live European Tour album, released in 1974
- Lowell Fulson recorded the song under the name Lowell Fulsom for his 1968 album Now.'
King of the World (Dutch) on their album Can´t go home (2013) Bonnie Bramlett recorded the song on the album "Lady's Choice" Capricorn Records c. 1976
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. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 113.
- ↑ Ray Charles, "I Don't Need No Doctor" Retrieved 12, 2012.
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r75252
- ↑ James Brown, Fine Old Foxy Self Retrieved February 12, 2012.
External links
| 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 |
