Get on Up (The Esquires song)

"Get on Up"
Single by The Esquires
from the album Get on Up and Get Away
B-side "Listen to Me"
Released August 1967
Genre R&B
Length 2:25
Label Bunky
Writer(s) Johnny Taylor, Gilbert Moorer, Bill Sheppard
Producer(s) Bill Sheppard
The Esquires singles chronology
"Get on Up"
(1967)
"And Get Away"
(1967)

"Get on Up" is a song written by Johnny Taylor, Gilbert Moorer, and Bill Sheppard and performed by The Esquires. It reached #3 on the US R&B chart and #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1967.[1] The song was featured on their 1967 album, Get on Up and Get Away.[2]

The song was produced by Bill Sheppard.[3]

The single ranked 34th on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1967.[4]

The band released an updated version in 1976 entitled "Get on Up '76". It reached No. 62 on the US R&B chart.[5]

Song sampling

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