Get On Up (The Esquires song) explained

Get on Up
Type:	single
Artist:	The Esquires
Album:	Get on Up and Get Away
B-Side:	Listen to Me
Released:	August 1967
Genre:	R&B
Label:	Bunky
Producer:	Bill Sheppard
Next Title:	And Get Away
Next Year:	1967

"Get on Up" is a song written by Johnny Taylor, Gilbert Moorer, and Bill Sheppard and performed by The Esquires. It was featured on their 1967 album, Get on Up and Get Away^[1] and was produced by Bill Sheppard.^[2]

Chart performance

"Get on Up" reached #3 on the US R&B chart and No.11 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1967.^[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" which reached No.62 on the US R&B chart.^[5]

Song sampling

• "Get on Up" was sampled in Carmen Electra's "Everybody Get on Up" on her 1993 album, Carmen Electra. The song reached No.33 on the US Dance chart.^[6]

Notes and References

1. https://www.discogs.com/The-Esquires-Get-On-Up-And-Get-Away/release/1302158 The Esquires, Get on Up and Get Away
2. http://www.45cat.com/record/7750 The Esquires, "Get on Up" single release
3. http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=Get+on+Up+by+The+Esquires&id=42681 The Esquires, "Get on Up" chart positions
4. Web site: Billboard Top 100 - 1967 . August 20, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140102011046/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/1967.php . January 2, 2014 .
5. http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=Get+On+Up+%2776+by+The+Esquires&id=78523 The Esquires, "Get on Up '76" chart position
6. http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=Everybody+Get+On+Up+by+Carmen+Electra&id=85573 Carmen Electra, "Everybody Get on Up" chart position