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The song is an appeal for peace and brotherhood, presenting the polarity of love versus fear, and the choice to be made between them. It is best remembered for the impassioned plea in the lines of its refrain ("Come on people now/Smile on your brother/Everybody get together/Try to love one another right now"), which is repeated several times in succession to bring the song to its conclusion.
Get Together" was written by Chet Powers (aka Dino Valenti of Quicksilver Messenger Service) and had already appeared in 1963 on the album 12 String Guitar! Vol. 2 by the Folkswingers and in 1966 as a track on the first album by the Jefferson Airplane. Upon first release as a single by The Youngbloods in 1967, it only went to No. 62 in the pop ...
Several critically praised albums followed: The Youngbloods (1967, later retitled Get Together); Earth Music (1967); and Elephant Mountain (1969), with the track "Darkness, Darkness". [5] In 1967, when the track "Get Together", a paean to universal brotherhood, first appeared, it did not sell well, reaching only number 62 on the chart. [6]
During this period, he wrote and popularized "Let's Get Together". Frequently covered as "Get Together", the song was performed by a diverse array of groups throughout the decade, including The Kingston Trio, We Five, The Back Porch Majority, The Dave Clark Five, H. P. Lovecraft, Jefferson Airplane and in particular The Youngbloods, whose 1967 ...
Make Someone Happy is the second studio album by the folk band We Five released in 1967. The group had a top 40 hit with the Chet Powers song Let's Get Together, reaching #31 on The Billboard Hot 100. [1] The album landed on the Billboard 200, reaching #172. [2] The title track comes from the musical, Do Re Mi.
Georgy Girl (song) Get It Together (James Brown song) Let's Get Together (Chet Powers song) Get While the Gettin's Good (song) Gettin' Hungry; Gettin' Together (song) Gimme Little Sign; Gin House Blues; A Girl Like You (The Young Rascals song) Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon; Girls Are Out to Get You; Give It to Me (The Troggs song) Glad to Be Unhappy
The song reached number 18 on The Billboard Hot 100 in 1967. The song also reached number 24 in Canada. The song was the group's fourth charting single of the year. "Gettin' Together" is based on the opening bass riff of "Gimme Some Lovin'", a single by the Spencer Davis Group released in 1966.
"Get It Together" is a song performed by James Brown. Released in October 1967 as a two-part single , it charted #11 R&B and #40 Pop. [ 1 ] Both parts also appeared on the album I Can't Stand Myself When You Touch Me .