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The original Temptations version of "Get Ready", produced by Smokey Robinson, was designed as an answer to the latest dance craze, "The Duck".The Temptations' falsetto Eddie Kendricks sings lead on the song, which Robinson produced as an up-tempo dance number with a prominent rhythm provided by Motown drummer Benny Benjamin.
In the UK, the song entered the Music Week Top 50 the week of 7 July 1973, rose to No. 7, and stayed in the charts for 9 weeks and is one of John's most critically and commercially successful singles in that country. In the US, the song entered the Billboard Top 40 the week of 11 August 1973, rose to No. 12, and stayed in the Top 40 for nine weeks.
The new recording of "Get Ready" was edited down to 2:46 for a single, which was given a Tamla Motown release in the UK, the only release by the band to appear on Motown itself, and unlike the Temptations' version, Rare Earth's recording was a success on the pop chart. [3] The single peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1970. [4]
To remember that glory, we put together a list of the best 1970s songs that still captivate listeners today. These hits span genres from Rock and Roll to Country to R&B/Soul, enticing audiences ...
Simon & Garfunkel had two songs on the Year-End Hot 100, including "Bridge Over Troubled Water" The Jackson 5 had four songs on the Year-End Hot 100, the most of any artist in 1970. This is a list of Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of the year 1970. [1] It covers from January 3 to November 28, 1970. [2]
The Generation Gap (song) Get Ready (The Temptations song) Let's Get Together (Chet Powers song) Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine; Get Up, Get into It, Get Involved; The Ghetto (Donny Hathaway song) Girlie (song) The Girls' Song; God, Love and Rock & Roll; Gonna Give Her All the Love I've Got; Good Morning Freedom; A Good Year for the Roses
Grab your cowboy hat and get ready to line dance to Queen Bey’s “Texas Hold ‘Em.” ... Sing along with Mungo Jerry as he dee-dee-dee's and dah-dah-dah's his way through this 1970 hit ...
"Get Ready" Rare Earth: 4 June 13 5 "Make Me Smile" Chicago: 9 June 6 2 June 13 "The Love You Save" The Jackson 5: 1 June 27 9 June 20 "Mama Told Me (Not to Come)" Three Dog Night: 1 July 11 9 "Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)" The Temptations: 3 June 27 9 "Hitchin' a Ride" Vanity Fare: 5 June 27 4 "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)"