Let's Stay Together (song)
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| "Let's Stay Together" | ||
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| Single by Al Green | ||
| from the album Let's Stay Together | ||
| B-side(s) | "Tomorrow's Dream" | |
| Released | 1972 | |
| Format | CD single Digital download Vinyl Cassette |
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| Genre | Pop, Rock, R&B | |
| Length | 3:16 | |
| Label | London Records | |
| Writer(s) | Al Green & Willie Mitchell | |
| Producer(s) | Al Green & Willie Mitchell | |
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| Single by Tina Turner | ||
| from the album Private Dancer | ||
| B-side(s) | "I Wrote A Letter" | |
| Released | 1983 | |
| Format | CD single Digital download Vinyl Cassette |
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| Genre | Soul, R&B | |
| Length | 3:33 | |
| Label | Capitol Records | |
| Writer(s) | Al Green & Willie Mitchell | |
| Producer(s) | Martyn Ware & Greg Walsh | |
| Tina Turner singles chronology | ||
| Ball of Confusion 1982 |
Let's Stay Together 1983 |
Help! 1984 |
"Let's Stay Together" is a song by Al Green on his 1972 album of the same name. It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, and remained on the chart for 16 weeks. The song later appeared on the soundtrack to Pulp Fiction. It was ranked the 60th greatest song of all time by Rolling Stone magazine. [1].
It was later covered by Tina Turner on her Private Dancer album, and served as her comeback single in 1983, charting at #6 in the UK (1 place higher than Al Green's original managed) and #26 in the USA. It has also been covered by Michael Bolton, Michelle Williams of Destiny's Child, as well as by At Last on the first season of America's Got Talent, who performed it a cappella. It has also been covered by UK soul singer Lemar.
Chart Positions (Tina Turner - 1983)
| Position | Chart |
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| 26 | US Hot 100 |
| 3 | US R&B |
| 1 | US Dance |
| 6 | UK |
| 18 | Germany |
| 19 | Australia |
| 28 | Switzerland |
| 4 | Netherlands |
| 15 | Ireland |
| Preceded by "American Pie" by Don McLean |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single (Al Green version) February 12, 1972 |
Succeeded by "Without You" by Nilsson |
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