Performed by: The Staple Singers
Written by: Curtis Mayfield
Credits: Mayfield, Curtis (Songwriter); WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP (Publisher)
Let's Do It Again
| Lyrics: Let's Do It Again |
Performed by: The Staple Singers
Written by: Curtis Mayfield
Credits: Mayfield, Curtis (Songwriter); WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP (Publisher)
| 5min Related Video: Let's Do It Again |
| Wikipedia: Let's Do It Again (song) |
| "Let's Do It Again" | ||||
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| Single by The Staple Singers | ||||
| from the album Let's Do It Again | ||||
| Released | 1975 | |||
| Genre | Soul | |||
| Length | 4:29 | |||
| Label | Curtom | |||
| Writer(s) | Curtis Mayfield | |||
| Producer | Curtis Mayfield | |||
| The Staple Singers singles chronology | ||||
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"Let's Do It Again" was a hit song for The Staple Singers. Written by Curtis Mayfield, it was part of the soundtrack for the Bill Cosby/Sidney Poitier movie, Let's Do It Again. The single reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in December 1975, and also spent two non-consecutive weeks at the top of the Hot Soul Singles chart.[1]. It was the last major hit by the group.
R&B Quartet Xscape sampled the song of the same name on the Soul Food soundtrack in 1997.
Chart positions
| Charts | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles | 1 |
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 547.
| Preceded by "Fly, Robin, Fly" by Silver Convention |
Billboard Hot 100 number-one single 27 December 1975 |
Succeeded by "Saturday Night" by Bay City Rollers |
| Billboard Hot Soul Singles number-one single 22 November 1975 13 December 1975 |
Succeeded by "That's the Way (I Like It)" by K.C. & the Sunshine Band "Full of Fire by Al Green |
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