"Let's Go Get Stoned" is a song originally recorded by

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in May 1965. It was written by Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson, and Josephine Armstead.

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recorded it in October 1965 as a

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to the single, "Never Had It So Good.

Ray Charles recording

It was a 1966 number one R&B hit for American recording artist

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. The single was released shortly after Charles was released from rehab after a 16-year

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addiction. Charles heard a 1965 recording of the song by

. According to Milsap, Charles liked his version of the song so much that he decided to record it himself. It is notable for being one of Ashford & Simpson's first successful compositions together; the duo also penned Charles' "

I Don't Need No Doctor "I Don't Need No Doctor" is an R&B song written by Nick Ashford, Valerie Simpson, and Jo Armstead. First released by Ashford on Verve in August 1966, it went nowhere. It was then picked up and recorded by Ray Charles and released in Octob ...

Chart positions

Other notable covers

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recorded the song on their number one British EP, '' No Living Without Loving'', which topped the UK EP chart in December 1965. *

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recorded a cover for their 1967 eponymous album. *

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released a recording of the song as a single. *

Big Mama Thornton Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton (December 11, 1926 – July 25, 1984), was an American singer and songwriter of blues and R&B. The ''Encyclopedia of Pop, Rock and Soul'' described Thornton by saying: "Her booming voice, sometimes 200-pound fra ...

recorded the song for her 1969 album ''Stronger Than Dirt''. *

Joe Cocker John Robert "Joe" Cocker (20 May 1944 – 22 December 2014) was an English singer known for his gritty, bluesy voice and dynamic stage performances featuring expressive body movements. Most of his best-known singles, such as "Feelin' Alright ...

performed the song at

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in August 1969, and it was one of the tracks on his 1970 live double album, '' Mad Dogs & Englishmen''.

References

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