Raise Your Hand
"Raise Your Hand" is a song written by Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd, and Alvertis Isbell (Al Bell). It was recorded by Floyd and appeared on his 1967 debut album Knock on Wood.[1] It was released as a single that year, where it reached #16 on the Black Singles Chart and #79 on the Pop Singles Chart.
Chart performance
Chart (1967) | Peak position |
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Canada (RPM)[2] | 74 |
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[3] | 42 |
US Billboard Hot 100[4] | 79 |
US Billboard Top Selling R&B Singles[5] | 16 |
Other versions
- The song was part of Janis Joplin's concert repertoire and was performed by her at the 1969 Woodstock Festival. Her rendition of the song later appeared on the 1993 compilation Janis.[6]
- It was also played by The J. Geils Band, and appeared on their 1976 live album Blow Your Face Out.[7]
- Ike & Tina Turner recorded a version of the song in the early 1970s which was released on the 1985 compilation album Golden Empire.[8]
- The song has long been a favorite of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band for several decades and a 1978 performance of it was included on their Live/1975–85 box set.
- A version of the song appeared on Clarence Clemons and Temple of Soul's 2004 album Live in Asbury Park, Vol. 2 featuring Bruce Springsteen on lead guitar and lead vocals.[9]
References
- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - March 11, 1967" (PDF).
- ^ "officialcharts.com". officialcharts.com. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 305.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 208.
- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- ^ "Ike & Tina Turner - Golden Empire". Discogs. 1986.
- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
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Ike & Tina Turner
- The Soul of Ike & Tina Turner (1961)
- Ike & Tina Turner's Kings of Rhythm Dance (1962)
- Dynamite! (1962)
- Don't Play Me Cheap (1963)
- It's Gonna Work Out Fine (1963)
- Get It – Get It (ca. 1966)
- River Deep – Mountain High (1966)
- So Fine (1968)
- Outta Season (1969)
- Cussin', Cryin' & Carryin' On (1969)
- The Hunter (1969)
- Come Together (1970)
- Workin' Together (1970)
- Her Man . . . His Woman (1971)
- 'Nuff Said (1971)
- Feel Good (1972)
- Let Me Touch Your Mind (1973)
- Nutbush City Limits (1973)
- The Gospel According to Ike & Tina (1974)
- Sweet Rhode Island Red (1974)
- Delilah's Power (1977)
- Airwaves (1978)
- The Edge (1980)
- Ike & Tina Turner Revue Live (1964)
- Live! The Ike & Tina Turner Show (1965)
- The Ike & Tina Turner Show – Vol. 2 (1967)
- In Person (1969)
- Ike & Tina Turner's Festival of Live Performances (1970)
- What You Hear Is What You Get (1971)
- Live in Paris – Olympia 1971 (1971)
- Live! The World of Ike & Tina (1973)
- The Greatest Hits of Ike & Tina Turner (1965)
- The Soul of Ike & Tina (1966)
- Souled Out (1970)
- Greatest Hits (1976)
- Get Back (1985)
- Golden Empire (1985)
- Proud Mary: The Best of Ike & Tina Turner (1991)
- Funkier Than a Mosquito's Tweeter (2002)
- His Woman, Her Man: The Ike Turner Diaries (2004)
- The Ike & Tina Turner Story: 1960–1975 (2007)
- Soul To Soul (1971)
- Here's Johnny: Magic Moments from the Tonight Show (1974)
- "A Fool in Love" (1960)
- "I Idolize You" (1960)
- "I'm Jealous" (1961)
- "It's Gonna Work Out Fine" (1961)
- "Poor Fool" (1961)
- "Tra La La La La" (1962)
- "You Should'a Treated Me Right" (1962)
- "You Can't Miss Nothing That You Never Had" (1964)
- "A Fool for a Fool" (1964)
- "I Can't Believe What You Say (for Seeing What You Do)" (1964)
- "Please, Please, Please" (1964)
- "He's the One" (1964)
- "Tell Her I'm Not Home" (1965)
- "Somebody Needs You" (1965)
- "Good Bye, So Long" (1965)
- "I Don't Need" (1965)
- "Two Is a Couple" (1965)
- "Can't Chance a Break Up" (1965)
- "Something's Got a Hold of Me" (1966)
- "Dust My Broom" (1966)
- "River Deep – Mountain High" (1966)
- "I'll Never Need More Than This" (1967)
- "A Love Like Yours" (1967)
- "So Fine" (1968)
- "I'm Gonna Do All I Can (to Do Right by My Man)" (1969)
- "I've Been Loving You Too Long" (1969)
- "I Wish It Would Rain" (1969)
- "The Hunter" (1969)
- "I Know" (1969)
- "Bold Soul Sister" (1969)
- "Come Together" (1969)
- "I Want to Take You Higher" (1970)
- "Respect" (1970)
- "Workin' Together"
- "Proud Mary" (1971)
- "Funkier Than a Mosquita's Tweeter" (1971)
- "Ooh Poo Pah Doo" (1971)
- "You Don't Love Me (Yes I Know)" (1971)
- "I'm Yours (Use Me Anyway You Wanna)" (1971)
- "Get Back" (1972)
- "Up in Heah" (1972)
- "Feel Good" (1972)
- "She Came In Through the Bathroom Window" (1972)
- "Let Me Touch Your Mind" (1972)
- "With a Little Help from My Friends" (1973)
- "Early One Morning" (1973)
- "Nutbush City Limits" (1973)
- "Sweet Rhode Island Red" (1974)
- "Sexy Ida" (1974)
- "Baby, Get It On" (1975)
- "Shame, Shame, Shame" (1982)
- "Living for the City" (1985)
- "Shake a Hand" (1986)
- "Raise Your Hand (U Got To)" (2005)
- The Big T.N.T. Show (1965)
- Gimme Shelter (1970)
- It's Your Thing (1970)
- Taking Off (1971)
- Good Vibrations From Central Park (1971)
- Soul To Soul (1971)
- Ike & Tina On The Road: 1971–72 (2012)
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- Discography
- Club Imperial
- Club Manhattan
- "Boxtop"
- Bolic Sound
- Prann Records
- Sony Records
- Teena Records
- Sonja Records
- Innis Records
- What's Love Got to Do with It
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