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1975 single by Joe Simon
"Get Down, Get Down (Get on the Floor)"
Single by Joe Simon
from the album Get Down
B-side"In My Baby's Arms"
ReleasedMarch 1975 (1975)
GenreDisco
LabelSpring
Songwriter(s)Joe Simon, Raeford Gerald
Producer(s)Joe Simon, Raeford Gerald
Joe Simon singles chronology
"The Best Time Of My Life"
(1974) 		"Get Down, Get Down (Get on the Floor)"
(1975) 		"Music In My Bones"
(1975)

"Get Down, Get Down (Get on the Floor)" is a song written by Joe Simon and Raeford Gerald. It was recorded and released as single by Simon in 1975 with both Simon and Gerald serving as producers. It was the last of Simon's three number ones on the soul chart and his highest entry on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at number eight. In Canada, the song reached number 15.

References

  1. Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (October 15, 1996). "Boogie Down: The Dawn of Disco". Precious and Few - Pop Music in the Early '70s. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 183. ISBN 031214704X.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 528.
  3. White, Adam; Bronson, Fred (1993). The Billboard Book of Number One Rhythm & Blues Hits. New York: Billboard Books: Watson-Guptill Publications. p. 163.
  4. "RPM Magazine - July 5, 1975 (page 23)" (PDF).
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