Get on Up (Jodeci song)

"Get on Up" is a song by American R&B group Jodeci recorded for their third album The Show, the After Party, the Hotel (1995). The song was released as the third and final single for the album in 1996. "Get on Up" contains the sample of the 1981 song from Quincy Jones featuring Toots Thielemans' "Velas". Produced by Mr. Dalvin, it is the only Jodeci single to date that was not produced or written by group leader DeVante Swing. It was also the last Jodeci single released in 18 years before the group returned in 2014 with the single "Nobody Wins".

"Get on Up"
Single by Jodeci
from the album The Show, the After Party, the Hotel
ReleasedJanuary 11, 1996
Recorded1995
GenreR&B, Soul
Length3:47
LabelUptown/MCA
Songwriter(s)Dalvin DeGrate, Cedric Hailey, Joel Hailey, Ivan Lins, Vítor Martins
Producer(s)Mr. Dalvin
Jodeci singles chronology
"Love U 4 Life"
(1995)		 "Get on Up"
(1996)		 "Nobody Wins"
(2014)

In 1996, Jodeci performed this song when they guest starred in a season one episode of the UPN sitcom Moesha.

Track listings
CD, Promo
  1. "Get on Up" (Radio Edit) - 3:40
  2. "Get on Up" (Dalvin Remix) - 4:17
  3. "Get on Up" (The Instant Flava Mix) - 4:26
  4. "Get on Up" (LP Instrumental) - 4:21
Vinyl, 12"
  1. "Get on Up" (LP Version) - 3:43
  2. "Get on Up" (Mr. Dalvin's Remix) - 4:17
  3. "Freek'n You" - 5:07
    (feat. Ghostface Killah and Raekwon)

Personnel

Information taken from the album’s Liner Notes[1] and Discogs.[2]

  • K-Ci Hailey - Lead and Background vocals
  • Jojo Hailey - Lead and Background vocals
  • Mr. Dalvin - Musical arrangement, Background vocals
  • DeVante Swing - Background vocals
  • Additional Instruments: Darryl Pearson
  • Executive Producers: DeVante Swing, Andre Harrell
  • Remixing: Instant Flava, Mr. Dalvin
  • Scratches: DJ Double D (The Instant Flava Mix only)

Chart performance

Notes
  1. Jodeci. “The Show, The After-Party, The Hotel” (Album Notes). Uptown Records / MCA Records. 1995.
  2. "Jodeci - Get On Up (CD, Promo) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 2010-04-22.
  3. "allmusic ((( The Show, the After Party, the Hotel > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-04-22.
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