Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go

"Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go"
Single by Hank Ballard and The Midnighters
B-side"If You'd Forgive Me"
ReleasedSeptember 1960
GenreR&B, pop
Length2:19
LabelKing
SongwriterHank Ballard[1]
Hank Ballard and The Midnighters singles chronology
"Finger Poppin' Time"
(1960) 		"Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go"
(1960) 		"The Hoochi Coochi Coo"
(1960)

"Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go" (also known as "There's a Thrill on The Hill") is a 1960 pop and R&B single written by Hank Ballard and performed by Hank Ballard and The Midnighters.

Original version

Chart performance

The single was the last of the Midnighters' three number one singles on the US Billboard R&B chart, staying there for three non-consecutive weeks. "Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go" is also Ballard & the Midnighters' most successful pop single, peaking at number six on the Billboard Hot 100.[2] The record sold in excess of one million copies.[3] In Canada the song reached number 16.[4]

The Chambers Brothers version

"Lets Go, Lets Go, Lets Go"
Single by The Chambers Brothers
from the album Unbonded
A-side"Lets Go, Lets Go, Lets Go"
B-side"Do You Believe in Magic"
ReleasedFebruary 1974
Length3:00
LabelAvco AV-4632
ComposerHank Ballard
ProducerJimmy Ienner
The Chambers Brothers singles chronology
"Boogie Children"
(1973) 		"Lets Go, Lets Go, Lets Go"
(1974) 		"1-2-3"
(1974)

The Chambers Brothers recorded their version of the song with Willie Chambers on lead. It was produced by Jimmy Ienner, and released on the Avco label in 1973.[5]

Reception

"Lets Go, Let's Go, Let's Go" was one of the Picks of the Week in the 23 February issue of Cash Box. The review was positive and with the success that producer Jimmy Ienner had in the past, it was predicted that the pop and r&b markets would jump on the song straight away.[6]

Chart performance

Billboard

Their version debuted in the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart at no. 94 for the week of 30 March 1974. [7] For the week of 27 April, and at its fifth charting week, "Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go" peaked at no. 76 in the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart. It stayed on the chart for one more week.[8][9][10]

Cash Box

"Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go" debuted at No. 116 in the Cash Box Looking Ahead chart for the week of 30 February.[11][12] The following week it was at its final position of No. 119.[13][14]

For the week of 23 March, the single debuted at No. 70 in the Cash Box R&B Top 70 chart.[15] The record peaked at No. 57 for the week of 13 April.[16][17]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Hank Ballard And The Midnighters* – Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go / If You'd Forgive Me". Discogs.com. 1960. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 44.
  3. ^ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 121. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
  4. ^ "CHUM Hit Parade - October 31, 1960".
  5. ^ Swiss Charts - The Chambers Brothers – Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go
  6. ^ Cash Box, February 23, 1974 - Page 34 cash box/singles reviews, Picks of the Week, THE CHAMBERS BROTHERS (Avco 4632) Lets Go, Let's Go, Let's Go (3:00) (Lois, BMI-H. Ballard)
  7. ^ Billboard, March 30, 1974 - Page 52 Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY for Week Ending 3/30/74, Billboard Hot Soul Singles, This Week 94, Last Week -, Weeks on Chart 1
  8. ^ Billboard, April 27, 1974 - Page 28 Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY for Week Ending 4/27/74, Billboard Hot Soul Singles, This Week 76, Last Week 78, Weeks on Chart 5
  9. ^ Billboard, May 4, 1974 - Page 38 Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY for Week Ending 5/4/74, Billboard Hot Soul Singles, This Week 78, Last Week 76, Weeks on Chart 6
  10. ^ Billboard, May 11, 1974 - Page 32 Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY for Week Ending 5/11/74
  11. ^ Cash Box, March 23, 1974 - Page 30 LOOKING AHEAD
  12. ^ Cash Box, March 30, 1974 - Page 30 LOOKING AHEAD, 116 LET'S GO, LET'S GO, LET'S GO
  13. ^ Cash Box, April 6, 1974 - Page 12 LOOKING AHEAD, 119 LET'S GO, LET'S GO, LET'S GO
  14. ^ Cash Box, April 13, 1974 - Page 32 LOOKING AHEAD
  15. ^ Cash Box, March 23, 1974 - Page 36 Cash Box R & B TOP 70, 66, LET'S GO, LET'S GO, LET'S GO Chamber Brothers (Avco 4632), 70
  16. ^ Cash Box, April 13, 1974 - Page 26 Cash Box R & B TOP 70, 57, LET'S GO, LET'S GO, LET'S GO Chamber Brothers (Avco 4632), 61
  17. ^ Cash Box, April 20, 1974 - Page 58 CASH BOX / R&B TOP 70



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