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Get Ready

Introduction of the Temptations / Get Ready
First released 1966English120+ recordingson 652 releasesISWC T-070.065.945-5
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Written by

William “Smokey” RobinsonComposerWilliam “Smokey” RobinsonLyricist

From the films

Air AmericaAir America1990the film on Charmy Movies ↗
Dumb and DumberDumb and Dumber1994the film on Charmy Movies ↗
A Knight's TaleA Knight's Tale2001the film on Charmy Movies ↗
Wait 'Til You're OlderWait 'Til You're Older2005the film on Charmy Movies ↗
Hitsville: The Making of MotownHitsville: The Making of Motown2019the film on Charmy Movies ↗
The Temptations1998the film on Charmy Movies ↗

Recordings

PerformanceBy
Get ReadySyl Johnson3:04
Get ReadyGregory Isaacs4:48
Get ReadyRare Earth2:48
Get ReadyThe Temptations2:38
Get Ready (feat. Peter Rivera)Rare Earth2:54
Get ReadyThe Temptations2:39
Get ReadyThe Proclaimers3:03
Get ReadySmokey Robinson & The Miracles3:23
Get ReadyCarol Hitchcock3:31
Get ReadyMartha Reeves3:08
Get ReadyRare Earth21:32
Get ReadyMartha Reeves3:12
Get ReadySmokey Robinson3:23
People Get ReadyRare Earth1:18
Apollo Medley: Get ReadyDaryl Hall & John Oates2:49
Get ReadyThe Hellacopters2:28
Get Ready (UNKLE Sounds edit)Rare Earth2:27
Get ReadyMaggie Pie & The Impostors3:08
Get ReadyMaggie Pie & The Impostors3:08
Get ReadyCarol Hitchcock8:01
Get Ready[unknown]3:06
Get Ready (new version)The Temptations4:01
Get ReadyGiant Sand3:45
Get ReadyRare Earth3:49
Get ReadyElla Fitzgerald2:34
Get ReadyRare Earth5:07
Get ReadyRare Earth1:25
Get ReadyRare Earth23:38
Get ReadyS.O.U.L.5:20
Get ReadyThe Temptations3:57
Get ReadyThe Temptations2:35
Get ReadyElla Fitzgerald2:35
Get ReadyTom Jones2:28
Get ReadyNancy Sinatra2:43
Get ReadyThe Temptations2:23
Get ReadyElla Fitzgerald2:33
Get ReadyThe Supremes2:44
Get ReadySmokey Robinson5:56
Get Ready (live)Rare Earth2:47
Get ReadyElla Fitzgerald2:34
Get ReadySmokey Robinson4:38
Get ReadyRare Earth feat. Peter Rivera3:49
Get Ready (feat. Peter Rivera)Rare Earth2:53
Get ReadyBlues Dimension2:12
Get ReadyRare Earth21:33
Get ReadyThe Temptations2:16
Get ReadyThe Temptations2:10
Get ReadyThe Temptations4:28
Introduction of the Temptations / Get ReadyDiana Ross and The Supremes with The Temptations2:35
Get ReadyThe Temptations
Get ReadyMartha Reeves3:07
Get ReadyThe Nolans3:39
Get ReadyZhain2:15
Get ReadyThe Original Lead Singers of The Temptations2:55
Get ReadyThe Temptations2:55
Get ReadyMartha Reeves3:12
Get ReadyMartha Reeves3:06
Get Ready (excerpt)The Temptations0:46
Get ReadyAsh2:51
Get ReadyRare Earth2:50
Get ReadyRare Earth2:50
Get ReadyFM3:57
Get ReadyThe Temptations2:28
Get ReadyRare Earth10:31
Get Ready (short version)Rare Earth2:52
Get Ready (PWL remix)Carol Hitchcock7:41
Get ReadyMartha Reeves3:12
Get Ready (feat. Peter Riviera)Rare Earth2:56
Get ReadyRare Earth3:49
Get ReadyElla Fitzgerald2:35
Get ReadyThe Temptations2:15
Get Ready (feat. Peter Rivera)Rare Earth2:57
Get ReadyThe Temptations2:22
Get ReadyCharles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band5:50
Get ReadyRare Earth20:08
Get ReadyElla Fitzgerald2:35
Get ReadyThe Temptations feat. Slimmy Taylor4:11
Get ReadyCornell University Last Call2:46
The Temptations Mix: Papa Was a Rolling Stone / Get Ready / I Can’t Get Next to You / My Girl / Papa Was a Rolling StoneThe Temptations5:20
Get ReadyHall & Oates2:34
Get ReadyBlues Dimension2:14
Get ReadyBlues Dimension2:14
Get ReadyElla Fitzgerald2:35
Get Ready (live)Rare Earth2:48
Apollo Medley: Get Ready / Ain’t Too Proud to Beg / The Way You Do the Things You Do / My GirlDaryl Hall & John Oates12:36
Get Ready (remastered)Ella Fitzgerald2:32
Get ReadyEdsilia Rombley2:56
Get ReadyCarol Hitchcock3:22
Get ReadyEddie Kendricks & The Temptations2:55
Get ReadyMartha Reeves3:09
Get ReadyHessel4:27
Get ReadyWet Wet Wet3:34
Get ReadyElla Fitzgerald2:35
Get Ready (Cos Here I Come) · videoHall & Oates with Eddie Kendricks2:48
Get ReadySmokey Robinson & Gary Barlow3:22
Get Ready (re-recorded)Peter Rivera3:50
Get ReadyBlues Dimension2:11
Get ReadyRare Earth20:08
Get ReadyThe Overtones2:57
Get ReadyRare Earth1:45
Get ReadyAsh2:49
Get Ready (re-recording)Rare Earth feat. Peter Rivera2:56
Get ReadySyl Johnson
Get ReadySyl Johnson3:04
Get Ready (live at The Big Day)Wet Wet Wet3:04
Get Ready伊東たけし4:25
Get ReadySmokey Robinson & Imelda May3:08
Get ReadyRare Earth21:31
Get ReadyCarol Hitchcock3:00
Get Ready (radio edit without Rap)The Temptations4:03
Get Ready (extended version)The Temptations5:21
Get Ready (radio version with Rap)The Temptations4:24
Get Ready (instrumental)The Temptations4:23
Get ReadyRare Earth13:29
Get ReadyElla Fitzgerald2:37
Get ReadyPeter Rivera3:50
Get ReadyRare Earth15:18
Get ReadyRare Earth, featuring Peter Rivera3:50
Get Ready (mono)The Supremes2:37
Get Ready (alternate mix)The Supremes3:03

On these albums

Greatest Hits
Greatest HitsThe Temptations · 1966
Gettin’ Ready
Gettin’ ReadyThe Temptations · 1966
The Supremes A’ Go‐Go
The Supremes A’ Go‐GoThe Supremes · 1966
13 Smash Hits
13 Smash HitsTom Jones · 1967
Temptations Live!
Temptations Live!The Temptations · 1967
The Tom Jones Fever Zone
The Tom Jones Fever ZoneTom Jones · 1968
Sandy
SandySandy Edmonds · 1968
Blues Dimension
Blues DimensionBlues Dimension · 1968
Dreams/Answers
Dreams/AnswersRare Earth · 1968
Just Today
Just TodayBobby Vee · 1968
The Original Sound Track From TCB
The Original Sound Track From TCBDiana Ross and The Supremes with The Temptations · 1968Soundtrack
Get Ready / Magic Key
Get Ready / Magic KeyRare Earth · 1969
Ella
EllaElla Fitzgerald · 1969
Get Ready
Get ReadyRare Earth · 1969
A Pocket Full of Miracles
A Pocket Full of MiraclesSmokey Robinson & The Miracles · 1970
Live at London’s Talk of the Town
Live at London’s Talk of the TownThe Temptations · 1970
Get Ready / (I Know) I'm Losing You
Get Ready / (I Know) I'm Losing YouRare Earth · 1970
What Is It
What Is ItS.O.U.L. · 1971
Get Ready / Same Kind Of Thing
Get Ready / Same Kind Of ThingSyl Johnson · 1971
Rare Earth in Concert
Rare Earth in ConcertRare Earth · 1971
Anthology
AnthologyThe Temptations · 1973
Live in Japan
Live in JapanThe Temptations · 1975
For I and I
For I and IDelroy Wilson · 1975
Live at the Wigan Casino
Live at the Wigan CasinoTommy Hunt · 1975
Get Ready
Get ReadyThe Temptations · 1976
Raw Deal
Raw DealVarious Artists · 1977
Bars of Gold
Bars of GoldVarious Artists · 1977
Mr. Isaacs
Mr. IsaacsGregory Isaacs · 1978
Where There's Smoke...
Where There's Smoke...Smokey Robinson · 1979
Making Waves
Making WavesThe Nolans · 1980
20 Golden Greats
20 Golden GreatsThe Temptations · 1980
Get Ready
Get ReadyHigh Profile featuring Lori St. James · 1980
あこがれアイ・アイ・アイ
あこがれアイ・アイ・アイThe Nolans · 1981
Martha Reeves / Rufus Thomas / The Nashville Teens / The Troggs (La grande storia del rock)
Martha Reeves / Rufus Thomas / The Nashville Teens / The Troggs (La grande storia del rock)Martha Reeves / Rufus Thomas / The Nashville Teens / The Troggs · 1981
The Motown Sound: Big Hits ‐ The Early 60’s
The Motown Sound: Big Hits ‐ The Early 60’sVarious Artists · 1982
Motown Legends
Motown LegendsDiana Ross & The Supremes · 1982
Delilah
DelilahTom Jones · 1982
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, ForeverVarious Artists · 1983
The Good‐Feeling Music of the Big Chill Generation!! Volume Two
The Good‐Feeling Music of the Big Chill Generation!! Volume TwoVarious Artists · 1985
Live at the Apollo: With David Ruffin & Eddie Kendrick
Live at the Apollo: With David Ruffin & Eddie KendrickDaryl Hall & John Oates · 1985
The Good Feeling Music of the Big Chill Generation!! Volume Two
The Good Feeling Music of the Big Chill Generation!! Volume TwoVarious Artists · 1985
In the Midnight Hour
In the Midnight HourMartha Reeves · 1986
Live at the Copa
Live at the CopaThe Temptations · 1986
T’N’T: Temptations ’n’ Four Tops
T’N’T: Temptations ’n’ Four TopsThe Temptations / Four Tops · 1986
Anthology
AnthologyThe Temptations · 1986
Being With You / Where There's Smoke
Being With You / Where There's SmokeSmokey Robinson · 1986
Love Child / The Supremes A’ Go‐Go
Love Child / The Supremes A’ Go‐GoDiana Ross and The Supremes · 1986
Big Motown Hits and Hard to Find Classics, Volume One
Big Motown Hits and Hard to Find Classics, Volume OneVarious Artists · 1986
20 Hard-to-Find Motown Classics, Volume One
20 Hard-to-Find Motown Classics, Volume OneVarious Artists · 1986
Get Ready / Ecology
Get Ready / EcologyRare Earth · 1986
Legendary Grooves
Legendary GroovesVarious Artists · 1986
25th Anniversary
25th AnniversaryThe Temptations · 1986
This Is Soul, Volume 1
This Is Soul, Volume 1Various Artists · 1987
Get Ready
Get ReadyCarol Hitchcock · 1987
Live at the Copa / With a Lot o’ Soul
Live at the Copa / With a Lot o’ SoulThe Temptations · 1987
Great Songs and Performances That Inspired the Motown 25th Anniversary Television Special
Great Songs and Performances That Inspired the Motown 25th Anniversary Television SpecialThe Temptations · 1987
The Hit Factory: The Best of Stock Aitken Waterman
The Hit Factory: The Best of Stock Aitken WatermanVarious Artists · 1987
Hit City 1987
Hit City 1987Various Artists · 1987
Motown Dance Party
Motown Dance PartyVarious Artists · 1987
The Most‐Played Oldies on America’s Jukeboxes: Motown’s Greatest Artists
The Most‐Played Oldies on America’s Jukeboxes: Motown’s Greatest ArtistsVarious Artists · 1987

Source: MusicBrainz work 3df4f8a5-9d24-353b-a658-dae5711843c9 (CC0).