Put Your Hands Together
The O'Jays
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Come on, come on Come on, y'all now Put your hands together Na-na-na-na Put your hands together Everybody now Put your hands together Na-na-na-na Let us pray We've got to pray for all The brothers under thine hand Pray for all the sisters That's doing the best she can Let us pray that tomorrow There'll be a better Day to come, yeah We got to put our forces together Sing a song so loud, so fair That the birds in the trees Hum along with me Sweet harmony Then let it thunder Let it lightning, let it rain Let it rain, let it rain 'Cause we're gonna sing Glory hallelujah so the Whole wide world can hear Come on, y'all, now Put your hands together Put your hands together Put your hands together And let us pray We got to pray for all the people Who are sleeping in the street Pray for all the people Who don't have enough to eat Let us pray that tomorrow There'll be a better day to come Yeah, yeah, yeah We got to put our forces together Sing a song so loud, so fair That the birds in the trees Hum along with me Sweet harmony Then let it thunder Let it lightning, let it rain Let it rain, let it rain 'Cause we're gonna sing Glory hallelujah so the Whole wide world can hear Come on, come on Put your hands together Put your hands together Put your hands together And let us pray 'Cause we're gonna sing sing Glory, glory hallelujah Right here, right now I said we'll, we'll, we'll We'll sing, singing Glory, glory hallelujah Well Well hallelujah Well hallelujah Come on, come on Come on, come on Come on, come on Come on, come on Come on, come on Come on, come on Put your hands together Put your hands together Put your hands together Put your hands together Put your hands together Put your hands together Put your hands together Put your hands together Put your hands together Put your hands together Put your hands together
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Written by: KENNY GAMBLE, LEON HUFF
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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10 facts about this song
Release Date"Put Your Hands Together" was released by The O'Jays in November 1973, as the first single from their album "Ship Ahoy."
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Chart PerformanceThe song reached number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 2 on the Billboard R&B chart, making it one of The O'Jays highest-charting hits.
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Producer DuoThe song was produced by the legendary Philadelphia soul production duo Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff.
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Lyrics' Message"Put Your Hands Together" urges listeners to unite and work together to create a better society. The song had a strong socio-political message, which was fairly common with songs produced by Gamble and Huff.
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Grammy NominationThe "Ship Ahoy" album, featuring "Put Your Hands Together" was nominated for a Grammy award in 1974 for Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus.
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Popular SamplesThe song has been sampled by numerous artists in the hip hop music genre, including 2Pac, The Notorious B.I.G., and Kanye West, attesting to its timeless appeal.
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Studio BandLike many of The O'Jays' hits, “Put Your Hands Together” was backed by studio band MFSB (Mother, Father, Sister, Brother), which was integral to the sound of Philadelphia soul.
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Influential SoundThe O'Jays, through songs like "Put Your Hands Together", played a big role in shaping the sound of 1970s soul music, and their influence still echoes in the R&B and soul music of today.
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Successor SingleThe follow-up single to "Put Your Hands Together" was "For The Love of Money", another major hit which has been widely used and referenced in popular culture even up to the present day.
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The O'Jays LegacyThe O'Jays, known for their impactful songs like "Put Your Hands Together", were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2004 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005.
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