"Tighten Up" is a 1968 song by #Houston, #Texas–based #RAndB #vocalGroup #ArchieBellAndTheDrells. It reached No.1 on both the #Billboard R&B and #pop #charts in the spring of 1968. It is ranked No. 265 on #RollingStone magazine's list of #the500GreatestSongsOfAllTime.
But my mama she said Son, you better get right cause if you don’t, you’re gonna spend some long lonely nights, yeah. #morningpop #mondayvinyl #archiebellandthedrells #theresgonnabeashowdown
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This Week On The Charts 5/18/1968: Archie Bell and the Drells “Tighten Up” tops both the billboard pop and RnB singles charts. #ArchieBellandtheDrells #TSUTornadoes #RockHonorRoll
On The Charts 4/20/1968: Houston Texas’ Archie Bell and the Drells hit #16 with a bullet on the Cashbox chart. “Tighten Up” will top both the pop and RnB charts in May, and damn if it doesn’t still get people on their feet. #ArchieBellandtheDrells #TSUTornadoes #RockHonorRoll
Archie Bell & The Drells - Here I Go Again (1969)
Album: There's Gonna Be a Showdown
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