Let's Get Together (4:36)

“Get Together,” also known as “Let’s Get Together,” is a song written in the early 1960s by American singer-songwriter Chet Powers (aka Dino Valenti).

The song is an appeal for peace and brotherhood, presenting the polarity of love versus fear, and the choice to be made between them. It is best remembered for the impassioned plea in the lines of its refrain, which is repeated several times in succession to bring the song to its conclusion.

Recording history

The song was originally recorded as “Let’s Get Together” by The Kingston Trio and released on June 1, 1964, on their album Back in Town. While it was not released as a single, this version was the first to bring the song to the attention of the general public. The Kingston Trio often performed it live.

A version of the song first broke into the top forty in 1965, when We Five, produced by Kingston Trio manager Fran Werber, released “Let’s Get Together” as the follow-up to their top ten hit “You Were on My Mind.” While it did not achieve the same level of success as the other, “Let’s Get Together” provided the group with a second top forty hit on the Billboard Hot 100 when it peaked at number thirty-one. It would be their last.

Jefferson Airplane recorded a version which was released on August 15, 1966, on their debut album, Jefferson Airplane Takes Off. In 1966 Chet Powers, in an effort to raise money for his legal defense on drug charges, sold the rights to the song to Frank Werber.