Let's Get Together (Hayley Mills song)
| "Let's Get Together" | ||||
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| Single by Hayley Mills | ||||
| from the album Let's Get Together with Hayley Mills | ||||
| B-side | "Cobbler, Cobbler" | |||
| Released | 1961 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 1:28 | |||
| Label | Buena Vista | |||
| Songwriter(s) |
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| Producer(s) | Salvador Camarata | |||
| Hayley Mills singles chronology | ||||
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"Let's Get Together" is a song written by Robert and Richard Sherman for the 1961 Disney film The Parent Trap.[1]
Background
[edit]It was sung in the film by teen actress Hayley Mills, using double-tracking because she played both the roles of twin sisters.[2] Annette Funicello and Tommy Sands also did a version of the song in the film, which is heard during the dance at the summer camp.
Chart performance
[edit]When released on disc, the song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 in September 1961 (b/w "Cobbler, Cobbler") and went on to become a top 10 hit, peaking at number 8.[3] The credit on the single reads "Hayley Mills and Hayley Mills", a tongue-in-cheek reference to Mills apparently singing a duet with herself. Released in the UK, it reached the top 20, peaking at number 17. In 1963, the song reached #1 in Mexico.[4] The song's success led Mills to record an album, Let's Get Together with Hayley Mills, which included "Let's Get Together" and Mills' only other hit song, "Johnny Jingo."
Cover versions
[edit]- A Spanish-language cover of the song, titled "Vayamos Juntos" and recorded by Las Hermanas Jiménez, was one of the most successful recordings of 1963 in that country.[5]
- The Go-Go's performed a cover on DisneyMania 5 and a live version recorded by Oh-OK is compiled on The Complete Recordings.
Homages
[edit]- A homage to the original appeared in the 1998 remake of the film, with Lindsay Lohan singing the title line, and Nobody's Angel performing the soundtrack version.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Let's Get Together by Hayley Mills". Songfacts.com. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ^ "The Parent Trap (1961)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 575.
- ^ "[Hits of the World]" (archived print version). Billboard Magazine: 36. September 21, 1963. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
- ^ Galván, Hugo (2013). Rock impop: El rock mexicano en la radio Top 40. p. 114. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
- ^ "The Parent Trap (1998)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
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