Take Time to Know Her (song)
Appearance
"Take Time to Know Her" | ||||
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Single by Percy Sledge | ||||
from the album Take Time to Know Her | ||||
B-side | "It's All Wrong But It's Alright" | |||
Released | February 1968 | |||
Genre | Soul | |||
Length | 2:55 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Songwriter(s) | Steve Davis | |||
Producer(s) | Marlin Greene, Quin Ivy | |||
Percy Sledge singles chronology | ||||
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"Take Time to Know Her" is a song written by Steve Davis and performed by Percy Sledge. It reached #5 on the Canadian pop chart, #6 on the U.S. R&B chart, and #11 on the U.S. pop chart in 1968.[1] It was featured on his 1968 album Take Time to Know Her.[2]
The song was produced by Marlin Greene and Quin Ivy.[3]
The song ranked #54 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1968.[4]
Other charting versions
- Joe Stampley released a version of the song as a single in 1971 which reached #74 on the U.S. country chart.[5]
- David Allan Coe released a version of the song as a single in 1982 which reached #58 on the U.S. country chart.[6]
Other versions
- Ben Branch and Orchestra released a version of the song as the B-side to his 1968 single "The Big One".[7]
- Davis released a version of the song as a single in 1968, but it did not chart.[8]
- O.C. Smith released a version of the song on his 1968 album Hickory Holler Revisited.[9]
- Tommie Young released a version of the song as a single in 1972, but it did not chart.[10]
- Jody Miller released a version of the song on her 1976 album Will You Love Me Tomorrow.[11]
- Harry Hippy released a version of the song on his 1977 album with Dennis Brown entitled Dennis Brown Meets Harry Hippy.[12]
- John Hiatt released a version of the song as the B-side to his 1982 single "I Look for Love".[13]
- John Mooney released a version of the song on his 1992 album Testimony.[14]
- Zydeco Force released a version of the song on their 2001 album You Mean the World to Me.[15]
References
- ^ "Percy Sledge, "Take Time to Know Her" Chart Positions". Retrieved March 27, 2019.
- ^ "Percy Sledge, Take Time to Know Her". Retrieved March 27, 2019.
- ^ "Percy Sledge, "Take Time to Know Her" Single Release". Retrieved March 27, 2019.
- ^ "Billboard Top 100 – 1968". Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
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timestamp mismatch; November 25, 2010 suggested (help) - ^ "Joe Stampley, "Take Time to Know Her" Chart Position". Retrieved March 27, 2019.
- ^ "David Allan Coe, "Take Time to Know Her" Chart Position". Retrieved March 27, 2019.
- ^ "Ben Branch and Orchestra, "The Big One" Single Release". Retrieved March 27, 2019.
- ^ "Steve Davis, "Take Time to Know Her" Single Release". Retrieved March 27, 2019.
- ^ "O.C. Smith, Hickory Holler Revisited". Retrieved March 27, 2019.
- ^ "Tommie Young, "Take Time to Know Him" Single Release". Retrieved March 27, 2019.
- ^ "Jody Miller, Will You Love Me Tomorrow". Retrieved March 27, 2019.
- ^ "Dennis Brown and Harry Hippy, Dennis Brown Meets Harry Hippy". Retrieved March 27, 2019.
- ^ "John Hiatt, "I Look for Love" Single Release". Retrieved March 27, 2019.
- ^ "John Mooney, Testimony". Retrieved March 27, 2019.
- ^ "Zydeco Force, You Mean the World to Me". Retrieved March 27, 2019.
Categories:
- 1968 songs
- 1968 singles
- 1971 singles
- 1972 singles
- 1982 singles
- Songs written by Stephen Allen Davis
- Percy Sledge songs
- Joe Stampley songs
- David Allan Coe songs
- Jody Miller songs
- John Hiatt songs
- Song recordings produced by Billy Sherrill
- Song recordings produced by Tony Visconti
- Atlantic Records singles
- Fontana Records singles
- 1960s song stubs