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"Can You Handle It"
Single by Sharon Redd
from the album Sharon Redd
B-side"Leaving You Is Easier Said Than Done"
Released1980
GenreDisco
Length6:26
LabelPrelude (U.S.)
Epic (UK)
Songwriter(s)
  • Rodney Brown
  • Willie Lester
Producer(s)
  • Willie Lester
  • Rodney Brown
Sharon Redd singles chronology
"Easy to Be Hard"
(1969) 		"Can You Handle It"
(1980) 		"Love Is Gonna Get Ya"
(1980)

"Can You Handle It" is a song by American singer Sharon Redd. It was released in 1980 as the first single from her self-titled debut album. It charted on the U.S. Billboard Dance and R&B charts, and at No. 31 in the UK.[1]

DNA version

"Can You Handle It"
Single by DNA featuring Sharon Redd
from the album Taste This
B-sideTheme II (Language Mix) (7")
Released1992
Recorded1991
GenreHouse, dance
Length5:37
LabelEMI
Songwriter(s)
  • Rodney Brown
  • Willie Lester
Producer(s)
DNA singles chronology
"Rebel Woman"
(1991) 		"Can You Handle It"
(1992) 		"Blue Love (Call My Name)"
(1992)

In 1992, English production duo DNA released a remix of the song, credited as DNA featuring Sharon Redd, which appeared on their debut album Taste This. This version reached No. 17 in the UK[1] and also charted in Ireland, New Zealand and the Netherlands.

Charts

Original release

Chart (1981) Peak
position
U.S. Dance[2] 5
U.S. Hot Soul Singles[3] 57
UK Singles Chart 31

1992 DNA version

Chart (1992) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart 17
Irish Singles Chart 29
New Zealand Singles Chart[4] 41
Dutch Top 40[5] 62

References

  1. ^ a b "Can You Handle It - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company".
  2. ^ "Sharon Redd CAN YOU HANDLE IT/YOU GOT MY LOVE Chart History". Billboard.
  3. ^ "Sharon Redd Can You Handle It Chart History". Billboard.
  4. ^ "charts.nz - DNA feat. Sharon Redd - Can You Handle It".
  5. ^ "DNA feat. Sharon Redd - Can You Handle It - dutchcharts.nl". Archived from the original on 2016-08-26.
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