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Take Time to Know Her (song)
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Wikipedia article
"'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. It was featured on his 1968 album 'Take Time to Know Her'.
The song was produced by Marlin Greene and Quin Ivy.
The song ranked #54 on 'Billboard' magazine's Top 100 singles of 1968.
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the liner notes of 'The Muscle Shoals Sound: 3614 Jackson Highway'.'The Muscle Shoals Sound: 3614 Jackson Highway' (liner notes). CD. Rhino Records. 1993.
*Barry Beckett piano
*Jerry Eddleman backing vocals
*Jeannie Greene backing vocals
*Roger Hawkins drums
*Eddie Hinton lead guitar
*David Hood bass guitar
*Jimmy Johnson rhythm guitar
*Spooner Oldham organ
*Sandy Posey backing vocals
*Percy Sledge lead vocals
*Hershel Wiggington backing vocals
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.
*David Allan Coe released a version of the song as a single in 1982 which reached #58 on the U.S. country chart.
Other versions
*Ben Branch and Orchestra released a version of the song as the B-side to his 1968 single "The Big One".
*Davis released a version of the song as a single in 1968, but it did not chart.
*O.C. Smith released a version of the song on his 1968 album 'Hickory Holler Revisited'.
*Tommie Young released a version of the song as a single in 1972, but it did not chart.
*Jody Miller released a version of the song on her 1976 album 'Will You Love Me Tomorrow'.
*Harry Hippy released a version of the song on his 1977 album with Dennis Brown entitled 'Dennis Brown Meets Harry Hippy'.
*John Hiatt released a version of the song as the B-side to his 1982 single "I Look for Love".
*John Mooney released a version of the song on his 1992 album 'Testimony'.
*Zydeco Force released a version of the song on their 2001 album 'You Mean the World to Me'.
References
Category:1968 songs
Category:1968 singles
Category:1971 singles
Category:1972 singles
Category:1982 singles
Category:Songs written by Stephen Allen Davis
Category:Percy Sledge songs
Category:Joe Stampley songs
Category:David Allan Coe songs
Category:Jody Miller songs
Category:John Hiatt songs
Category:Song recordings produced by Billy Sherrill
Category:Song recordings produced by Tony Visconti
Category:Atlantic Records singles
Category:Fontana Records singles
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