Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)
"Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)" | ||||
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Single by Kool & The Gang | ||||
from the album Something Special | ||||
Released | October 1981 | |||
Recorded | 1981 | |||
Genre | Funk | |||
Length | 5:39 3:59 (7") 4:01 (12") | |||
Label | De-Lite Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Eumir Deodato, Robert Earl Bell, Ronald Nathan Bell, Claydes Charles Smith, James "J.T." Taylor and George Smith | |||
Kool & The Gang singles chronology | ||||
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"Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)" or "Take My Heart" is a 1981 single by Kool & the Gang from their album, Something Special.
Charts[]
The single was the group's sixth number-one R&B single, reaching the top of the U.S. R&B chart for a single week. It also reached #17 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1]
Year-end chart (1982) | Rank |
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US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[2] | 85 |
Track listing[]
De-Lite Records - DE-815:[3]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)" (From the album Something Special) | Claydes Charles Smith, James Taylor & George Brown | 3:59 |
2. | "Just Friends" (From the album Celebrate!) | Ronald Bell | 4:23 |
De-Lite Records - 0930.037:[4]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Take My Heart" | Claydes Charles Smith, James Taylor & George Brown | 4:01 |
2. | "Just Friends" | Ronald Bell | 4:23 |
In popular culture[]
Robert Palmer covered the song on his 1983 album Pride under the title "You Can Have It (Take My Heart)". His version reached #66 in the United Kingdom.
In 2003, saxophonist Jimmy Sommers covered the song from his release "Lovelife."[5][6]
References[]
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 333.
- ^ "Talent in Action : Top Pop Singles". Billboard. 94 (51): TIA-20. December 25, 1982.
- ^ "Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)/Just Friends". Discogs. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
- ^ "Take My Heart/Just Friends". Discogs. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
- ^ "Lovelife overview". Allmusic.com.
- ^ "Jimmy Sommers Bio". JimmySommers.com.
Categories:
- 1981 songs
- 1981 singles
- Kool & the Gang songs
- Songs written by Claydes Charles Smith
- Songs written by James "J.T." Taylor
- Songs written by Ronald Bell (musician)
- Songs written by Robert "Kool" Bell
- Songs written by Eumir Deodato
- De-Lite Records singles
- Robert Palmer (singer) songs
- Island Records singles
- 1980s rhythm and blues song stubs