Draft:Take the Time
1965 single by Johnny Mathis
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"Take the Time" is a popular song written by Robert Allen that was recorded by Johnny Mathis in 1965. It charted that same year.
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| "Take the Time" | ||||
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| File:Mathis Take the Time.jpg US 7-inch single | ||||
| Single by Johnny Mathis | ||||
| B-side | "Dianacita" | |||
| Released | 1965 | |||
| Recorded | April 19, 1965 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:52 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Songwriter | Robert Allen | |||
| Producer | Robert Allen | |||
| Johnny Mathis singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Take the Time" on YouTube | ||||
Recording
Johnny Mathis recorded "Take the Time" on April 19, 1965, with an orchestra conducted by arranger Glenn Osser. It was produced by its composer, Robert Allen.[1]
Chart performance
"Take the Time" "bubbled under" Billboard magazine's Hot 100 for three weeks in June 1965; it got as high as number 104.[2] It spent four weeks on the magazine's Easy Listening chart and peaked at number 32.[3] It reached number 98 on Cash Box magazine's best seller list[4] and number 82 on the Top 100 Pop Sales and Performance chart in Music Vendor magazine.[5]
Critical reception
In their review column, the editors of Cash Box magazine featured the single as a Pick of the Week, which was their equivalent to a letter grade of A for both "Take the Time" and its B-side, "Dianacita". They described "Take the Time" as "a pretty, slow-moving pledge of romantic devotion in the chanter's while-back simple, heartfelt style."[6] The editors of Billboard described the song as "the type of ballad that zoomed Mathis to fame" and felt that the singer was "in the same top vocal form as the 'Chances Are' days".[7] The editors of Record World chose the song as their Sleeper of the Week and described it as "sweet music".[8]
Charts
| Chart (1965) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100[2] | 104 |
| US Billboard Easy Listening[3] | 32 |
| US Top 100 Best Selling Tunes on Records (Cash Box)[4] | 98 |
| US Top 100 Pop Sales and Performance (Music Vendor)[5] | 82 |