Take Time to Know Her (song)
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| "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]
Credits are adapted from the liner notes of The Muscle Shoals Sound: 3614 Jackson Highway.[5]
- Barry Beckett – piano
- Jerry Eddleman – backing vocals
- Jeanie 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
