Here I Am (Come and Take Me) explained

Here I Am (Come and Take Me)
Cover:Al Green Here I Am (Come and Take Me).jpg
Type:single
Artist:Al Green
Album:Call Me
B-Side:I'm Glad You're Mine
Released:June 1973
Recorded:1972
Genre:Soul
Length:4:14
Label:Hi Records
Producer:Willie Mitchell
Prev Title:Call Me (Come Back Home)
Prev Year:1973
Next Title:Livin' for You
Next Year:1973

"Here I Am (Come and Take Me)" is a 1973 song by Al Green, the second single released from his album Call Me. The song reached number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the Hot Soul Singles chart. It was certified as a gold record by the Recording Industry Association of America.

Composition and recording

Green wrote "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)" with Teenie Hodges, with whom he also collaborated in writing "Take Me to the River," "Love and Happiness," "Full of Fire," and other songs. It was produced by Willie Mitchell in the 1972 recording session for the album Call Me.

Chart performance

Hi Records released the song as a single in June 1973, with "I'm Glad You're Mine" on the B-side. It was the second single from Call Me, after the title track. The record reached number 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and received a gold certification, having sold more than 500,000 copies.

Year-end charts

UB40 version

Here I Am (Come and Take Me)
Cover:UB40HIA(CaTM).jpg
Type:single
Artist:UB40
Album:Labour of Love II
B-Side:Crisis
Length:4:00
Label:Virgin
Producer:UB40
Prev Title:The Way You Do the Things You Do
Prev Year:1990
Next Title:Impossible Love
Next Year:1991

In 1990, British reggae-pop band UB40 released a cover of "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)" as the second single from their ninth studio album, Labour of Love II. It stalled at number 46 on the UK Singles Chart but proved to be more successful elsewhere, peaking at number three in Australia, number six in New Zealand, and number seven on the US Billboard Hot 100. In Australia, it placed at number 24 on the 1991 year-end chart, while in the United States, it was ranked number 72 on the 1991 year-end chart.

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)Position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[4] 75
Chart (1991)Position
Australia (ARIA)[5] 24
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 72

Certifications

Other cover versions

Notes and References

  1. Web site: RPM Top 100 Singles - October 27, 1973.
  2. Web site: Billboard Top 100 – 1973. Billboardtop100of.com. September 18, 2020.
  3. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 8. 43. 33. October 26, 1991. July 10, 2020.
  4. Web site: Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 1990. Dutch Top 40. May 15, 2020.
  5. Web site: 1991 ARIA Singles Chart. ARIA. November 6, 2019.
  6. 1991 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles. Billboard. 103. 51. YE-14. December 21, 1991. September 18, 2020.
  7. Web site: Call Me Al . Versions Galore . 14 May 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063916/http://www.versionsgalore.com/2011/07/13/call-me-al/ . 4 March 2016 . dead . dmy-all .