Take Time to Know Her (song) explained

Take Time to Know Her
Type:	single
Artist:	Percy Sledge
Album:	Take Time to Know Her
B-Side:	It's All Wrong But It's Alright
Genre:	Soul
Label:	Atlantic
Producer:	Marlin Greene, Quin Ivy
Prev Title:	Cover Me
Prev Year:	1967
Next Title:	Sudden Stop
Next Year:	1968

"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]

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the liner notes of The Muscle Shoals Sound: 3614 Jackson Highway.^[5]

• 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 his debut single in 1971 which reached #74 on the U.S. Country chart.^[6]
• David Allan Coe released a version of the song as a single in 1982 which reached #58 on the U.S. Country chart.^[7]

Other versions

• Ben Branch and Orchestra released a version of the song as the B-side to his 1968 single "The Big One".^[8]
• Davis released a version of the song as a single in 1968, but it did not chart.^[9]
• O.C. Smith released a version of the song on his 1968 album Hickory Holler Revisited.^[10]
• Tommie Young released a version of the song as a single in 1972, but it did not chart.^[11]
• Jody Miller released a version of the song on her 1976 album Will You Love Me Tomorrow.^[12]
• Harry Hippy released a version of the song on his 1977 album with Dennis Brown entitled Dennis Brown Meets Harry Hippy.^[13]
• John Hiatt released a version of the song as the B-side to his 1982 single "I Look for Love".^[14]
• John Mooney released a version of the song on his 1992 album Testimony.^[15]
• Zydeco Force released a version of the song on their 2001 album You Mean the World to Me.^[16]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Percy Sledge, "Take Time to Know Her" Chart Positions. March 27, 2019.
2. Web site: Percy Sledge, Take Time to Know Her. . 1968 . March 27, 2019.
3. Web site: Percy Sledge, "Take Time to Know Her" Single Release. March 27, 2019.
4. Web site: Billboard Top 100 – 1968. 2011-01-05. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101125102556/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/1968.php. November 25, 2010.
5. The Muscle Shoals Sound: 3614 Jackson Highway (liner notes). CD. Rhino Records. 1993.
6. Web site: Joe Stampley, "Take Time to Know Her" Chart Position. March 27, 2019.
7. Web site: David Allan Coe, "Take Time to Know Her" Chart Position. March 27, 2019.
8. Web site: Ben Branch and Orchestra, "The Big One" Single Release. March 27, 2019.
9. Web site: Steve Davis, "Take Time to Know Her" Single Release. March 27, 2019.
10. Web site: O.C. Smith, Hickory Holler Revisited. . 1968 . March 27, 2019.
11. Web site: Tommie Young, "Take Time to Know Him" Single Release. . 1972 . March 27, 2019.
12. Web site: Jody Miller, Will You Love Me Tomorrow. . March 1976 . March 27, 2019.
13. Web site: Dennis Brown and Harry Hippy, Dennis Brown Meets Harry Hippy. . 1977 . March 27, 2019.
14. Web site: John Hiatt, "I Look for Love" Single Release. March 27, 2019.
15. Web site: John Mooney, Testimony. . 1992 . March 27, 2019.
16. Web site: Zydeco Force, You Mean the World to Me. . March 27, 2019.