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"Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)"
One of side-A labels of US single
Single by Kool & The Gang
from the album Something Special
B-side"Just Friends"
ReleasedOctober 1981
Recorded1981
Genre Funk
Length5:39
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
"Jones vs. Jones"
(1981) 		"Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)"
(1981) 		" Steppin' Out"
(1981)

"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.

Record World said that " James Taylor soothes with a romantic croon and sexy rap while relentless keyboard waves and a sharp rhythm kick provide the backdrop." [1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)" (from the album Something Special) Claydes Charles Smith, James Taylor & George Brown3:59 / 4:01
2."Just Friends" (from the album Celebrate!) Ronald Bell4:23

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 and reached #17 on the Billboard Hot 100. [2] Along with the tracks, "Get Down On It" and "Steppin' Out", "Take My Heart" went to the top 20 on the US dance charts.

Chart (1981–1982) Peak
position
UK Singles ( OCC) [3] 29
US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard) [4] 16
US Billboard Hot 100 [5] 17
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard) [6] 1
Year-end chart (1982) Rank
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard) [7] 85

Robert Palmer version

Robert Palmer covered the song titled "You Can Have It (Take My Heart)" on his 1983 album Pride. His version reached number 66 in the United Kingdom. [8]

References

  1. ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. September 26, 1981. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 333.
  3. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  4. ^ "Kool the Gang Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "Kool the Gang Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Kool the Gang Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  7. ^ "Talent in Action : Top Pop Singles". Billboard. 94 (51): TIA-20. December 25, 1982.
  8. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100: 19 June 1983 – 25 June 1983". Official Charts. Retrieved January 28, 2022.

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