Take Time to Know Her (song)

"Take Time to Know Her"
"Take Time to Know Her"
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

"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]

References

^ "Percy Sledge, "Take Time to Know Her" Chart Positions". Retrieved March 27, 2019.
^ "Percy Sledge, Take Time to Know Her". Discogs. 1968. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
^ "Percy Sledge, "Take Time to Know Her" Single Release". Retrieved March 27, 2019.
^ "Billboard Top 100 – 1968". Archived from the original on November 25, 2010. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
^ The Muscle Shoals Sound: 3614 Jackson Highway (liner notes). CD. Rhino Records. 1993.
^ "Joe Stampley, "Take Time to Know Her" Chart Position". Retrieved March 27, 2019.
^ "David Allan Coe, "Take Time to Know Her" Chart Position". Retrieved March 27, 2019.
^ "Ben Branch and Orchestra, "The Big One" Single Release". Retrieved March 27, 2019.
^ "Steve Davis, "Take Time to Know Her" Single Release". Retrieved March 27, 2019.
^ "O.C. Smith, Hickory Holler Revisited". Discogs. 1968. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
^ "Tommie Young, "Take Time to Know Him" Single Release". Discogs. 1972. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
^ "Jody Miller, Will You Love Me Tomorrow". Discogs. March 1976. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
^ "Dennis Brown and Harry Hippy, Dennis Brown Meets Harry Hippy". Discogs. 1977. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
^ "John Hiatt, "I Look for Love" Single Release". Retrieved March 27, 2019.
^ "John Mooney, Testimony". Discogs. 1992. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
^ "Zydeco Force, You Mean the World to Me". AllMusic. Retrieved March 27, 2019.

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[1] "Percy Sledge, "Take Time to Know Her" Chart Positions". Retrieved March 27, 2019.

[2] "Percy Sledge, Take Time to Know Her". Discogs. 1968. Retrieved March 27, 2019.

[3] "Percy Sledge, "Take Time to Know Her" Single Release". Retrieved March 27, 2019.

[4] "Billboard Top 100 – 1968". Archived from the original on November 25, 2010. Retrieved 2011-01-05.

[5] The Muscle Shoals Sound: 3614 Jackson Highway (liner notes). CD. Rhino Records. 1993.

[6] "Joe Stampley, "Take Time to Know Her" Chart Position". Retrieved March 27, 2019.

[7] "David Allan Coe, "Take Time to Know Her" Chart Position". Retrieved March 27, 2019.

[8] "Ben Branch and Orchestra, "The Big One" Single Release". Retrieved March 27, 2019.

[9] "Steve Davis, "Take Time to Know Her" Single Release". Retrieved March 27, 2019.

[10] "O.C. Smith, Hickory Holler Revisited". Discogs. 1968. Retrieved March 27, 2019.

[11] "Tommie Young, "Take Time to Know Him" Single Release". Discogs. 1972. Retrieved March 27, 2019.

[12] "Jody Miller, Will You Love Me Tomorrow". Discogs. March 1976. Retrieved March 27, 2019.

[13] "Dennis Brown and Harry Hippy, Dennis Brown Meets Harry Hippy". Discogs. 1977. Retrieved March 27, 2019.

[14] "John Hiatt, "I Look for Love" Single Release". Retrieved March 27, 2019.

[15] "John Mooney, Testimony". Discogs. 1992. Retrieved March 27, 2019.

[16] "Zydeco Force, You Mean the World to Me". AllMusic. Retrieved March 27, 2019.

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v t e Percy Sledge
Albums	Take Time to Know Her (1968)
Songs	"When a Man Loves a Woman" "Love Me Tender" "What Am I Living For" "Take Time to Know Her" "True Love Travels on a Gravel Road" "Many Rivers to Cross"

v t e David Allan Coe
Studio albums	Penitentiary Blues Requiem for a Harlequin The Mysterious Rhinestone Cowboy Once Upon a Rhyme Longhaired Redneck Rides Again Texas Moon Tattoo Family Album Nothing Sacred Human Emotions Compass Point Spectrum VII I've Got Something to Say Invictus (Means) Unconquered Underground Album Rebel Meets Rebel
Compilation albums	17 Greatest Hits For the Record: The First 10 Years The Essential David Allan Coe
Singles	"You Never Even Called Me by My Name" "Longhaired Redneck" "Stand by Your Man" "Tennessee Whiskey" "Dock of the Bay" "Take Time to Know Her" "The Ride" "Mona Lisa Lost Her Smile" "She Used to Love Me a Lot" "I'm Gonna Hurt Her on the Radio"
Related articles	Discography Johnny Paycheck "Would You Lay with Me (In a Field of Stone)" "Take This Job and Shove It"

v t e John Hiatt
Studio albums	Hangin' Around the Observatory (1974) Overcoats (1975) Slug Line (1979) Two Bit Monsters (1980) All of a Sudden (1982) Riding with the King (1983) Warming Up to the Ice Age (1985) Bring the Family (1987) Slow Turning (1988) Stolen Moments (1990) Perfectly Good Guitar (1993) Walk On (1995) Little Head (1997) Crossing Muddy Waters (2000) The Tiki Bar Is Open (2001) Beneath This Gruff Exterior (2003) Master of Disaster (2005) Same Old Man (2008) The Open Road (2010) Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns (2011) Mystic Pinball (2012) Terms of My Surrender (2014) The Eclipse Sessions (2018) Leftover Feelings (2021)
Live albums	Hiatt Comes Alive at Budokan? (1994) Live from Austin, TX (2005)
Compilation albums	Y'all Caught? The Ones That Got Away 1979–1985 (1989)
Songs	"Have a Little Faith in Me" "Sure As I'm Sittin' Here" "Take Time to Know Her"
Related	Discography Little Village