Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)

"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.

"Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)"
Single by Kool & The Gang
from the album Something Special
ReleasedOctober 1981
Recorded1981
GenreFunk
Length5:39
3:59 (7")
4:01 (12")
LabelDe-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)

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. It also reached #17 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1]

Year-end chart (1982)Rank
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[2] 85

Track listing

De-Lite Records - DE-815:[3]

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
2."Just Friends" (From the album Celebrate!)Ronald Bell4:23

De-Lite Records - 0930.037:[4]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Take My Heart"Claydes Charles Smith, James Taylor & George Brown4:01
2."Just Friends"Ronald Bell4:23

Robert Palmer covered the song on his 1983 album Pride under the title "You Can Have It (Take My Heart)".

In 2003, saxophonist Jimmy Sommers covered the song from his release "Lovelife."[5][6]

References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 333.
  2. "Talent in Action : Top Pop Singles". Billboard. 94 (51): TIA-20. December 25, 1982.
  3. "Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)/Just Friends". Discogs. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
  4. "Take My Heart/Just Friends". Discogs. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
  5. "Lovelife overview". Allmusic.com.
  6. "Jimmy Sommers Bio". JimmySommers.com.


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