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

"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
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)

"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. Vol. 94, no. 51. December 25, 1982. p. TIA-20.
  8. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100: 19 June 1983 – 25 June 1983". Official Charts. Retrieved January 28, 2022.


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