Released March 18, 1980 Recorded 1980 | Format 7"
12" Genre Post-disco | |
A-side "Take Your Time (Do It Right) Part 1" B-side "Take Your Time (Do It Right) Part 2" | ||
"Take Your Time (Do It Right)" is a post-disco song by American R&B group the S.O.S. Band from their debut studio album S.O.S. (1980). It was released as the lead single from S.O.S. on March 18, 1980, through Tabu Records, three months before the album's release.
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Chart performance
In the United States, it reached the number-one spot on the Billboard R&B singles chart and number three on the Billboard Hot 100 in mid-1980. On the Billboard dance chart, it went to number one for four non-consecutive weeks. The single was certified platinum by the RIAA for sales of one million copies. It spent five months (21 weeks) on the US charts. "Take Your Time (Do It Right)" was a worldwide hit, however, only in New Zealand did its popularity match that of the US, peaking there likewise at number three. It was moderately successful elsewhere, reaching number 40 in Australia, number 27 in Canada and number 10 in Norway. In the UK it missed the top 40 entirely, peaking at number 51. It is ranked as the 36th biggest American hit of 1980, and the 42nd in New Zealand.
Cover versions
It was covered in 1995 by the group Max-A-Million, sampled in 2002 by Birdman on his self-titled album in the song "Baby You Can Do It" (featuring Toni Braxton) and again in 2004 by September on her debut self-titled album in the single "We Can Do It". Father MC sampled the song from the Close to You album from 1992. Alcazar sampled "Take Your Time (Do It Right)" in their song, "Paradise" from the album "Casino".