| "I'll Take Care of You" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Bobby Bland | |
| Released | 1959 |
| Genre | Blues |
| Label | Duke Records |
| Writer(s) | Brook Benton |
"I'll Take Care Of You" is a song written by Brook Benton and originally recorded by Bobby Bland in 1959. It reached #89 on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1960.
Elements of the original Bland recording were used for the track "Guardian Angel" by hip-hop artist Wordsworth and "Lyrics Files" by Akhenaton from the soundtrack of French action-comedy Taxi.
The song has been covered many times since by artists such as Elvis Costello, Roy Hamilton, Etta James, Mick Hucknall, Irma Thomas, O. V. Wright, Mark Lanegan and Gil Scott-Heron.[1]
In 2011, Jamie xx remixed Scott-Heron's cover, which was subsequently reworked by Drake and Rihanna and released as a single for the album Take Care.