| "Take Your Time (Do It Right)" | |
|---|---|
| Single by The S.O.S. Band | |
| from the album S.O.S. | |
| A-side | "Take Your Time (Do It Right)" Part 1 |
| B-side | "Take Your Time (Do It Right)" Part 2 |
| Released | March 18, 1980 |
| Format | 7" single |
| Genre | Disco, Boogie, Funk |
| Length | 3:51 (radio edit) 7:44 (full version) |
| Label | Tabu |
| Writer(s) | Sigidi Abdallah Harold Clayton |
| Producer | Sigidi Abdallah |
| Certification | Platinum |
"Take Your Time (Do It Right)" is the first single by the SOS Band. In the USA, it reached the number one spot in the Hot R&B Songs charts and number three on the pop charts during the summer of 1980.[1] The single was certified platinum by the RIAA for sales of two million copies. It is featured on their self-titled debut album S.O.S., which was released in 1980, the same year as the single. 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".
| Preceded by "Let's Get Serious" by Jermaine Jackson |
Billboard's Hot Soul Singles number one single June 28 - July 26, 1980 |
Succeeded by "One in a Million You" by Larry Graham |
| Preceded by "A Lover's Holiday" / "The Glow of Love" / "Searching" by Change |
Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number one single July 5, 1980 - July 12, 1980 |
Succeeded by "Dynamite!" / "Jump to the Beat" by Stacy Lattisaw |
| Preceded by "Dynamite!" / "Jump to the Beat" by Stacy Lattisaw |
Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number one single July 26, 1980 - August 2, 1980 |
Succeeded by "Upside Down" / "I'm Coming Out" by Diana Ross |