"Give Me Just a Little More Time" is the debut single by

Chairmen of the Board Chairmen of the Board is an American-Canadian, Detroit, Michigan-based soul music group, who saw their greatest commercial success in the 1970s. Recording career General Johnson (1941–2010) had a hit as the lead singer of The Showmen in th ...

, released in 1970 through Capitol Records on

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label. "Give Me Just a Little More Time", backed with "Since the Days of Pigtails & Fairytales", peaked at No. 3 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the United States, making it the best-performing of the Chairmen's singles, and the first of the Chairmen's four ''Billboard'' Hot 100 top 40 pop hits. The single also peaked at No. 8 on the ''Billboard''

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chart. It sold more than one million copies in the US. In the United Kingdom, the song reached No. 3 on the

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in September 1970. The first Chairmen of the Board LP, a self-titled release, included the single; after the single's success, the ''Chairmen of the Board'' album was reissued as ''Give Me Just a Little More Time''.

Background

The song was written and produced by

Brian Holland Brian Holland (born February 15, 1941) is an American songwriter and record producer, best known as a member of Holland–Dozier–Holland, the songwriting and production team that was responsible for much of the Motown sound, and numerous h ...

Lamont Dozier Lamont Herbert Dozier (; June 16, 1941 – August 8, 2022) was an American singer, songwriter, and record producer from Detroit, Michigan. He co-wrote and produced 14 US ''Billboard'' number-one hits and four number ones in the UK. Career Doz ...

Edward Holland, Jr. Edward Holland Jr. (born October 30, 1939) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. Holland was born in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Although he was an early Motown artist who recorded minor hit singles such as "Jamie", ...

, and

Ron Dunbar Ronald Dunbar (April 15, 1939 – April 3, 2018) was an American songwriter, A&R director and record producer who worked closely with Holland–Dozier–Holland, and with George Clinton. His co-writing credits include the hit songs "Give Me Just ...

. Because of the then still-pending lawsuit against Holland-Dozier-Holland from their former employers, Motown, the trio credited themselves with the pseudonym "Edythe Wayne" for this song and many other early Invictus/ Hot Wax releases. "Give Me Just a Little More Time" features Chairmen of the Board lead singer General Johnson as the narrator, (backed by group members Danny Woods, Harrison Kennedy and Eddie Custis) begging a sweetheart not to rush intimacy: "We both want the sweetness in life/ But these things don't come overnight." Members of Motown's in-house band,

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, who played all of Holland-Dozier-Holland's previous hits, played on this recording as well as many other Invictus/Hot Wax productions.

Personnel

who played on "Give Me Just A Little More Time" included: * Bass: Bob Babbitt * Guitarists:

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Eddie Willis Eddie "Chank" Willis (June 3, 1936 – August 20, 2018) was an American soul musician. Willis played electric guitar and occasional electric sitar for Motown's in-house studio band, The Funk Brothers, during the 1960s and early 1970s. Career B ...

, and

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* Keyboards: Johnny Griffith * Drums:

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* Percussion:

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Chart history

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Kylie Minogue version

"Give Me Just a Little More Time" was covered in 1992 by Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue. Minogue's version was featured in a then-current commercial for ''

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'' watches. It was one of the last tracks to be recorded for her fourth album, ''

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''. It peaked at number two on the

, assisted by its techno oriented B-side "Do You Dare?" and sold 325,000 copies. "Give Me Just a Little More Time" was later added to Minogue's 1992 compilation album ''

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''. Additionally, it is the only song from ''Let's Get to It'' to be included on Minogue's career-spanning compilations ''

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'', '' The Best of Kylie Minogue'' and the standard version of '' Step Back in Time: The Definitive Collection''. "Give Me Just a Little More Time" was performed in various television shows at the time of release, but it was not included on the

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. The first performance of the song in a tour would be on the

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in 2012. The B-side "Do You Dare?" was included on Minogue's ''Greatest Remixes (Vol. 2)'', and was mixed on the "Everything Taboo" medley on her Showgirl: The Greatest Hits Tour, Showgirl: The Homecoming Tour, and

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concert tours.

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stated:

I went to bed, and, and I literally was in bed thinking of all these records that I had in my life ..I was going through the library mentally thinking, what song would she never have done that we could do that was just a great song. And one of my favorite songs was Chairman of the Board's "Give Me Just a Little More Time."

He ran downstairs to his record label to find the track. The song was played to Minogue the next morning.

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Give Me Just a Little More Time". UK CD single (PWCD212) # "Give Me Just a Little More Time" — 3:07 # "Give Me Just a Little More Time" (Extended Version) — 4:33 # "Do You Dare?" (NRG Mix) — 7:04 # "Do You Dare?" (New Rave Mix) — 6:40 UK 7" vinyl single (PWL212) # "Give Me Just a Little More Time" — 3:07 # "Do You Dare?" (NRG Edit) — 3:17 UK 12" vinyl single (PWLT212) # "Give Me Just a Little More Time" (Extended Version) — 4:33 # "Do You Dare?" (NRG Mix) — 7:04 # "Do You Dare?" (New Rave Mix) — 6:40 2009 UK iTunes bundle & 2018 digital EP # "Give Me Just a Little More Time" — 3:07 # "Give Me Just a Little More Time" (Extended Version) — 4:33 # "Give Me Just a Little More Time" (Instrumental) — 3:05 # "Give Me Just a Little More Time" (Backing Track) — 3:06 # "Do You Dare?" (NRG Mix) — 7:04 # "Do You Dare?" (New Rave Mix) — 6:40 # "Do You Dare?" (Italia 12" Mix) — 5:22 # "Do You Dare?" (NRG Edit) — 3:17 # "Do You Dare?" (New Rave Instrumental) — 6:38

Charts and sales

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Sales

Live Performances

Minogue performed the song on the following concert tours: * Showgirl: The Greatest Hits Tour ("Brrr" excerpt during the "Smiley Kylie Medley") * Showgirl: The Homecoming Tour ("Brrr" excerpt during the "Everything Taboo Medley") *

("Brrr" excerpt during the "Everything Taboo" Medley") *

(Performed in London)

Other cover versions

*In 1982, American R&B singer Angela Clemmons remade the song and it peaked at #4 on Billboard's

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Singles chart.

References

External links

"Give Me Just a Little More Time" - Lyrics
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