"Take Your Time (Do It Right)" is the debut single by
the S.O.S. Band. It was released on March 18, 1980 as the
lead single
A lead single (also known as a debut single) is the first single to be released from a studio album by an artist or a band, usually before the album itself is released and also occasionally on the same day of the album's release date.
Release s ...
from the debut album ''
S.O.S.'' through
Tabu Records
Tabu Productions was an American record label founded by Clarence Avant in 1975. The label, Tabu Records, focused on R&B and funk.
Founding
Avant founded the label after Sussex Records went out of business in June 1975. Tabu Record's flagshi ...
, three months before the album's release.
Chart performance
In the United States, it reached the number-one spot on the ''Billboard''
R&B singles chart
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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
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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.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Max-A-Million recording
In 1995,
Max-A-Million
Max-A-Million was an American musical group from Chicago that consisted of singers A'Lisa B., Duran Estevez, and Tommye, active from 1994 to 1998. They released one album which contained four singles, three of which charted on the US ''Billboard'' ...
recorded the song which peaked in the top 20 on the US dance club play chart and also charted on the Hot 100. The song was the title track to their ''Take Your Time'' LP.
Charts
See also
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List of 1980s one-hit wonders in the United States
A one-hit wonder is a musical artist who is successful with one hit song, but without a comparable subsequent hit. The term may also be applied to an artist who is remembered for only one hit despite other successes (such as "Take On Me, Take on ...
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List of ''Cash Box'' Top 100 number-one singles of 1980
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List of number-one R&B singles of 1980 (U.S.)
References
External links
Lyrics of this song*
Song review
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from
AllMusic
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1980 songs
1980 debut singles
1995 singles
The S.O.S. Band songs
Cashbox number-one singles
Tabu Records singles
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