Take Good Care of Her

"Take Good Care of Her"
"Take Good Care of Her"
Single by Elvis Presley
from the album Good Times
A-side	"Take Good Care of Her"
B-side	"I've Got a Thing About You, Baby"
Released	January 11, 1974
Recorded	July 21, 1973
Studio	Stax Studios, Memphis
Genre	Country
Length	2:52
Songwriter(s)	Ed Warren and Arthur Kent
Elvis Presley singles chronology

"Take Good Care of Her"
"Take Good Care of Her"
Single by Sonny James
from the album True Love's a Blessing
B-side	"On the Fingers of One Hand"
Released	March 1966
Genre	Country
Length	2:29
Label	Capitol
Songwriter(s)	Arthur Kent; Ed Warren
Producer(s)	Marvin Hughes
Sonny James singles chronology

"Take Good Care of Her"
"Take Good Care of Her"
Single by Adam Wade
from the album Adam Wade's Greatest Hits
B-side	"Sleepy Time Girl" (original); "Too Far" (re-release);
Released	1961
Recorded	1960
Genre	Pop
Length	2:29
Label	Coed
Songwriter(s)	Arthur Kent; Ed Warren;
Producer(s)	George Paxton
Adam Wade singles chronology

"Take Good Care of Her" is a 1961 song written by Arthur Kent and Ed Warren and recorded by Adam Wade. It reached number twenty on the R&B charts and number seven on the Hot 100.^[1] In the song, the narrator speaks to the groom of his ex-girlfriend.

Cover versions

In 1962, Johnny Tillotson covered the song on his album It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin'.
In 1963, Dean Martin covered the song on his album Dean "Tex" Martin Rides Again.
In 1966, Sonny James had a number one country hit with his version of the song.^[2] It was the fourth among his 24 No. 1 singles.
Later that year, Mel Carter recorded the song and reached #78 on US pop charts.
In 1973, Elvis Presley recorded a version of the song. The B-Side was "I've Got a Thing About You Baby".
In the same year, Johnny Mathis (in whom Wade had an exact vocal style early in his career) reached #40 on Adult Contemporary charts.

Chart performance

Adam Wade

Chart (1961)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100	7
US Billboard Hot R&B Singles	20
UK Singles Chart	38

Sonny James

Chart (1966)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot Country Singles	1

Johnny Mathis

Chart (1973)	Peak position
US Billboard Easy Listening	40
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary	15

Elvis Presley

Chart (1973)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100	39
US Billboard Easy Listening	27
US Billboard Hot Country Singles	4
Canada RPM Top Tracks	56
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary	7

Bobbie Evans

Chart (1980)	Peak position
Canada RPM Country Singles	42

References

^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 606.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 172.

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[1] Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 606.

[2] Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 172.

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