Take Good Care of Her

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"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
Recorded1960
Genre Pop
Length2:29
Label Coed
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) George Paxton
Adam Wade singles chronology
"Gloria's Theme"
(1960)
"Take Good Care of Her"
(1961)
"The Writing on the Wall"
(1961)
"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"
ReleasedMarch 1966
Genre Country
Label Capitol
Songwriter(s) Arthur Kent
Ed Warren
Producer(s) Marvin Hughes
Sonny James singles chronology
"True Love's a Blessing"
(1965)
"Take Good Care of Her"
(1966)
"Room in Your Heart"
(1966)
"Take Good Care of Her"
Elvis Take Good Care Of Her PS.jpg
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"
ReleasedJanuary 11, 1974
RecordedJuly 21, 1973
Studio Stax Studios, Memphis
Genre Country
Songwriter(s) Ed Warren and Arthur Kent
Elvis Presley singles chronology
"Raised on Rock" / "For Ol' Times Sake"
(1973)
"Take Good Care of Her" / "I've Got a Thing About You, Baby"
(1974)
"If You Talk in Your Sleep" / "Help Me"
(1974)

"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.

Contents

Cover versions

Chart performance

Adam Wade

Chart (1961)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 1007
US Billboard Hot R&B Singles20
UK Singles Chart38

Sonny James

Chart (1966)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot Country Singles1

Johnny Mathis

Chart (1973)Peak
position
US Billboard Easy Listening40
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary15

Elvis Presley

Chart (1973)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 10039
US Billboard Easy Listening27
US Billboard Hot Country Singles4
Canada RPM Top Tracks56
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary7

Bobbie Evans

Chart (1980)Peak
position
Canada RPM Country Singles42

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