When It's All Said and Done... Take Time

When It's All Said and Done... Take Time
Compilation album by Giveon
Released	March 12, 2021 (2021-03-12)
Genre	R&B
Length	36:50
Label	Epic Not So Fast
Producer	Rodrigo Barahona Berkli Music Boi-1da Giveon Kelsey Gonzalez Illangelo Loshendrix Maneesh Dominic Matthews Don Mills Schylar O'Neal Peter Lee Johnson Jahaan Sweet River Tiber Sevn Thomas Leon Thomas WondaGurl Yakob
Giveon chronology
When It's All Said and Done (2020) When It's All Said and Done... Take Time (2021) Give or Take (2022)

When It's All Said and Done... Take Time is a compilation album by American R&B singer and songwriter Giveon, released by Epic Records and Not So Fast on March 12, 2021. ^{[1] [2]} The album combines his two EPs When It's All Said and Done and Take Time , ^[3] along with a new song, "All to Me". ^{[4] [5] [6]} The album was certified gold in 2021, ^[7] and certified platinum later in 2022. ^{[8] [9]}

Background

Giveon first teased the album on Twitter on March 4, 2021:

The anniversary for the release of Take Time is creeping up on us all..

I decided to combine both of my first two eps into one project: When It's All Said and Done... Take Time. I also added a new song to the project.

3/12.. pre-save at midnight ✨ ^[10]

Critical reception

When It's All Said and Done... Take Time

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[11]

AllMusic's Andy Kellman said that the album provides "incontrovertible proof that Giveon is among the most promising R&B artists of the early 2020s". ^[11]

Accolades

Year-end lists for When It's All Said and Done... Take Time

Publication	List	Rank	Ref.
Billboard	The 10 Best R&B Albums of 2021: Critics' Picks	3	[12]
Vibe	The 21 Best R&B Albums Of 2021: Staff Picks	21	[13]

Track listing

When It's All Said and Done... Take Time track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"The Beach"	Giveon Evans	Evans Loshendrix Matthew Samuels Yakob	Boi-1da Yakob Loshendrix	3:25
2.	"World We Created"	Trey Campbell Sevn Thomas	Campbell Maneesh S. Thomas	S. Thomas Maneesh Yakob	3:13
3.	"Take Time (Interlude)"	Evans	Evans	Giveon	0:45
4.	"Favorite Mistake"	Evans	Evans Rodrigo Barahona S. Thomas	S. Thomas Giveon Barahona	2:52
5.	"This Ain't Love"	Evans Ant Clemons Varren Wade	Evans Clemons Loshendrix WondaGurl Jahaan Sweet Wade	WondaGurl Sweet Loshendrix	2:44
6.	"Heartbreak Anniversary"	Evans S. Thomas Wade	Evans Maneesh S. Thomas Wade	S. Thomas Maneesh	3:18
7.	"Like I Want You"	Evans Marcus Semaj S. Thomas	Evans Loshendrix Semaj Sweet River Tiber S. Thomas	S. Thomas Sweet River Tiber Loshendrix	4:20
8.	"Vanish"	Evans	Evans Berkli Music Kelsey Gonzalez S. Thomas	S. Thomas Berkli Music Gonzalez	3:29
9.	"When It's All Said and Done"	Evans	Evans Barahona	Giveon Barahona	0:55
10.	"Still Your Best"	Evans	Evans Dominic Matthews Schyler O'Neal	S. Thomas O'Neal Matthews	2:57
11.	"Last Time" (featuring Snoh Aalegra)	Evans Snoh Aalegra	Evans Snoh Aalegra Don Mills	S. Thomas Mills	3:13
12.	"Stuck on You"	Evans	Evans Barahona Thomas	Boi-1da S. Thomas Sweet Giveon Barahona	3:25
13.	"All to Me"	Evans Peter Lee Johnson Carlos Montagnese Samuels Sweet Leon Thomas	Evans Johnson Montagnese Samuels Sweet L. Thomas	Boi-1da Illangelo Sweet L. Thomas Johnson Barahona	2:07
Total length:					36:50

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. ^[14]

Musicians

• Giveon – lead vocals (all tracks), background vocals (tracks 1, 2, 4–12), arrangement (1, 4, 9, 12)
• Sevn Thomas – arrangement (1–8, 10), programming (2–8, 10–12), background vocals (2, 6)
• Rodrigo Barahona – arrangement (1, 4, 9, 12), programming (9)
• Boi-1da – programming (1, 12)
• Yakob – arrangement (1)
• Ariel Shrum – flugelhorn (2)
• Loshendrix – arrangement (5), all instruments (7)
• Jahaan Sweet – arrangement (5), programming (7)
• WondaGurl – arrangement, programming (5)
• Ant Clemons – background vocals (5)
• River Tiber – programming (7)
• Schyler O'Neal – arrangement (10)
• Snoh Aalegra – lead vocals, background vocals (11)
• Don Mills – arrangement (11)

Technical

• John Kercy – mixing (1–12)
• Jim Caruana – mixing, engineering, recording (11)
• Rodrigo Barahona – mixing (13), engineering (1–6, 8–12), recording (1, 2, 4–6, 8–12)
• Colin Leonard – mastering
• Gehring Miller – engineering, recording (7)
• Giveon – recording (3)

Charts

Chart performance for When It's All Said and Done... Take Time

Chart (2021)	Peak position
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [15]	15
UK Albums (OCC) [16]	87
US Billboard 200 [17]	5
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [18]	3

Certifications

Certifications for When It's All Said and Done... Take Time

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [19]	Platinum	80,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [20]	Platinum	15,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [21]	Silver	60,000‡
United States (RIAA) [22]	Platinum	1,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Folk, Antwane (March 12, 2021). "Giveon Releases New Project 'When It's All Said and Done... Take Time'". Rated R&B . Retrieved April 30, 2025.
2. Willman, Chris (March 22, 2021). "R&B Upstart Giveon Has Week's Top Album Debut; Grammy Performers Earn Chart Rebounds". Variety . Retrieved April 30, 2025.
3. Rouhani, Neena (August 6, 2021). "How Giveon Became R&B's Most Relatable Rising Star". Billboard . Retrieved April 30, 2025.
4. Robinson, Joshua (September 26, 2022). "Giveon Combines "When It's All Said And Done" & "Take Time" To Create One Full-Length Project". HotNewHipHop . Retrieved April 30, 2025.
5. Okon, Wongo (March 12, 2021). "Giveon's Grieving 'Heartbreak Anniversary' Video Arrives With His Lustful New Single, 'All To Me'". Uproxx. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
6. Marina Apardian, Krista (March 22, 2021). "Giveon's 'When It's All Said And Done... Take Time' Demands Your Full Attention". Ones to Watch . Retrieved April 30, 2025.
7. Folk, Antwane (May 4, 2021). "Giveon's 'When It's All Said and Done... Take Time' Project Goes Gold". Rated R&B . Retrieved April 30, 2025.
8. Samuels, Keithan (June 27, 2022). "Giveon Earns Three RIAA Platinum Certifications". Rated R&B . Retrieved April 30, 2025.
9. Corrine, Amber (June 28, 2022). "Givēon Receives Three More RIAA Platinum Certifications". Vibe . Retrieved April 30, 2025.
10. Giveon [@giveon] (March 4, 2021). "The anniversary for the release of Take Time is creeping up on us all.. I decided to combine both of my first two eps into one project: When It's All Said and Done... Take Time. I also added a new song to the project. 3/12.. pre-save at midnight ✨ ..." (Tweet). Retrieved March 11, 2021– via Twitter.
11. Kellman, Andy. When It's All Said and Done...Take Time at AllMusic . Retrieved April 30, 2025.
12. Billboard Staff (December 21, 2021). "The 10 Best R&B Albums of 2021: Critics' Picks". Billboard . Retrieved April 30, 2025.
13. Vibe (December 22, 2021). "The 21 Best R&B Albums Of 2021: Staff Picks". Vibe . Retrieved April 30, 2025.
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19. "Canadian album certifications – Giveon – When It's All Said and Done... Take Time". Music Canada . Retrieved April 30, 2025.
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