"You Want It, You Got It" | ||||
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Single by The Detroit Emeralds | ||||
from the album You Want It, You Got It | ||||
B-side | "Till You Decide to Come Home" | |||
Released | December 1971 | |||
Genre | Soul | |||
Length | 2:54 | |||
Label | Westbound 192 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Abrim Tilmon | |||
Producer(s) | Katouzzion | |||
The Detroit Emeralds singles chronology | ||||
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"You Want It, You Got It" is a song written by Abrim Tilmon and performed by The Detroit Emeralds. The song was produced by Katouzzion and arranged by Abrim Tilmon and Johnny Allen. [1]
The song was featured on their 1972 album, You Want It, You Got It . [2]
In 1972, "You Want It, You Got It" reached #5 on the R&B chart, and #36 on the Billboard Hot 100, and outside the US, the song peaked at #12 on the UK Singles Chart. [3]
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