Take Me Down
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Written by Exile band members Mark Gray and J.P. Pennington, the song was originally recorded by Exile in 1980. The Exile version was released as a single, but failed to become a major hit, although it reached number 102 on the US Bubbling Under chart[2] and number 11 in South Africa.[3]
However, it was not until Alabama released the song that it was the group's seventh number one on the country chart.[4] In addition to its success on the country charts, the song fared modestly well on pop radio, reaching No. 18 on the Billboard Hot 100.[5]
Single and album edits
The single edit to "Take Me Down," released for retail sale and radio airplay, is about 1:10 shorter than the full-length album version. Excised from the single version:
- The second refrain; the song immediately proceeds from the second verse into the bridge.
- An earlier fade during the ending harmony part (about 30 seconds earlier than the album version).
"B" side
The B-side to "Take Me Down" is a song titled "Lovin' You Is Killin' Me," a re-recording of one of Alabama's earliest songs. "Lovin' You Is Killin' Me" originally appeared as the B-side to the band's first charted single, 1977's "I Wanna Be With You Tonight."
Charts
Exile
| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| South Africa (Springbok)[6] | 11 |
| US Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100[7] | 102 |
Alabama
Template:SinglechartTemplate:SinglechartTemplate:Singlechart| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
| Canada RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks | 1 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1982) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[8] | 18 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[9] | 32 |
Cover version
The song was covered in by soul singer Johnny Bristol the same year and released as the first single off his Free to Be Me album.[1]
References
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- ↑ Roland, Tom, "The Billboard Book of Number One Country Hits" (Billboard Books, Watson-Guptill Publications, New York, 1991 (Template:ISBN)
- ↑ Joel Whitburn's Bubbling Under the Billboard Hot 100 1959-2004
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Works cited
- Morris, Edward, "Alabama," Contemporary Books Inc., Chicago, 1985 (Template:ISBN)
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- 1982 singles
- 1980 songs
- Alabama (American band) songs
- Exile (American band) songs
- Songs written by Mark Gray (singer)
- Songs written by J.P. Pennington
- Song recordings produced by Harold Shedd
- RCA Records Nashville singles
- 1982 songs