Take Me Back (Imperials song)
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Take Me Back was a 1965 hit song by Little Anthony and the Imperials. It was a Billboard
Top 20 Pop Hit, peaking at #16, and was a Top 20 R&B Hit as well, peaking at # 15. It was one of 5 hit singles taken from their 1964 hit Goin' Out Of My Head album, and was composed by their good friend, songwriter Teddy Randazzo
, who also wrote several previous Imperials hit singles, including Goin' Out Of My Head
and Hurt So Bad
, and was produced by Randazzo and Don Costa
for his DCP Records label in 1964, released as a single in 1965, and later re-released in 1966 on United Artists
' Veep Records subsidiary. A heartrending ballad about a plea for forgiveness, The Imperials (Little Anthony Gourdine, Sammy Strain, Clarence Collins & Ernest Wright), performed the song in 2003, almost 40 years after they originally recorded it, on the PBS special, Soul Spectacular: 40 Years of R&B.
Reference:"The Best Of Little Anthony & The Imperials" 1996 CD liner notes.
Producers: Teddy Randazzo & Don Costa.
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Top 20 Pop Hit, peaking at #16, and was a Top 20 R&B Hit as well, peaking at # 15. It was one of 5 hit singles taken from their 1964 hit Goin' Out Of My Head album, and was composed by their good friend, songwriter Teddy Randazzo
Teddy Randazzo
Teddy Randazzo was a NYC born pop songwriter who composed 1960s hit songs such as "Goin' Out of My Head", "It's Gonna Take a Miracle", and "Hurt So Bad"...
, who also wrote several previous Imperials hit singles, including Goin' Out Of My Head
Goin' Out Of My Head
"Goin' Out of My Head" is a song written by Teddy Randazzo and Bobby Weinstein, initially recorded by Little Anthony & the Imperials in 1964. Randazzo, a childhood friend of the group, wrote the song especially for them, having also supplied the group with their previous Top 20 Hit "I'm On The...
and Hurt So Bad
Hurt So Bad
"Hurt So Bad" is a 1965 pop/R&B hit single by Little Anthony & The Imperials, taken from their album, Goin' out of My Head. It was the follow-up to that album's smash-hit title song, and like that song, also became a Billboard Top 10 hit, reaching #10, and was an R&B Top 10 hit as well, reaching...
, and was produced by Randazzo and Don Costa
Don Costa
Don Costa was an American pop music arranger and record producer, best known for his work with Frank Sinatra.-Career:...
for his DCP Records label in 1964, released as a single in 1965, and later re-released in 1966 on United Artists
United Artists
United Artists Corporation is an American film studio. The original studio of that name was founded in 1919 by D. W. Griffith, Charles Chaplin, Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks....
' Veep Records subsidiary. A heartrending ballad about a plea for forgiveness, The Imperials (Little Anthony Gourdine, Sammy Strain, Clarence Collins & Ernest Wright), performed the song in 2003, almost 40 years after they originally recorded it, on the PBS special, Soul Spectacular: 40 Years of R&B.
Reference:"The Best Of Little Anthony & The Imperials" 1996 CD liner notes.
Credits-The Imperials
- "Little Anthony" Gourdine- Lead Vocals
- Sammy Strain-First Tenor
- Ernest Wright-Second Tenor
- Clarence Collins- Baritone/Bass
Producers: Teddy Randazzo & Don Costa.