Thank you Jeff Harris On this day in music history: June 28, 1980 - Take Your Time (Do It Right) by The S.O.S. Band hits #1 on the Billboard R&B singles chart for 5 weeks, also peaking at #3 on the Hot 100 on August 16, 1980. Written by Harold Clayton and Sidigi Abdallah, it is the debut release and biggest hit single for the Atlanta, GA based band fronted by lead singer Mary Davis. Originally formed in 1977, the band is first known as Santa Monica. They will eventually change their name to The S.O.S. Band, with the initials S.O.S. standing for Sounds Of Success. The band will be signed to Clarence Avants Tabu label which at the time is distributed by CBSs Epic Records. Avant will pair the band with producer and songwriter Sidigi Abdallah, who will work on material for the debut album S.O.S.. It will be the first project helmed by the fledging producer who had been mentored early in his career by legendary record producer and engineer Bones Howe (The 5th Dimension, The Association). Collaborating with fellow songwriter Harold Clayton, he and Abdallah will come up with a song whose original title is Show You Right. Theyll continue to work on it, eventually evolving into Do It Right before it is finally titled Take Your Time (Do It Right). The seven and a half minute cut is split into a two part single, and is released in March of 1980. An immediate smash on the dance floor, the record will storm the R&B singles charts during the late Spring of 1980, before crossing over and racing into the top five on the pop charts in late Summer. Take Your Time (Do It Right) is certified Platinum in the US by the RIAA.
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