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Here I Am (Come and Take Me)

1973 song by Al Green

Summary

1973 song by Al Green

Field	Value
name	Here I Am (Come and Take Me)
cover	Al Green Here I Am (Come and Take Me).jpg
type	single
artist	Al Green
album	Call Me
B-side	I'm Glad You're Mine
released	June 1973
recorded	1972
genre	Soul
length	4:14
label	Hi Records
producer	Al Green, Willie Mitchell
prev_title	Call Me (Come Back Home)
prev_year	1973
next_title	Livin' for You
next_year	1973

| B-side = I'm Glad You're Mine

Al Green
Mabon Hodges

"Here I Am (Come and Take Me)" is a 1973 song by Al Green, the second single released from his album Call Me. The song reached number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the Hot Soul Singles chart. It was certified as a gold record by the Recording Industry Association of America. A 1990 cover, by British reggae-pop band UB40, reached number seven on the Billboard Hot 100.

Composition and recording

Green wrote "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)" with Teenie Hodges, with whom he also collaborated in writing "Take Me to the River," "Love and Happiness," "Full of Fire," and other songs. It was produced by Willie Mitchell in the 1972 recording session for the album Call Me.

Chart performance

Hi Records released the song as a single in June 1973, with "I'm Glad You're Mine" on the B-side. It was the second single from Call Me, after the title track. The record reached number 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and received a gold certification, having sold more than 500,000 copies.

Weekly charts

Chart (1973)	Peak
position

Year-end charts

Chart (1973)	Position	US Billboard Hot 100
63

Certifications

UB40 version

| B-side = Crisis

Al Green
Mabon Hodges In 1990, British reggae-pop band UB40 released a cover of "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)" as the second single from their ninth studio album, Labour of Love II, in January 1990. It stalled at number 46 on the UK Singles Chart but proved to be more successful elsewhere, peaking at number three in Australia, number six in New Zealand, and number seven on the US Billboard Hot 100. In Australia, it placed at number 24 on the 1991 year-end chart, while in the United States, it was ranked number 72 on the 1991 year-end chart.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1990–1991)	Peak
position	Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)
73

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)	Position	Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)	Chart (1991)	Position	Australia (ARIA)	US Billboard Hot 100
75
24
72

Certifications

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.	United Kingdom	Australia	Australia (re-release)
January 15, 1990		DEP International
March 19, 1990
July 29, 1991		Virgin

Other cover versions

The song has also been covered by such performers as Michael Jackson, Etta James, and Seal. Several reggae versions have been recorded, including by Marcia Griffiths, Pluto Shervington, Owen Gray, and Inner Circle.

References

Breihan, Tom. (February 11, 2022). "The Number Ones: UB40’s “(I Can’t Help) Falling In Love With You".
"Billboard Top 100 – 1973".
(October 26, 1991). "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles".
"Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 1990". [[Dutch Top 40]].
"1991 ARIA Singles Chart". [[Australian Recording Industry Association.
(December 21, 1991). "1991 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles".
(January 13, 1990). "Releases".
(March 18, 1990). "New Release Summary: Singles".
(July 28, 1991). "New Release Summary – Product Available from: 29/07/91: Singles".
"Call Me Al". Versions Galore.

Wikipedia Source

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