Take Me to the River

"Take Me to the River"
"Take Me to the River"
Single by Talking Heads
from the album More Songs About Buildings and Food
B-side	"Thank You for Sending Me an Angel"
Released	June 30, 1978
Genre	New wave
Length	5:01
Label	Sire
Songwriter(s)	Al Green, Mabon "Teenie" Hodges
Producer(s)	Brian Eno, Talking Heads
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Music video
	"Take Me to the River (2005 Remaster)" on YouTube

"Take Me to the River"
"Take Me to the River"
Song by Al Green
from the album Al Green Explores Your Mind
Released	October 2, 1974
Recorded	1974, Memphis, Tennessee
Genre	Soul
Length	3:45
Label	Hi
Songwriter(s)	Al Green, Mabon "Teenie" Hodges
Producer(s)	Willie Mitchell

"Take Me to the River" is a 1974 song originally written by Al Green. It was taken from eighth studio album Al Green Explores Your Mind. It was later covered by Syl Johnson, Talking Heads and Delbert McClinton.

Talking Heads version

In 1978, Talking Heads covered Take Me to the River for their second studio album More Songs About Buildings and Food. It went to number 26 in the United States and Australia, number 20 in New Zealand and number 34 in Canada.

References

↑ "Playlist: 10 best new wave singles of 1978". The Independent. 7 June 2018. Archived from the original on 2022-05-26.

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[1] "Playlist: 10 best new wave singles of 1978". The Independent. 7 June 2018. Archived from the original on 2022-05-26.

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