From their second album “More Songs About Buildings And Food” (the longer LP track: • Take Me to the River ), “Take Me To The River” was co-written and first recorded in 1974 by singer Al Green • Al Green - Take Me To The River (Official ... and was also a #48-peak single for Syl Johnson in ’75: • Take Me to the River (debuted late ’78) 1979 Pop Chart Peaks: Billboard 26, Cash Box 31, Record World 32 Transferred from stereo 45 single Sire 1032 - Take Me To The River (Al Green-Mabon Hodges) by Talking Heads, produced by Brian Eno & Talking Heads THE 1979 HITS ARCHIVE - Here in one place, a comprehensive collection of ‘pop’ best-sellers and songs which made an impact that were either released or enjoyed a major chunk of their popularity within the calendar year 1979 (some were recorded in 1978) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The three* MusicProf channels are home to The HITS ARCHIVES, YouTube’s most comprehensive collection of U.S. ‘popular music’ recordings from 1925 thru 1978. Discover thousands of original hit versions, conveniently arranged in year-by-year playlists and sorted alphabetically in your choice of either song title or artist name. Simply visit this channel’s home page (here: / @anotherprof3408 ), scroll down the rows of playlist categories, choose a favorite year, click on “view full playlist,” and then pick out the songs that you want to hear. Enjoy the music! The45Prof The78Prof AnotherProf