Give Me Just a Little More Time

For the Gabrielle song, see Give Me a Little More Time.

"Give Me Just a Little More Time"
Single by Chairmen of the Board
from the album The Chairmen of the Board
B-side	"Since the Days of Pigtails & Fairytales"
Released	January 1970
Recorded	1969
Studio	HDH Studios, Detroit, Michigan
Genre	Soul
Length	2:40
Label	Invictus 9074
Songwriter(s)	Edythe Wayne Ron Dunbar
Producer(s)	Holland-Dozier-Holland
Chairmen of the Board singles chronology
"Give Me Just a Little More Time" (1970) "(You've Got Me) Dangling on a String" (1970)

"Give Me Just a Little More Time" is the debut single by Chairmen of the Board, released in 1970 through Capitol Records on Holland–Dozier–Holland's Invictus Records label.

"Give Me Just a Little More Time", backed with "Since the Days of Pigtails & Fairytales", peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, making it the best-performing of the Chairmen's singles, and the first of the Chairmen's four Billboard Hot 100 top 40 pop hits. The single also peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard R&B Singles chart. It sold more than one million copies in the US. In the United Kingdom, the song reached No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart in September 1970.^[1] The first Chairmen of the Board LP, a self-titled release, included the single; after the single's success, the Chairmen of the Board album was reissued as Give Me Just a Little More Time.

Background

The song was written and produced by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Edward Holland, Jr., and Ron Dunbar. Because of the then still-pending lawsuit against Holland-Dozier-Holland from their former employers, Motown, the trio credited themselves with the pseudonym "Edythe Wayne" for this song and many other early Invictus/Hot Wax releases.

"Give Me Just a Little More Time" features Chairmen of the Board lead singer General Johnson as the narrator, (backed by group members Danny Woods, Harrison Kennedy and Eddie Custis) begging a sweetheart not to rush intimacy: "We both want the sweetness in life/ But these things don't come overnight." Members of Motown's in-house band, The Funk Brothers, who played all of Holland-Dozier-Holland's previous hits, played on this recording as well as many other Invictus/Hot Wax productions.

Personnel

The Funk Brothers who played on "Give Me Just A Little More Time" included:

• Bass: Bob Babbitt
• Guitarists: Dennis Coffey, Eddie Willis, and Ray Monette
• Keyboards: Johnny Griffith
• Drums: Richard "Pistol" Allen
• Percussion: Jack Ashford

Chart history

Weekly charts Chart (1970) Peak position Canada RPM Top Singles[2] 9 UK Singles (OCC)[1] 3 US Billboard Hot 100[3] 3 US Billboard R&B 8 US Cash Box Top 100 9

Year-end charts Chart (1970) Rank UK[4] 31 US Billboard Hot 100[5] 39 US Billboard R&B[6] 53 US Cash Box[7] 92

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[8]	Gold	1,000,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Kylie Minogue version

"Give Me Just a Little More Time"
Single by Kylie Minogue
from the album Let's Get to It
B-side	"Do You Dare?"
Released	13 January 1992 (1992-01-13)
Genre	Pop
Length	3:07
Label	PWL
Songwriter(s)	Edythe Wayne Ron Dunbar
Producer(s)	Mike Stock Pete Waterman
Kylie Minogue singles chronology
"Keep on Pumpin' It" (1991) "Give Me Just a Little More Time" (1992) "Finer Feelings" (1992)
Music video
"Give Me Just a Little More Time" on YouTube

"Give Me Just a Little More Time" was covered in 1992 by Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue. Minogue's version was featured in a then-current commercial for Accurist watches. It was one of the last tracks to be recorded for her fourth album, Let's Get to It. It peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart, assisted by its techno oriented B-side "Do You Dare?" and sold 325,000 copies.^[9]

"Give Me Just a Little More Time" was later added to Minogue's 1992 compilation album Greatest Hits. Additionally, it is the only song from Let's Get to It to be included on Minogue's career-spanning compilations Ultimate Kylie, The Best of Kylie Minogue and the standard version of Step Back in Time: The Definitive Collection. "Give Me Just a Little More Time" was performed in various television shows at the time of release, but it was not included on the Let's Get to It Tour. The first performance of the song in a tour would be on the Anti Tour in 2012. The B-side "Do You Dare?" was included on Minogue's Greatest Remixes (Vol. 2), and was mixed on the "Everything Taboo" medley on her Showgirl: The Greatest Hits Tour, Showgirl: The Homecoming Tour, and For You, for Me concert tours. Pete Waterman stated:

I went to bed, and, and I literally was in bed thinking of all these records that I had in my life [...] I was going through the library mentally thinking, what song would she never have done that we could do that was just a great song. And one of my favorite songs was Chairman of the Board's "Give Me Just a Little More Time."^[10]

He ran downstairs to his record label to find the track. The song was played to Minogue the next morning.^[10][11]

Critical reception

Betty Page from NME wrote, "Indeed, she makes a highly passable stab at the beseeching Chairmen of the Board classic "Give Me Just a Little More Time", and even gets to do a ballad with just an acoustic guitar for help."^[12] In 2023, Robert Moran of Australian daily tabloid newspaper The Sydney Morning Herald ranked the song as Minogue's 166th best song (out of 183), adding that "no one needs this".^[13]

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Give Me Just a Little More Time".^[14]

• UK CD single (PWCD212)

1. "Give Me Just a Little More Time" — 3:07
2. "Give Me Just a Little More Time" (Extended Version) — 4:33
3. "Do You Dare?" (NRG Mix) — 7:04
4. "Do You Dare?" (New Rave Mix) — 6:40

• UK 7" vinyl single (PWL212)

1. "Give Me Just a Little More Time" — 3:07
2. "Do You Dare?" (NRG Edit) — 3:17

• UK 12" vinyl single (PWLT212)

1. "Give Me Just a Little More Time" (Extended Version) — 4:33
2. "Do You Dare?" (NRG Mix) — 7:04
3. "Do You Dare?" (New Rave Mix) — 6:40

• 2009 UK iTunes bundle & 2018 digital EP

1. "Give Me Just a Little More Time" — 3:07
2. "Give Me Just a Little More Time" (Extended Version) — 4:33
3. "Give Me Just a Little More Time" (Instrumental) — 3:05
4. "Give Me Just a Little More Time" (Backing Track) — 3:06
5. "Do You Dare?" (NRG Mix) — 7:04
6. "Do You Dare?" (New Rave Mix) — 6:40
7. "Do You Dare?" (Italia 12" Mix) — 5:22
8. "Do You Dare?" (NRG Edit) — 3:17
9. "Do You Dare?" (New Rave Instrumental) — 6:38

Charts and sales

Weekly charts Chart (1992) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[15] 24 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[16] 13 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[17] 9 Germany (GfK)[18] 51 Ireland (IRMA)[19] 6 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[20] 12 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[21] 60 UK Singles (OCC)[22] 2

Year-end charts Chart (1992) Position Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[23] 92 UK Singles (OCC)[24] 50 Sales Region Certification Certified units/sales United Kingdom — 325,000[25]

Live Performances

Minogue performed the song on the following concert tours:

• Showgirl: The Greatest Hits Tour ("Brrr" excerpt during the "Smiley Kylie Medley")
• Showgirl: The Homecoming Tour ("Brrr" excerpt during the "Everything Taboo Medley")
• For You, for Me ("Brrr" excerpt during the "Everything Taboo" Medley")
• Anti Tour (Performed in London)

Other cover versions

• In 1982, American R&B singer Angela Clemmons remade the song and it peaked at #4 on Billboard's Dance/Disco Top 80 Singles chart.^[26]

References

1. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 99. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
2. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1970-03-21. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
3. Joel Whitburn's Bubbling Under the Billboard Hot 100 1959-2004
4. "All the Number One Singles: 1970". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
5. "Top 100 Hits of 1970/Top 100 Songs of 1970". musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
6. "Top 100 Soul/R&B Singles of 1970". Retrieved 1 December 2017.
7. http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/70s_files/1970YESP.html Archived 2019-07-22 at the Wayback Machine Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 26, 1970
8. "American single certifications – Chairmen of the Board – Give Me Just a Little More Time". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
9. Myers, Justin (2014-03-22). "Kylie Minogue's Official Number 2 Singles' Sales Revealed". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
10. Fat Gay Vegan (9 February 2015). "Interview: Pete Waterman". Louder Than War. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
11. Simon Duke (5 November 2014). "Kylie Minogue: A look back to some of Kylie's early-90s hits ahead of her Metro Radio Arena show". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
12. Page, Betty (12 October 1991). "Long Play". NME. p. 35. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
13. Moran, Robert; Ross, Annabel (25 September 2023). "Every Kylie Minogue song ranked". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney. ISSN 0312-6315. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
14. Mix Kylie (January 1992). "Formats and track listings". Retrieved 31 July 2010.
15. "Kylie Minogue – Give Me Just a Little More Time". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
16. "Kylie Minogue – Give Me Just a Little More Time" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
17. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 6. February 8, 1992. p. 17. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
18. "Kylie Minogue – Give Me Just a Little More Time" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
19. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Give Me Just a Little More Time". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
20. "Tipparade-lijst van week 9, 1992" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
21. "Kylie Minogue – Give Me Just a Little More Time" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
22. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
23. "Jaaroverzichten 1992". Ultratop. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
24. "Year End Charts: Top Singles". Music Week. January 16, 1993. p. 8.
25. Myers, Justin (March 22, 2014). "Kylie Minogue's Official Number 2 Singles' Sales Revealed". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
26. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 59.

External links

• "Give Me Just a Little More Time" - Lyrics