Take It Like You Give It (1967) Songwriting Credits

Authorship Breakdown 2 / 11 documented

Who wrote the songs?

Scored across the 11 tracks with documented writers, by whether Aretha Franklin carries a lyricist or composer credit.

18%

2 trackswritten by Aretha Franklin 9 tracksoutside writers

Aretha Franklin's roles on this album

Share of the 11 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.

Lyricist18%

Composer18%

Producer0%

Performer100%

By the Numbers

11

Tracks

15

Lyricists

4

Producers

1967

Released

"Take It Like You Give It" is an album by Aretha Franklin, released on April 4, 1967, on Columbia Records in the soul and R&B style. The album was produced by Bob Johnston, Bobby Scott, Clyde Otis, and Robert Mersey, and runs about 26 minutes across its track list. Key songs include "Why Was I Born?," "Lee Cross," "Land of Dreams," and the title track "Take It Like You Give It." Two singles were drawn from the sessions, "Tighten Up Your Tie, Button Up Your Jacket (Make It Easy for the Door)" and "Lee Cross." It was the last Columbia album of Franklin's to feature only previously unreleased songs, arriving amid her worsening relations with the label in late 1966 as she prepared to depart for Atlantic Records.

Track Listing & Credits 11 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers

#	Title	Lyricist(s)	Composer(s)	Producer(s)	Performers
1	Why Was I Born?	Oscar Hammerstein II	Jerome Kern	Bob JohnstonBobby ScottClyde OtisRobert Mersey	Aretha Franklin (Lead Vocals)
2	I May Never Get to Heaven	Buddy KillenBill Anderson	Buddy KillenBill Anderson	Bob JohnstonBobby ScottClyde OtisRobert Mersey	Aretha Franklin (Lead Vocals)
3	Tighten Up Your Tie, Button Up Your Jacket (Make It Easy for the Door)	Billy Dawn Smith	Billy Dawn Smith	Bob JohnstonBobby ScottClyde OtisRobert Mersey	Aretha Franklin (Lead Vocals)
4	Her Little Heart Went to Loveland	Buddy Kaye	Philip Springer	Bob JohnstonBobby ScottClyde OtisRobert Mersey	Aretha Franklin (Lead Vocals)
5	Lee Cross	Ted White	Ted White	Bob JohnstonBobby ScottClyde OtisRobert Mersey	Aretha Franklin (Lead Vocals)
6	Take It Like You Give It	Aretha Franklin	Aretha Franklin	Bob JohnstonBobby ScottClyde OtisRobert Mersey	Aretha Franklin (Lead Vocals)
7	Only the One You Love	Eddie SnyderCharles Singleton	Eddie SnyderCharles Singleton	Bob JohnstonBobby ScottClyde OtisRobert Mersey	Aretha Franklin (Lead Vocals)
8	Deeper	Rudy Clark	Rudy Clark	Bob JohnstonBobby ScottClyde OtisRobert Mersey	Aretha Franklin (Lead Vocals)
9	Remember Me	Van McCoyClyde Otis	Van Allen McCoyClyde Otis	Bob JohnstonBobby ScottClyde OtisRobert Mersey	Aretha Franklin (Lead Vocals)
10	Land of Dreams	Aretha Franklin	Aretha Franklin	Bob JohnstonBobby ScottClyde OtisRobert Mersey	Aretha Franklin (Lead Vocals)
11	A Little Bit of Soul	Milton BlandMcKinley MitchellDavid Wilkinson	Milton BlandMcKinley MitchellDavid Wilkinson	Bob JohnstonBobby ScottClyde OtisRobert Mersey	Aretha Franklin (Lead Vocals)