Take Your Time (album)
| Take Your Time | ||||
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| Studio album by Scatman John | ||||
| Released | June 1, 1999 | |||
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| Length | 42:28 | |||
| Label | RCA Records | |||
| Producer | Scatman John | |||
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Take Your Time is the fourth and final album by John Paul Larkin. It was his third recording under his stage name Scatman John. It was released on June 1, 1999; although he suffered from lung cancer through most of the recording, he still managed to record and release the album.
The album had four singles released from it. Scatmambo which was used in the German film Love Scenes from Planet Earth. Japan got a double A side single, The Chickadee Song b/w Take Your Time. Take Your Time was issued in European countries, first with a 6 track release then a 4 track release with a memorial caption on the cover after his death. Ichi Ni San was also released as a 3 track single in Europe, proving popular in Germany.
Album history
His third album "Take Your Time", produced by Kai Matthiesen (producer of Mr. President, B-Charme, Crispy), was released on October 1999. Scatman John died of lung cancer on the 3rd December 1999 at his home in California, six months after this album's release, ultimately making it his last. There were no music videos made for any of the tracks on this album, owing to John's deteriorating health. "Take Your Time" was released as a six-track CD-single. "Ichi Ni San...Go" was released as the follow up. In Japan, "The Chickadee Song" was released as a double-A-side single. It featured the album version and remix of The Chickadee Song and the album version and 2 remix versions of "Take Your Time". After John's death, the "Take Your Time" single was re-released. This time it had only 4 tracks and a banner on the cover which mentioned "In Loving Memory Of Scatman John".
Track listing
- "Take Your Time" – 3:46
- "Scatman's Dance" – 3:24
- "The Chickadee Song" – 3:21
- "Take Me Away" – 3:52
- "Scat Me If You Can" – 3:58
- "I Love Samba" – 3:42
- "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" – 4:56
- "Ichi Ni San... Go!" – 4:14
- "Dream Again" – 3:53
- "Everyday" – 3:41
- "Night Train" – 3:16
- "Scatmambo" – 3:08