"Takes a Little Time" was a maxi-single released in 1997 (see 1997 in music) to promote Amy Grant's album Behind the Eyes, which was also released that year. "Takes a Little Time" included two songs from Behind the Eyes, as well as a new version of Grant's 1982 Christian radio hit, "El Shaddai". The maxi-single was also an enhanced CD (ECD); a video could be viewed when inserted into a home computer. The ECD portion of the CD contained a live acoustic version of the song After the Fire, which Grant later released on her 2003 album Simple Things; Grant stated on Oprah that she had written the song for her mother.
The song was covered by Flamy Grant in her album Bible Belt Baby, which charted at No. 1 on the iTunes Christian Albums in 2023.
Track listing
"Takes a Little Time" (Grant, Kirkpatrick) - 4:33 "Somewhere Down the Road" (Grant, Kirkpatrick) - 5:09 "El Shaddai '97" (Card, Thompson) - 4:10
Bonus multimedia track - 39:14
Personnel Amy Grant – lead vocals Keith Thomas – keyboards, electric guitar Kenny Greenberg – electric guitar Gordon Kennedy – acoustic guitar, electric guitar Tommy Sims – bass Chad Cromwell – drums Mark Hammond – additional drum programming Terry McMillan – percussion, harmonica Lisa Cochran – backing vocals Tabitha Fair – backing vocals
Chart positions
Weekly charts Chart (1997)Peakposition Australia (ARIA) N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. 181Canada Top Singles (RPM) 14 US Billboard Hot 100 Airplay21US Billboard Mainstream Top 4025US Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks15US Billboard Adult Contemporary4
Year-end charts Chart (1997)PositionCanada Top Singles (RPM)85
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