Al Green wrote and recorded "Take Me To The River" for his 1974 album, "Al Green Explores Your Mind". The record company did not release Green's track as a single, but instead gave it Syl Johnson.
Johnson's 1975 version uses most of the same musicians but it failed to make the Top 40. However, it did do well on the R&B charts.
The "Talking Heads" version, recorded for their 1979 album "More Songs About Buildings and Food", charted as high as #26 in 1979.
Syl Johnson (1975)
Talking Heads (1979)
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