Till I Can't Take It Anymore

"Till I Can't Take It Anymore"
"Till I Can't Take It Anymore"
Single by Billy Joe Royal
from the album Tell It Like It Is
B-side	"He Don't Know"
Released	September 30, 1989
Genre	Country
Length	3:58
Label	Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Clyde Otis, Ulysses Burton
Producer(s)	Nelson Larkin
Billy Joe Royal singles chronology

"Till I Can't Take It Anymore" is a song written by Clyde Otis and Ulysses Burton. It was first recorded by Ben E King in 1968. The song was featured in The Soul Clan's self-titled album The Soul Clan. Dottie West and Don Gibson's version charted at 46 on the Hot Country Songs in 1970.^[1] Since then, it has also charted as a single by Andra Willis, whose version went to number 85 on the same chart in 1973.^[2] Pal Rakes's version went to number 31 in 1977.^[3]

The highest-charting rendition of the song was by Billy Joe Royal, released in September 1989 from the album Tell It Like It Is. His version of the song peaked at number two on the country charts in early 1990, making for his second single to reach that position.^[4]

In 1969 Rocky Roberts realized a cover in Italian titled "Ma non ti lascio" in his album This is Rocky Roberts.^[5]

In 2004, The Beautiful South included a faster-tempo version of the song on their covers album Golddiggas, Headnodders and Pholk Songs. Other artists who have also previously recorded this song include Clarence Carter, Ray Charles, Jimmy James, Tom Jones, Charlie Rich, and Don Williams.

Chart performance

Chart (1989–1990)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[6]	3
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[7]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[8]	76
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[9]	43

References

^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 455. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
^ Whitburn, p. 469
^ Whitburn, p. 338
^ Whitburn, p. 364
^ "Rocky Roberts - This is Rocky Roberts". Discogs. 1970.
^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 6680." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. January 27, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
^ "Billy Joe Royal Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1990". RPM. December 22, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
^ "Best of 1990: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.

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[whitburn-1] Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 455. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.

[2] Whitburn, p. 469

[3] Whitburn, p. 338

[4] Whitburn, p. 364

[5] "Rocky Roberts - This is Rocky Roberts". Discogs. 1970.

[sc_Canadacountry_-6] "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 6680." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. January 27, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_Billy_Joe_Royal-7] "Billy Joe Royal Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

[8] "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1990". RPM. December 22, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.

[9] "Best of 1990: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.

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v t e Billy Joe Royal
Studio albums	Down in the Boondocks Cherry Hill Park Looking Ahead The Royal Treatment Tell It Like It Is Out of the Shadows
Other albums	Greatest Hits
Singles	"Down in the Boondocks" "I Knew You When" "I've Got to Be Somebody" "Yo-Yo" "Hush" "Cherry Hill Park" "Every Night" "Under the Boardwalk" "Burned Like a Rocket" "I Miss You Already" "Old Bridges Burn Slow" "I'll Pin a Note on Your Pillow" "Out of Sight and on My Mind" "It Keeps Right On Hurtin'" "Tell It Like It Is" "Love Has No Right" "Till I Can't Take It Anymore" "Searchin' for Some Kind of Clue"
B-Sides	"Oh, What a Night"
Cover Songs	"Amanda" "Bring It On Home to Me" "Crying" "Funny How Time Slips Away" "I'm Sorry" "Kiss and Say Goodbye" "Making Believe" "Save the Last Dance for Me" "Solitary Man" "Spanish Harlem" "Stand by Me" "To Love Somebody"
Related articles	Discography

v t e Dottie West singles
Albums Singles
1960s	"My Big John" "Touch Me" "Let Me off at the Corner" "Love Is No Excuse" (with Jim Reeves) "Here Comes My Baby" "Didn't I" "Gettin' Married Has Made Us Strangers" "No Sign of Living" "Before the Ring on Your Finger Turns Green" "Would You Hold It Against Me" "Mommy, Can I Still Call Him Daddy" "What's Come Over My Baby" "Paper Mansions" "Like a Fool" "Childhood Places" "Country Girl" "Reno" "Rings of Gold" (with Don Gibson) "There's a Story (Goin' 'Round)" (with Don Gibson)
1970s	"Till I Can't Take It Anymore" (with Don Gibson) "It's Dawned on Me You're Gone" "Forever Yours" "Careless Hands" "If It's All Right with You" "Country Sunshine" "Last Time I Saw Him" "House of Love" "Lay Back Lover" "When It's Just You and Me" "Every Word I Write" "Tonight You Belong to Me" "Every Time Two Fools Collide" (with Kenny Rogers) "Come See Me and Come Lonely" "Anyone Who Isn't Me Tonight" (with Kenny Rogers) "All I Ever Need Is You" (with Kenny Rogers) "'Til I Can Make It on My Own" (with Kenny Rogers) "You Pick Me Up (And Put Me Down)"
1980s	"A Lesson in Leavin'" "Leavin's for Unbelievers" "Are You Happy Baby?" "What Are We Doin' in Love" (with Kenny Rogers) "(I'm Gonna) Put You Back on the Rack" "It's High Time" "You're Not Easy to Forget" "She Can't Get My Love Off the Bed" "Tulsa Ballroom" "Together Again" (with Kenny Rogers)