Take It
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1.
Understand, as in I take it they won't accept your proposal. [Early 1500s]
2.
Endure abuse, criticism, harsh treatment, or unpleasantness, as in Tell me what you really think of me--I can take it. [Mid-1800s] This phrase is sometimes modified as
take just so much, meaning "endure only up to a point." For example, I can take just so much of this nonsense before I lose patience. Also see take it on the chin; take lying down.
3.
Accept or believe something, as in I'll take it on the doctor's say-so. Also see the subsequent entries beginning with take it.
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Take It
| Take It | ||||
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| Studio album by The Wallets | ||||
| Released | October 22, 1986 | |||
| Recorded | Sea-Saint Studio, New Orleans, Louisiana, by Clarence R. Toussaint and Danny Jones | |||
| Label | Twin/Tone Records TRG 8685 |
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| Producer | Allen Toussaint | |||
| The Wallets chronology | ||||
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Take It is an album by The Wallets. It sold 6,825 vinyl albums and 3,041 cassettes. This project makes up 10 songs of the "17 Songs" album.
Track listing
- "Ghosts"
- "(I Wanna Go To) Hollywood"
- "Letter From Kazuko"
- "Take It"
- "Vietnamese Cowboy"
- "Totally Nude"
- "Sometimes "
- "Because You're Mine"
- "Mother and Daughter"
- "Party in Senegal"
Personnel
- Erik Anderson - Drums
- Jim Clifford - Bass
- Rod Gordon - Keyboards
- Steve Kramer - Accordion, Keyboards, Vocals
- Max Ray - Saxophone
- Mixed at Nicollet Studios, Minneapolis, MN by Danny Jones and Steve Fjelstad
- Mastered by Jack Skinner, Sterling Sound
References
- "The Wallets - Take It". The Twin/Tone Records. http://www.twintone.com/projects/8685.html. Retrieved June 25, 2005.
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