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You Got What It Takes
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Wikipedia article
"'You Got What It Takes'" is a 1959 single by Marv Johnson. In the US it reached number 2 on the Black Singles chart, and number 10 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 early in 1960.[ AllMusic] chart history In the UK Singles Chart it reached a high of number 5. The original recording of "You Got What It Takes" was by Bobby Parker on Vee-Jay 279 in 1958. Parker claims to have written the song, and his name is on the 1958 recording, but later versions credit Berry Gordy, Gwen Gordy, Billy Davis, and sometimes Marv Johnson.[http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=12525 Songfacts: "You Got What It Takes"]. Retrieved 3 November 2013
Other notable recordings
* A 1967 cover of the song by The Dave Clark Five reached number 7 in the United States and number 28 in the UK.
* A rock and roll cover by Showaddywaddy reached number 2 in the UK in 1977.
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