Tunesmiths Arthur Kent and Ed Warren wrote "Take Good Care Of Her" in 1961, the year it became number seven on Billboard's Top One Hundred, number twenty R&B for Adam (Patrick Henry) Wade. During the mid-seventies Adam was the host of the CBS television game show "Musical Chairs".

The Southern Gentleman, Sonny James (James Loden) topped the Country chart in 1966 with "Take Good Care Of Her" from his LP "True Love's A Blessing". During a solid Country career Sonny had twenty-six number one records, sixteen consecutively from 1967 to 1971.

Elvis Presley issued "Take Good Care Of Her" in 1973 reaching number four Country, twenty-seven Adult Contemporary and thirty-nine pop. The track was initially issued as a single then on the album "Good Times". It was recorded at the Stax Studios in Memphis.