"Takes a Little Time" was a maxi-single released in 1997 (see 1997 in music) to promote Amy Grant's album Behind the Eyes, which was also released that year. "Takes a Little Time" included two songs from Behind the Eyes, as well as a new version of Grant's 1982 Christian radio hit, "El Shaddai". The maxi-single was also an enhanced CD (ECD); a video could be viewed when inserted into a home computer. The ECD portion of the CD contained a live acoustic version of the song After the Fire, which Grant later released on her 2003 album Simple Things; Grant stated on Oprah that she had written the song for her mother.
Track listing
- "Takes a Little Time" (Grant, Kirkpatrick) - 4:33
- "Somewhere Down the Road" (Grant, Kirkpatrick) - 5:09
- "El Shaddai '97" (Card, Thompson) - 4:10
- Bonus multimedia track - 39:14
Personnel
- Amy Grant – lead vocals
- Keith Thomas – keyboards, electric guitar
- Kenny Greenberg – electric guitar
- Gordon Kennedy – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Tommy Sims – bass
- Chad Cromwell – drums
- Mark Hammond – additional drum programming
- Terry McMillan – percussion, harmonica
- Lisa Cochran – backing vocals
- Tabitha Fair – backing vocals
Chart positions
Weekly charts
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!Chart (1997)
!Peak<br />position
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| Australia (ARIA)
| align="center"| 181
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|Canada Top Singles (RPM)
| style="text-align:center;"|14
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|US Billboard Hot 100 Airplay
| style="text-align:center;"|21
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|US Billboard Mainstream Top 40
| style="text-align:center;"|25
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|US Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks
| style="text-align:center;"|15
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|US Billboard Adult Contemporary
| style="text-align:center;"|4
|}
Year-end charts
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!Chart (1997)
!Position
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|align="left"|Canada Top Singles (RPM)
| style="text-align:center;"|85
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