What Does it Take ( To Win Your Love ) - wikipedia What Does it Take ( To Win Your Love ) `` What Does It Take ( To Win Your Love ) '' Single by Jr. Walker & the All Stars from the album Home Cookin ' B - side `` Brainwasher - Pt 2 '' Released 25 April 1969 Format 7 '' single Recorded Hitsville U.S.A. Genre Soul Length 2 : 58 Label Tamla Motown TMG 712 Songwriter ( s ) Johnny Bristol, Harvey Fuqua and Vernon Bullock Producer ( s ) Harvey Fuqua & Johnny Bristol Jr. Walker & the All Stars singles chronology `` Home Cookin ' '' ( 1968 ) `` What Does It Take ( To Win Your Love ) '' ( 1969 ) `` These Eyes '' ( 1968 ) `` Home Cookin ' '' ( 1968 ) `` What Does It Take ( To Win Your Love ) '' ( 1968 ) `` These Eyes '' ( 1968 ) `` What Does It Take ( To Win Your Love ) '' is a 1968 song that was a 1969 hit single by Jr. Walker & The All Stars. The single was one of Jr. Walker 's most successful releases, becoming a hit on both the R&B and pop singles charts. `` What Does It Take ( To Win Your Love ), '' written by Johnny Bristol, Harvey Fuqua, and Vernon Bullock, made it into the top five on the Hot 100, and became Jr. Walker 's second number one on the R&B charts. The song was also a hit in the UK in 1969, reaching number 13 on the UK Singles Chart. It remained in the chart for 12 weeks. The song was voted Top US Soul Record of 1969 and has sold over a million copies. Its extended intro and saxophone solo have influenced the works of David Sanborn, Clarence Clemons and Bobby Keys. Alton Ellis also covered the song on his album Mr Soul of Jamaica. Many sources give the release date for this album as 1967. Many, such as Allmusic, question the year of release. The version released as a single is dated 1970. In 1986 instrumentalist Kenny G ( with Ellis Hall on vocals ) covered this tune on his 1986 album `` Duotones ''. Personnel Lead vocals and tenor sax solos by Junior Walker Harmony vocals by Johnny Bristol Backing vocals by The Andantes Other instrumentation by The All - Stars with members of The Funk Brothers and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra Chart positions Chart ( 1969 ) Peak position U.S. Billboard Hot 100 U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles UK Singles Chart 13 Preceded by `` Too Busy Thinking About My Baby '' by Marvin Gaye Billboard Hot R&B Singles number - one single July 19, 1969 -- July 26, 1969 ( two weeks ) Succeeded by `` Mother Popcorn '' by James Brown References Jump up ^ `` Record Details ''. www.45cat.com. Retrieved 8 November 2017. Jump up ^ `` What does it take ''. www.copyrightencyclopedia.com. Retrieved 30 January 2013. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). Top R&B / Hip - Hop Singles : 1942 - 2004. Record Research. p. 607. Jump up ^ `` JUNIOR WALKER & THE ALL - STARS ''. www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 30 January 2013. Jump up ^ `` Obituary : Junior Walker ''. www.independent.co.uk. 25 November 1995. Retrieved 1 February 2013. Jump up ^ `` Alton Ellis ''. www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 30 January 2013. Jump up ^ `` Record details ''. www.45cat.com. Retrieved 30 January 2013. Jump up ^ `` Duotones ''. www.discogs.com. Retrieved 30 January 2013. Junior Walker Albums Road Runner Live Singles `` Shotgun '' `` ( I 'm a ) Road Runner '' `` How Sweet It Is ( To Be Loved by You ) '' `` Money ( That 's What I Want ) '' `` Come See About Me '' `` What Does It Take ( To Win Your Love ) '' `` These Eyes '' `` Holly Holy '' `` Wishing on a Star '' Related topics Motown Whitfield Records `` Urgent '' Tapeheads Book : Junior Walker Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=What_Does_It_Take_(To_Win_Your_Love)&oldid=809432802 '' Categories : 1969 singles 1970 singles Billboard Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs number - one singles Motown singles Tamla Records singles Songs written by Johnny Bristol Songs written by Harvey Fuqua Junior Walker songs 1968 songs Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 9 November 2017, at 02 : 07. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who sings what does it take to win your love
Answer: Junior Walker