"Can You Handle It"
Single by Sharon Redd
from the album Sharon Redd
B-side"Leaving You Is Easier Said Than Done"
Released1980
GenreDisco
Length6:26
LabelPrelude (U.S.)
Epic (UK)
Songwriter(s)
  • Rodney Brown
  • Willie Lester
Producer(s)
  • Willie Lester
  • Rodney Brown
Sharon Redd singles chronology
"Easy to Be Hard"
(1969) 		"Can You Handle It"
(1980) 		"Love Is Gonna Get Ya"
(1980)

"Can You Handle It" is a song by American singer Sharon Redd. It was released in 1980 as the first single from her self-titled debut album (1980). It charted on the US Billboard Dance and R&B charts, and at No. 31 in the UK.[1]

Charts

Chart (1981) Peak
position
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[2] 27
UK Singles (OCC) 31
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[3] 5
US Hot Soul Singles (Billboard)[4] 57

DNA version

"Can You Handle It"
Single by DNA featuring Sharon Redd
from the album Taste This
B-sideTheme II (Language Mix) (7")
Released1992
Recorded1991
GenreHouse, dance
Length5:37
LabelEMI
Songwriter(s)
  • Rodney Brown
  • Willie Lester
Producer(s)
DNA singles chronology
"Rebel Woman"
(1991) 		"Can You Handle It"
(1992) 		"Blue Love (Call My Name)"
(1992)

In 1992, English production duo DNA released a remix of the song, credited as DNA featuring Sharon Redd, which appeared on their debut album, Taste This (1992). This version reached No. 17 in the UK[1] and also charted in Finland, Ireland, New Zealand and the Netherlands.

Charts

Chart (1992) Peak
position
Europe (European Dance Radio)[5] 1
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[6] 7
Ireland (IRMA) 29
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[7] 14
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] 62
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[9] 41
UK Singles (OCC) 17

References

  1. ^ a b "Can You Handle It - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company".
  2. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Sharon Redd". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 213. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Sharon Redd CAN YOU HANDLE IT/YOU GOT MY LOVE Chart History". Billboard.[dead link]
  4. ^ "Sharon Redd Can You Handle It Chart History". Billboard.[dead link]
  5. ^ "European Dance Radio" (PDF). Music & Media. 15 February 1991. p. 29. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  6. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2021). "DNA". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 65. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  7. ^ "DNA feat. Sharon Redd - Can You Handle It - top40.nl" (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  8. ^ "DNA feat. Sharon Redd - Can You Handle It - dutchcharts.nl" (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 26 August 2016.
  9. ^ "charts.nz - DNA feat. Sharon Redd - Can You Handle It".
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