. . . . . "It's Going to Take Some Time"@en . . . "\"Flat Baroque\"" . . "178.0"^^ . "1972-04-13Z"^^ . . . . "\"It's Going to Take Some Time\" is a song written by Carole King and Toni Stern for King\u2019s 1971 album, Music. It was redone by the Carpenters in 1972 for their fourth album, A Song for You. According to Richard Carpenter, he had to choose which songs he wanted to remake, and there was a big pile of 7\" singles he had to listen to. When he encountered \"It's Going to Take Some Time\", he knew it would be a hit, and recorded it. The song peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100."@en .