Till I Can't Take It Anymore

{{Infobox song

| name = Till I Can't Take It Anymore

| cover =

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Billy Joe Royal

| album = Tell It Like It Is

| B-side = He Don't Know

| released = September 30, 1989

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| genre = Country

| length = 3:58

| label = Atlantic

| writer = Clyde Otis, Ulysses Burton

| producer = Nelson Larkin

| prev_title = Love Has No Right

| prev_year = 1989

| next_title = Searchin' for Some Kind of Clue

| next_year = 1990

}}

"Till I Can't Take It Anymore" is a song written by Clyde Otis and Ulysses Burton. It was first recorded by Ben E King in 1968. The song was featured in The Soul Clan's self-titled album The Soul Clan. Dottie West and Don Gibson's version charted at 46 on the Hot Country Songs in 1970.{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|year=2008|page=455|isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}} Since then, it has also charted as a single by Andra Willis, whose version went to number 85 on the same chart in 1973.Whitburn, p. 469 Pal Rakes's version went to number 31 in 1977.Whitburn, p. 338

The highest-charting rendition of the song was by Billy Joe Royal, released in September 1989 from the album Tell It Like It Is. His version of the song peaked at number two on the country charts in early 1990, making for his second single to reach that position.Whitburn, p. 364

In 1969 Rocky Roberts realized a cover in Italian titled "Ma non ti lascio" in his album This is Rocky Roberts.{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Rocky-Roberts-This-Is-Rocky-Roberts/master/1031682|title=Rocky Roberts - This is Rocky Roberts|website=Discogs |year=1970 }}

In 2004, The Beautiful South included a faster-tempo version of the song on their covers album Golddiggas, Headnodders and Pholk Songs. Other artists who have also previously recorded this song include Clarence Carter, Ray Charles, Jimmy James, Tom Jones, Charlie Rich, and Don Williams.