# It Takes Time guitar solo > The guitar solo on It Takes Time by Otis Rush (1958) starts at about 1:40. From the album single. Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear. Canonical URL: Otis Rush, 1958, from *single*. Solo by *Otis Rush*. A lively shuffle with sharp, economical solo phrases. Its concise break is a model of West Side phrasing. It Takes Time by Otis Rush is #9 in our ranking of the best Otis Rush guitar solos. The solo is played by Otis Rush and the song was released in 1958. ## In our lists - [The Best Otis Rush Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/otis-rush-guitar-solos/) — #9 - [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1958](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1958/) — #19 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on It Takes Time? Otis Rush played the solo on Otis Rush's It Takes Time (1958). --- GreatestSolos ranks the greatest guitar solos by consensus across published lists. Agent guide: [llms.txt](https://greatestsolos.com/llms.txt) · [Sitemap](https://greatestsolos.com/sitemap.xml) · [Dataset (CSV)](https://greatestsolos.com/data/greatest-guitar-solos.csv) · [How we rank](https://greatestsolos.com/method/)