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Sky High! is the fourth studio album by American soul/R&B group Tavares, released in 1976 on the Capitol label.
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| Released | May 1976 | |||
| Studio | Total Experience Recording Studios (Hollywood, California) | |||
| Genre | R&B, soul, disco | |||
| Length | 39:46 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | Freddie Perren | |||
| Tavares chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B−[2] |
Commercial performance
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The album peaked at no. 20 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached no. 24 on the Billboard 200. The album features the singles "Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel", which peaked at no. 3 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and no. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100, and "Don't Take Away the Music", which charted at no. 14 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and no. 34 on the Billboard Hot 100. Both songs reach no. 1 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Mighty Power of Love" | Keni St. Lewis, Freddie Perren | 3:58 |
| 2. | "Ridin' High" | Feliciano Tavares, Keni St. Lewis | 4:05 |
| 3. | "To the Other Man" | Luther Ingram, Randall Stewart, Johnny Northern, Johnny Baylor | 4:34 |
| 4. | "Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel" | Keni St. Lewis, Freddie Perren | 6:32 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | "Bein' with You" | Keni St. Lewis, Freddie Perren | 3:45 |
| 6. | "Wonderful" | Homer Banks, Carl Hampton | 4:00 |
| 7. | "Guiding Star" | Keni St. Lewis, Freddie Perren | 6:34 |
| 8. | "Don't Take Away the Music" | Keni St. Lewis, Freddie Perren, Christine Yarian | 6:18 |
Personnel
- James Gadson – drums
- John Barnes – piano
- Scott Edwards – bass
- Bob "Boogie" Bowles, Melvin "Wah Wah" Ragin – guitar
- Bob Zimmitti, Paulinho Magalhaes, Paulinho da Costa, Freddie Perren – percussion
- Electric Ivory Experience (John Barnes, Bob Robitaille) – synthesizers
Charts
Album
| Chart (1976) | Peaks [3] |
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| Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] | 36 |
| U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 24 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 20 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peaks | ||
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| US [3] |
US R&B [3] |
US Dan [3] | ||
| 1976 | "Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel" | 15 | 3 | 1 |
| "Don't Take Away the Music" | 34 | 14 | ||
References
- Henderson, Alex. Sky High! review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
- Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: T". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 15, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- "US Charts > Tavares". Billboard. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 305. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
External links
- Sky High! at Discogs (list of releases)
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Sky High! è il quarto album del gruppo musicale statunitense Tavares, pubblicato dall'etichetta discografica Capitol nel maggio 1976.Текст в блоке "Читать" взят с сайта "Википедия" и доступен по лицензии Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike; в отдельных случаях могут действовать дополнительные условия.
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