| Sky High! | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| 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] |
Sky High! is the fourth studio album by the American soul/ R&B group Tavares, released in 1976 on the Capitol label.
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] |
|---|---|
| Australia ( Kent Music Report) [4] | 36 |
| U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 24 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 20 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peaks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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.
- ^ a b c d "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.
