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Sky High!
''Sky High!'' is the fourth studio album by the American soul/ R&B group Tavares, released in 1976 on the Capitol label. Commercial performance 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 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 Frederick James Perren (May 15, 1943 – December 16, 2004) was an American songwriter, record producer, arranger, and orchestra conductor. He co-wrote and co-produce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tavares (group)
Tavares (also known as The Tavares Brothers) is an American R&B, funk and soul music group composed of five Cape Verdean-American brothers. Some were born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, and Providence, Rhode Island, and they would move back and forth between the two cities throughout their childhood. They are probably best known for their 1976 hit "Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel". History The brothers, whose parents were of Cape Verdean descent, started performing in 1959 as Chubby and the Turnpikes when the youngest brother was nine years old. P-Funk keyboardist/architect Bernie Worrell briefly joined the group in 1968, while attending the New England Conservatory of Music. Future Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer appeared as the with the group in a later incarnation called The Turnpikes from the fall of 1969 until September 1970, when he was invited to join Steven Tyler's band. He was later replaced with drummer Paul Klodner and bassist Steve Strout, which gave them a tight, p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |