''Reaching for Tomorrow'' is the third album by R&B/funk band

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, released in 1980 by

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. The album reached No. 23 on the ''

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'' Top Soul Albums chart.

Overview

''Reaching for Tomorrow'' was recorded at Jennifudy Recording Studio, Motown/Hitsville U.S.A studios,

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studios and Kendun Recording Studios. During July 2019, an expanded edition of ''Reaching for Tomorrow'' was released digitally. Along with the album's reissue came a bonus track entitled "Tahiti Hut" featuring

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. The song was produced by Jackson with

Bobby DeBarge Robert Louis DeBarge, Jr. (March 5, 1956 – August 16, 1995) was an American singer and musician. DeBarge was the lead singer of the Motown R&B/soul vocal group Switch and was noted for his falsetto vocals. Later on, he served as both mentor ...

also singing falsetto on the track.

Track listing

#"Power to Dance" (

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) #"My Friend in the Sky" (Bobby DeBarge, Bunny DeBarge) #"Don't Take My Love Away" (Bobby DeBarge) #"Keep Movin' On" (Gregory Williams) #"A Brighter Tomorrow" (Eddie Fluellen, Hazel Jackson,

) #"Reaching for Tomorrow" (

, Paul M. Jackson, Jr.,

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) #"I Finally Found Somebody New" (Tommy DeBarge) #"Honey, I Love You" (Jody Sims) #"Get Back to You" (Gregory Williams, Jody Sims) #"Tahiti Hut" (

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) (feat. Jermaine Jackson)(bonus track on expanded edition) 5:18

Charts

References

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