Goin' Up in Smoke

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Goin' Up in Smoke
Goin' Up In Smoke cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1976
Recorded1976
Studio Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genre Soul
Label Tamla Records
Producer Norman Harris
Eddie Kendricks chronology
He's a Friend
(1976)
Goin' Up in Smoke
(1976)
Slick
(1977)
Singles from Goin' Up in Smoke
  1. "Goin' Up in Smoke"
    Released: October 26, 1976
  2. "Born Again"
    Released: April 21, 1977

Goin' Up in Smoke is the eighth album by former Temptations vocalist Eddie Kendricks. It was released in September 1976 on the Tamla imprint of Motown Records.

Contents

Mariah Carey sampled the title track in 2014 on her song "Meteorite". [1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Track listing

  1. "Goin' Up in Smoke" (Allan Felder) 4:30
  2. "The Newness Is Gone" (Allan Felder) 4:40
  3. "Sweet Tenderoni" (Allan Felder) 4:15
  4. "Born Again" (Allan Felder) 3:26
  5. "Don't You Want Light" (Brian Evans, Donald Harmon, John Faison) 3:47
  6. "Music Man" (Jerry Akines, Johnny Bellmon, Reginald Turner, Victor Drayton) 4:43
  7. "Thanks for the Memories" (Bruce Gray, Phil Hurtt) 4:56
  8. "To You From Me" (Bruce Gray, Frank Snowden, Mike Holden, T.G. Conway) 3:00
  9. "Don't Put Off Till Tomorrow" (Allan Felder, Norman Harris) 3:53
  10. "Skeleton in Your Closet" (Jerry Akines, Johnny Bellmon, Reginald Turner, Victor Drayton) 2:36

Personnel

Charts

YearAlbumChart positions [3]
US US
R&B
1976 Goin' Up In Smoke 11422

Singles

YearSingleChart positions [4]
US US
R&B
US
Dance
1977"Goin' Up In Smoke"3011

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References

  1. Henderson, Eric (May 25, 2014). "Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse". Slant Magazine . Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  2. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r42186/review
  3. "Eddie Kendricks US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
  4. "Eddie Kendricks US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-07-23.