I Want to Take You Higher

"I Want to Take You Higher"
Side B of the US single
Single by Sly and the Family Stone
from the album Stand!
A-side	"Stand!"
Released	March 1969 (B-side) March 1970 (A-side)
Recorded	1969
Genre	Psychedelic soul [1] funk
Length	5:23 2:55 (single version)
Label	Epic 5-10450
Songwriter(s)	Sly Stone
Producer(s)	Sly Stone
Sly and the Family Stone singles chronology
"Everyday People" / "Sing a Simple Song" (1968) "Stand!" / "I Want to Take You Higher" (1969) "Hot Fun in the Summertime" (1969)

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"I Want to Take You Higher"
German picture sleeve
Single by Ike & Tina Turner & The Ikettes
from the album Come Together
B-side	"Contact High"
Released	May 1970
Recorded	1970
Genre	Soul, funk rock
Length	2:51
Label	Liberty Records
Songwriter(s)	Sly Stone
Producer(s)	Ike Turner
Ike & Tina Turner singles chronology
"Come Together" (1969) "I Want to Take You Higher" (1970) "Workin' Together" (1970)

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Sly Stone Freddie Stone Rose Stone Cynthia Robinson Greg Errico Jerry Martini Larry Graham Vet Stone Rustee Allen Pat Rizzo Andy Newmark Bill Lordan
Studio albums	A Whole New Thing (1967) Dance to the Music (1968) Life (1968) Stand! (1969) There's a Riot Goin' On (1971) Fresh (1973) Small Talk (1974) Heard Ya Missed Me, Well I'm Back (1976) Back on the Right Track (1979) Ain't But the One Way (1982)
Live albums	The Woodstock Experience (2009)
Compilations	Greatest Hits Different Strokes by Different Folks
Singles	"Dance to the Music" "Everyday People" "Sing a Simple Song" "Stand!" "I Want to Take You Higher" "Hot Fun in the Summertime" "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" "Everybody Is a Star" "Family Affair" "Runnin' Away" "If You Want Me to Stay"
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