| Sky High! | ||||
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| 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.
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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.
| 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 |
Album
| Chart (1976) | Peaks [3] |
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| Australia (Kent Music Report) [4] | 36 |
| U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 24 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 20 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peaks | ||
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| 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 | ||
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