Goin' Up in Smoke
| Goin' Up in Smoke | ||||
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| Released | September 1976 | |||
| Recorded | 1976 | |||
| Studio | Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||
| Genre | Soul | |||
| Label | Tamla Records | |||
| Producer | Norman Harris | |||
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| Singles from Goin' Up in Smoke | ||||
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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.
Mariah Carey sampled the title track in 2014 on her song "Meteorite".[1]
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [2] |
Track listing
[edit]- "Goin' Up in Smoke" (Allan Felder) 4:30
- "The Newness Is Gone" (Allan Felder) 4:40
- "Sweet Tenderoni" (Allan Felder) 4:15
- "Born Again" (Allan Felder) 3:26
- "Don't You Want Light" (Brian Evans, Donald Harmon, John Faison) 3:47
- "Music Man" (Jerry Akines, Johnny Bellmon, Reginald Turner, Victor Drayton) 4:43
- "Thanks for the Memories" (Bruce Gray, Phil Hurtt) 4:56
- "To You From Me" (Bruce Gray, Frank Snowden, Mike Holden, T.G. Conway) 3:00
- "Don't Put Off Till Tomorrow" (Allan Felder, Norman Harris) 3:53
- "Skeleton in Your Closet" (Jerry Akines, Johnny Bellmon, Reginald Turner, Victor Drayton) 2:36
Personnel
[edit]- Eddie Kendricks - lead and backing vocals
- Norman Harris - guitar
- Vincent Montana Jr. - vibraphone
- Bruce Gray - keyboards, backing vocals
- Michael "Sugar Bear" Foreman, Ron Baker - bass
- Charles Collins, Earl "The Pearl" Young - drums
- Bobby Eli, T.J. Tindall - guitar
- Carlton Kent, Ron "Have Mercy" Kersey, T. G. Conway - keyboards
- Larry Washington, Robert Cupit - congas
- Allan Felder - percussion
- Don Renaldo - horns, strings
- Allan Felder, Barbara Ingram, Carl Helm, Carla Benson, Evette Benton, Phil Hurtt, Ronald T. Presson - backing vocals
Charts
[edit]| Year | Album | Chart positions[3] | |
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| US | US R&B | ||
| 1976 | Goin' Up In Smoke | 114 | 22 |
Singles
[edit]| Year | Single | Chart positions[4] | ||
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| US | US R&B | US Dance | ||
| 1977 | "Goin' Up In Smoke" | — | 30 | 11 |
References
[edit]- ^ Henderson, Eric (May 25, 2014). "Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse". Slant Magazine. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r42186/review
- ^ "Eddie Kendricks US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
- ^ "Eddie Kendricks US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
