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