Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel
"Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel" is a disco song written by Freddie Perren and Keni St. Lewis. It was recorded by the American band Tavares in 1976. It was released as a single from the album Sky High! and was split into two parts: the first part was 3 minutes and 28 seconds in length, while the second part was 3 minutes and 10 seconds. "Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel" was re-released in February 1986.
"Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel" | ||||
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Artwork for 1987 Belgian re-release | ||||
Single by Tavares | ||||
from the album Sky High! | ||||
A-side | "Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel" (Part 1) | |||
B-side | "Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel" (Part 2) | |||
Released | May 1976 February 1986 (re-release) | |||
Genre | Disco, soul | |||
Length | 6:38 (3:28/3:10) | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Songwriter(s) | Freddie Perren Keni St. Lewis | |||
Producer(s) | Freddie Perren | |||
Tavares singles chronology | ||||
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Alternative cover art | ||||
Artwork for 1976 French vinyl release |
"Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel" reached number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1976. It peaked at number 3 on the Hot Soul Singles chart.[1] "Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel", with the track "Don't Take Away the Music", spent two weeks at number 1 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart.[2] It became the group's only Gold record.
The song would also afford the group an international chart hit, reaching number 1 in the Netherlands, and charting in Australia (30), Canada (11), the UK (4), and South Africa (16).[3]
Chart performance
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References
- Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 567.
- Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974–2003. Record Research. p. 254.
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- https://tsort.info/music/mzp85e.htm
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- Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974–2003. Record Research. p. 254.
- Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 567.
- http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/70s_files/19760911.html%5B%5D
- "Top Singles - Volume 26, No. 14 & 15, January 08 1977". collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on June 10, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
- "Top 50 Singles of 1976". Music Week. London, England: Spotlight Publications: 25. 25 December 1976.
- Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 380. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-10-20. Retrieved 2016-10-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)