| Take It On Up | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1978 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Maurice White (Exec.) Verdine White, Robert Wright | |||
| Pockets chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Washington Post | (favourable)[2] |
'Take It On Up' is the second album by R&B band Pockets released in 1978 by Columbia Records.[3] The album reached no. 22 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart.[4]
Critical reception
Alex Henderson of Allmusic gave 3 out of 5 stars, saying "Pockets' second album Take It on Up isn't as strong as its predecessor Come Go with Me, but it's still enjoyable."[1]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Heaven Only Knows" | Leroy Bell, Casey James | 3:29 |
| 2. | "Take It On Up" | Kevin Barnes, Louis Satterfield, Robert Wright, Verdine White | 3:14 |
| 3. | "Tell Me Why" | James Burke, Keni Burke | 4:21 |
| 4. | "Got To Find My Way" | Al McKinney, Gary Grainger, Louis Satterfield, Robert Wright, Verdine White | 3:34 |
| 5. | "Happy for Love" | Robert Wright, Verdine White | 4:50 |
| 6. | "Funk It Over" | Dorian Holley, Pockets, Robert Wright, Verdine White | 3:55 |
| 7. | "You and Only You" | Ray Parker Jr. | 3:43 |
| 8. | "Sphinx" | Gary Grainger | 1:55 |
| 9. | "Lay Your Head (On My Shoulder)" | Allee Willis, Robert Wright, Verdine White | 5:48 |
| 10. | "In Your Eyes" | Jacob Shaffer, Larry Jacobs, Robert Wright, Verdine White | 2:22 |
References
- 1 2 "Pockets: Take It On Up". Allmusic.com.
- ↑ "Clinton and White: Two Camps of Funk Music". washingtonpost.com.
- ↑ Pockets: Take It On Up. Columbia Records. 1978.
- ↑ "Billboard Top Soul LPs" (PDF). americanradiohistory.com. Vol. 90, no. 43. Billboard. October 28, 1978. p. 69.
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