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Don't Take Away the Music
"Don't Take Away the Music" is a hit song by R&B/disco group Tavares, released in the fall of 1976. It peaked at number 34 on the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart[1] and at number four in the UK. Along with the track "Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel", the song spent two weeks at number 1 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart.[2]
| "Don't Take Away the Music" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Side A of the US single | ||||
| Single by Tavares | ||||
| from the album Sky High! | ||||
| B-side | "Guiding Star" | |||
| Released | October 1976 | |||
| Recorded | 1976 | |||
| Genre | Pop, R&B, dance, disco | |||
| Length | 6:18 (album version) 3:36 (single version) | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Keni St. Lewis Freddie Perren Christine Yarian | |||
| Producer(s) | Freddie Perren | |||
| Tavares singles chronology | ||||
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Chart performance edit
Weekly charts edit
References edit
- ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 – ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974–2003. Record Research. p. 254.
- ^ The Irish Charts, November 19, 1976
- ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 – ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ 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.
External links edit
- Listen to "Don't Take Away The Music" on YouTube