Head to the Sky

Head to the Sky
Studio album by Earth, Wind & Fire
Released May 1973
Recorded 1973
Studio Clover Recorders, Hollywood, California
Genre R&B
Length 36:51
Label Columbia
Producer Joseph Wissert
Earth, Wind & Fire chronology
Last Days and Time
(1972)Last Days and Time1972		 Head to the Sky
(1973)		 Open Our Eyes
(1974)Open Our Eyes1974
Singles from Open Your Eyes
  1. "Evil"
    Released: 1973
  2. "Keep Your Head to the Sky"
    Released: 1973
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Rolling Stone(favorable) [2]
Robert Christgau(B+) [3]

Head to the Sky is the fourth studio album by Earth, Wind & Fire, released in May 1973 on Columbia Records. The album rose to Nos. 2 & 27 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums and Billboard 200 charts respectively. Head to the Sky has also been certified platinum in the US by the RIAA.[1][4][5][6]

Overview

Erykah Badu paid tribute to the album in the music video of her 2008 single "Honey".[7][8]

Singles

An album cut entitled "Evil" rose to No. 25 on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart.[9] Another single being "Keep Your Head to the Sky" got to No. 23 on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart.[10]

Track listing

Side one[1]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Evil"Phillip Bailey, Maurice White5:00
2."Keep Your Head to the Sky"Maurice White5:10
3."Build Your Nest"Maurice White, Verdine White3:17
4."The World's a Masquerade"Skip Scarborough4:48
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Clover"Larry Dunn, Maurice White5:27
6."Zanzibar"Edu Lobo13:09

Personnel

Charts

Album – Billboard[1]
Year Chart Position
1973 Black Albums 2
Pop Albums 27
Singles – Billboard
Year Single Chart Position
1973 "Evil" Black Singles 25
Pop Singles 50
"Keep Your Head To The Sky" Black Singles 23
Pop Singles 52

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Henderson, Alex. "Earth, Wind & Fire: Head To The Sky". allmusic.com.
  2. ↑ "Earth, Wind & Fire Head To The Sky". rollingstone.com. Retrieved May 7, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Earth, Wind & Fire: Head To The Sky". robertchristgau.com.
  4. ↑ "Earth, Wind & Fire: Head To The Sky (Top Soul Albums)". billboard.com.
  5. ↑ "Earth, Wind & Fire: Head To The Sky (Billboard 200)". billboard.com.
  6. ↑ "Earth, Wind & Fire: Head To The Sky". riaa.com.
  7. ↑ "NEW VIDEO: ERYKAH BADU, 'HONEY'". mtv.com.
  8. ↑ "Erykah Badu: Honey". YouTube.com.
  9. ↑ "Earth, Wind & Fire: Evil (Hot Soul Songs)". billboard.com.
  10. ↑ "Earth, Wind & Fire: Keep Your Head to the Sky (Hot Soul Songs)". billboard.com.
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