Head to the Sky

Head to the Sky was produced by Joe Wissert with bandleader Maurice White serving as a musical director on the album. The LP was also recorded at Clover Recorders Studios, Hollywood, California.[1]

Erykah Badu paid tribute to the album in the music video of her 2008 single "Honey".[5][6]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[7]
Rolling Stone	(favorable)[8]
Village Voice	(B–)[9]
Billboard	(favourable)[10]
Variety	(favourable)[11]

Vince Aletti of Rolling Stone declared that EWF "sound like a cosmic choir and generate a Sly Stone effect" on an album that's "certainly beyond all expectations".[8] Billboard noted that the band "does everything well" on the LP.[10] Alex Henderson of Allmusic called Head to the Sky an "excellent" album.[7] Variety also described the record as "a movin' new package.[11]

"Evil" peaked at No. 19 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary Songs chart and No. 25 on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart.[12][13] "Keep Your Head to the Sky" also reached No. 23 on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart.[14]

• Verdine White – vocals, bass, percussion
• Philip Bailey – vocals, congas, percussion
• Maurice White – vocals, drums, kalimba, leader
• Jessica Cleaves – vocals
• Johnny Graham – guitar, percussion
• Al McKay – guitar, sitar, percussion
• Larry Dunn – clarinet, piano, organ
• Ralph Johnson – drums, percussion
• Andrew Woolfolk – soprano saxophone, flute
• Oscar Braschear – guest trumpet on "Zanzibar"