Goin' Up in Smoke

Goin' Up in Smoke is the eighth album by former Temptations vocalist Eddie Kendricks. It was released in September 1976 on the Tamla imprint of Motown Records.

Goin' Up in Smoke
Studio album by Eddie Kendricks
Released	September 1976
Recorded	1976
Studio	Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genre	Soul
Label	Tamla Records
Producer	Norman Harris
Eddie Kendricks chronology
He's a Friend (1976) Goin' Up in Smoke (1976) Slick (1977)
Singles from Goin' Up in Smoke
"Goin' Up in Smoke" Released: October 26, 1976 "Born Again" Released: April 21, 1977

Mariah Carey sampled the title track in 2014 on her song "Meteorite".^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

1. "Goin' Up in Smoke" (Allan Felder) 4:30
2. "The Newness Is Gone" (Allan Felder) 4:40
3. "Sweet Tenderoni" (Allan Felder) 4:15
4. "Born Again" (Allan Felder) 3:26
5. "Don't You Want Light" (Brian Evans, Donald Harmon, John Faison) 3:47
6. "Music Man" (Jerry Akines, Johnny Bellmon, Reginald Turner, Victor Drayton) 4:43
7. "Thanks for the Memories" (Bruce Gray, Phil Hurtt) 4:56
8. "To You From Me" (Bruce Gray, Frank Snowden, Mike Holden, T.G. Conway) 3:00
9. "Don't Put Off Till Tomorrow" (Allan Felder, Norman Harris) 3:53
10. "Skeleton in Your Closet" (Jerry Akines, Johnny Bellmon, Reginald Turner, Victor Drayton) 2:36

Personnel

• Eddie Kendricks - lead and backing vocals
• Norman Harris - guitar
• Vincent Montana Jr. - vibraphone
• Bruce Gray - keyboards, backing vocals
• Michael "Sugar Bear" Foreman, Ron Baker - bass
• Charles Collins, Earl "The Pearl" Young - drums
• Bobby Eli, T.J. Tindall - guitar
• Carlton Kent, Ron "Have Mercy" Kersey, T. G. Conway - keyboards
• Larry Washington, Robert Cupit - congas
• Allan Felder - percussion
• Don Renaldo - horns, strings
• Allan Felder, Barbara Ingram, Carl Helm, Carla Benson, Evette Benton, Phil Hurtt, Ronald T. Presson - backing vocals

Charts

Year	Album	Chart positions[3]
		US	US R&B
1976	Goin' Up In Smoke	114	22

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions[4]
		US	US R&B	US Dance
1977	"Goin' Up In Smoke"	—	30	11

References

1. Henderson, Eric (May 25, 2014). "Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse". Slant Magazine. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
2. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r42186/review
3. "Eddie Kendricks US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
4. "Eddie Kendricks US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-07-23.

External links

• Eddie Kendricks-Goin' Up In Smoke at Discogs.com