I Want to Take You Higher
"I Want to Take You Higher" | ||||
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Single by Sly and the Family Stone | ||||
from the album Stand! | ||||
A-side | "Stand!" | |||
Released | March 1969 (B-side) March 1970 (A-side) | |||
Recorded | 1969 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 5:23 2:55 (single version) | |||
Label | Epic 5-10450 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Sly Stone | |||
Producer(s) | Sly Stone | |||
Sly and the Family Stone singles chronology | ||||
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"I Want to Take You Higher" | ||||
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Single by Ike & Tina Turner & The Ikettes | ||||
from the album Come Together | ||||
B-side | "Contact High" | |||
Released | May 1970 | |||
Recorded | 1970 | |||
Genre | Soul, funk rock | |||
Length | 2:51 | |||
Label | Liberty Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Sly Stone | |||
Producer(s) | Ike Turner | |||
Ike & Tina Turner singles chronology | ||||
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The Ikettes singles chronology | ||||
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"I Want to Take You Higher" is a song by the
About the song
"I Want to Take You Higher" opens with a
"Higher" made the setlist for the band's performance at
Even though it was a B-side, "I Want to Take You Higher" became a Top 40 hit (No. 38) of its own in 1970. That same year,
Legacy
Sly & the Family Stone performed a medley of "Dance to the Music" and "I Want to Take You Higher" on Soul Train on June 29, 1974.[4]
The song was featured prominently in the classic Canadian children's show
From May 10, 1997 through February 28, 1998, the
In March 2005,
In 2008, Backbeat Books published the biography I Want to Take You Higher: The Life and Times of Sly & the Family Stone, by Jeff Kaliss, featuring a foreword by and the first interview in twenty-one years with Sly Stone.[6]
Cover versions
- Ike & Tina Turner released a cover of "I Want to Take You Higher" in 1970 which was also credited to the Ikettes. It was a Top 40 hit, peaking at No. 34 on the Billboard pop chart and No. 25 on the R&B chart.[7]
- Brian Auger & The Trinity covered the song as "I wanna take you higher" in their 1970 album Befour.
- Kool & The Gang covered the song in their 1971 Live at the Sex Machinealbum.
- The Jackson 5 covered the song in their 1971 TV soundtrack album Goin' Back to Indiana.
- Randy Hansen covered the song on his eponymous LP released in 1980.
- Australian rock band Noiseworks recorded the song as 'Take You Higher' with Michael Hutchence of INXS in 1991, for the third Noiseworks album Love Versus Money, Their version was released a single in Australia.
- Marcella Detroit covered the song as a b-side to her 1994 single "I Believe", and later included it on her album Jewel. It was also released as a promotional 7" single from that album.
- Duran Duran recorded two versions for their 1995 covers album Thank You.
- Lay Down and Love it Live. Also released as a single, it did not chart.
- Tesla recorded a version for Real to Reel (2007).
- The guitar riff from the original version was sampled for "Woodstock Hood Hop", by Slaughterhouse featuring M.O.P., in 2009.
- Hanson covered the song on their Roots & Rock 'N' Roll EP in 2015.
- Toto covered the song on their album Live at Montreux 1991, released in September 2016.
- A cover of this song can be heard in the end credits sequence of Bob's Burgers bonus episode "Into The Mild" first aired on June 11, 2017.
- Australian pop group The Chantoozieshave covered the song to open their concerts in recent years.
Personnel
- Lead vocals by Sly Stone, Rose Stone, Freddie Stone, and Larry Graham
- Background vocals by Rose Stone, Freddie Stone, Larry Graham, Greg Errico, Jerry Martini, and Cynthia Robinson
- Harmonica, keyboard by Sly Stone
- Guitar by Freddie Stone
- Bass by Larry Graham
- Drums by Greg Errico
- Horns by Jerry Martini (tenor saxophone) and Cynthia Robinson (trumpet)
- Written and produced by Sly Stone
Chart performance
Sly and the Family Stone
Chart (1969–1970) | Peak position |
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Canada ( RPM 100)[8]
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24 |
US Billboard Hot 100[9] | 38 |
US Billboard R&B[10] | 24 |
Ike & Tina Turner
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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References
- ^ Harrison, James (2015). "Sly & The Family Stone - "I Want to Take You Higher". In Dimery, Robert (ed.). 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die. New York: Universe. p. 248.
- ^ Molanphy, Chris (October 15, 2022). "Give Up the Funk Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
- ISBN 0-8118-1700-8.
- ^ The Best of Soul Train Live (booklet). Time Life. 2011.
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museumwebsite.
- ISBN 978-0-87930-984-8.
- ^ "I Want to Take You Higher (song by Ike & Tina Turner) ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". www.musicvf.com. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
- ^ "RPM Weekly Top Singles". Library and Archives Canada. Jul 4, 1970.
- ^ "Sly & the Family Stone Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard.
- ^ "Sly & The Family Stone Chart History - Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard.
- ^ "RPM Weekly Top Singles". Library and Archives Canada. Sep 13, 1970.
- ^ "Ike & Tina Turner Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard.[dead link]
- ^ "Ike & Tina Turner Chart History - Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard.[dead link]
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100" (PDF). Cash Box: 4. September 5, 1970.
- ^ "Top 50 In R&B Locations" (PDF). Cash Box: 39. June 27, 1970.
- ^ "Record World 100 Top Pops" (PDF). Record World: 25. June 20, 1970.
- ^ "Record World R&B Top 50 R&B" (PDF). Record World: 31. July 4, 1970.
- ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1970".