"Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel" | ||||
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Single by Tavares | ||||
from the album Sky High! | ||||
A-side | "Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel" (Part 1) | |||
B-side | "Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel" (Part 2) | |||
Released | May 1976 February 1986 (re-release) |
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Format | 7" vinyl | |||
Genre | Disco, soul | |||
Length | 6:38 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Writer(s) |
Freddie Perren Keni St. Lewis |
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Producer(s) | Freddie Perren | |||
Tavares singles chronology | ||||
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"Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel" is a disco song written by Freddie Perren and Keni St. Lewis. It was recorded by the American band Tavares in 1976. It was released as a single from the album Sky High! and was split into two parts: the first part was 3 minutes and 28 seconds in length, while the second part was 3 minutes and 10 seconds. "Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel" was re-released in February 1986.
"Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel" reached number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1976. It peaked at number 3 on the Hot Soul Singles chart. "Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel", with the track "Don't Take Away the Music", spent two weeks at number 1 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart. It became the group's only Gold record.
The song would also afford the group an international chart hit, reaching number 1 in the Netherlands, and charting in Australia (30), Canada (11), the UK (4), and South Africa (16).