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.

Mariah Carey sampled the title track in 2014 on her song "Meteorite".

Reception

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
• Ron Baker, Michael "Sugar Bear" Foreman - bass
• Charles Collins, Earl "The Pearl" Young - drums
• Bobby Eli, T.J. Tindall - guitar
• T. G. Conway, Carlton Kent, Ron "Have Mercy" Kersey - keyboards
• Robert Cupit, Larry Washington - 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

Singles

References

External links

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