Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel - Tavares (1976)

"Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel" was a disco song written by Freddie Perren and Keni St. Lewis. It was recorded by the New England band Tavares in 1976. The song was released as a single from the group's fourth album "Sky High!". "Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel" reached #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1976. It also peaked at #3 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and spent two weeks at #1 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart along with "Don't Take Away The Music". The success of the singles from "Sky High!" contributed towards Tavares' double-edged reputation, which persists to a considerable extent, of being a disco group. Tavares (also known as The Tavares Brothers) are a successful American R&B, disco, funk and soul music group, composed of five Cape Verdean-American brothers from New Bedford, Massachusetts. The group's lineup consisted of Ralph Viera Tavares (born December 10, 1941), Arthur Paul 'Pooch' Tavares (born November 12, 1943), Antone Lee 'Chuck' Tavares (born June 2, 1945), Feliciano 'Butch' Tavares (born May 18, 1947), and Perry Lee 'Tiny' Tavares (born October 24, 1949). The Tavares brothers started performing in 1959 as Chubby And The Turnpikes when the youngest brother was 9 years old. Future Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer honed his funk chops as the 'token white-guy drummer' in this early incarnation of Tavares. Chubby And The Turnpikes signed with Capitol Records in 1967 and had a couple of local hit records. By 1973, they had changed their name to Tavares and scored their first R&B Top 10 (Pop Top 40) hit with "Check it Out" that same year. Many of their hits, however, underplayed their R&B background and gave the group the image of being a disco act. This perception was reinforced by their appearance on the soundtrack to the film "Saturday Night Fever" in 1977. Tavares recorded the Bee Gees track "More Than A Woman," and their version reached the Pop Top 40 that year. The soundtrack became one of the most successful in history, giving Tavares their only Grammy. In 1984, Ralph Tavares stepped down from the group, and Tiny left in the mid 1990s, but the other three brothers continued to tour. In early 2009, Tiny Tavares rejoined and is currently touring with the group. This channel is dedicated to all the great 'old school' R&B music I grew up with, the stuff that originally made me tap my feet and want to be a DJ. Funk, soul, disco, R&B, dance, hip-hop, pop . . . 60s, 70s, 80s . . . whatever you call it, it's all 'Old School' and it's all here!

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[hernandezrivas]

@ChrysLT

well said

[ChrysLT]

Heaven's playlist must be missing a track.

[pistache7]

beautiful music

[rodrigue59140]

trop belle musique les meilleur années en bob pour dansé sé super

[xRoryxCorex]

Awesome track though I wasn't born yet when this song became popular in the airwaves. Two thumbs up

[tropicalpancake56]

One of my favorites from the era! Thank you!

[kevinnlop]

Hey, thanks for sharing this great hit. One of the best of the era, still kicks butt...