Take Me to Your Heaven

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Take Me to Your Heaven
Studio album by
Released1981
Recorded1981
StudioRusk Sound Studios, Hollywood, California
GenreSoul, R&B
LabelCotillion
ProducerJack White
Stevie Woods chronology
Take Me to Your Heaven
(1981)
The Woman in My Life
(1982)
Singles from Take Me to Your Heaven
  1. "Steal the Night"
    Released: 1981
  2. "Just Can't Win 'Em All"
    Released: 1982
  3. "Fly Away"
    Released: 1982

Take Me to Your Heaven is the debut album by Stevie Woods, released in 1981 on Cotillion Records. The album was reissued in 2010 by Wounded Bird Records.[1][2][3][4]

The album is Woods' only album to chart on the Billboard 200 and Top Soul Albums charts. "Steal the Night" and "Just Can't Win 'Em All" are the album's (and Woods' only) Top 40 and Top 20 entries on the Billboard Hot 100 and Adult Contemporary charts respectively.

Track listing[edit]

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Fly Away"Carol Bayer Sager, David Foster, Peter Allen4:04
2."Just Can't Win 'Em All"Bill Bowersock, Greg Mathieson, Matt Vernon, Trevor Veitch4:10
3."Take Me to Your Heaven"Kelly Wilson, Steve Wilson4:03
4."Steal the Night"Bill Bowersock, Matt Vernon, Trevor Veitch3:47
5."Through the Years"Steve Dorff, Marty Panzer4:26
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Wanna Be Close to You"René Moore, Angela Winbush4:38
7."Read Between the Lines"Bill Bowersock, Greg Mathieson, Matt Vernon, Trevor Veitch3:52
8."Throw a Little Bit of Love My Way"David Foster, Harry Garfield, Jay Graydon4:25
9."Gotcha"David Shields, Fritz Baskett, Michael Thompson5:00

Personnel[edit]

Production

Charts[edit]

Album
Year Chart Position
1981 Billboard 200[5] 153
Billboard Top Soul Albums[6] 44
Singles
Year Single Chart Position
1981 "Steal the Night" U.S. Billboard Hot 100[7] 25
U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles[8] 36
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks[9] 14
1982 "Just Can't Win 'Em All" U.S. Billboard Hot 100[10] 38
U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles[11] 57
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks[12] 15
"Fly Away" U.S. Billboard Hot 100[13] 84
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks[14] 23

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1982 Stevie Woods – Take Me To Your Heaven". Session Days. November 5, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  2. ^ Stereo Review: Vol. 47. Ziff-Davis Publishing Company. 1982. p. 78. Retrieved January 17, 2021 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Nite, Norm (1982). Rock On: The Video Revolution. Harper & Row. p. 402. ISBN 9780061816444. Retrieved January 17, 2021 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Flegler, Joel (1982). Fanfare: Vol. 6, Issues 1-2. Fanfare, Inc. p. 473. Retrieved January 17, 2021 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "Take Me to Your Heaven (200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  6. ^ "Take Me to Your Heaven (R&B)". Billboard. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  7. ^ "Steal the Night (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  8. ^ "Steal the Night (R&B)". Billboard. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  9. ^ "Steal the Night (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  10. ^ "Just Can't Win 'Em All (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  11. ^ "Just Can't Win 'Em All (R&B)". Billboard. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  12. ^ "Just Can't Win 'Em All (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  13. ^ "Fly Away (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  14. ^ "Fly Away (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved January 17, 2021.

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