Take It On Up (album) explained

Take It On Up
Type:studio
Artist:Pockets
Cover:File:Pockets- Take It On Up.jpg
Genre:Soul, funk
Label:Columbia
Producer:Verdine White, Robert Wright
Prev Title:Come Go with Us
Prev Year:1977
Next Title:So Delicious
Next Year:1979

Take It On Up is the second album by the American band Pockets, released in 1978 by Columbia Records.[1] [2] The album reached No. 22 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart.[3] Maurice White served as the executive producer.

Critical reception

The Toronto Star called Pockets "a post-Motown soul group mixing sweet falsetto ballads with raunchy funk numbers."[4]

Alex Henderson of AllMusic wrote that "Pockets' second album Take It On Up isn't as strong as its predecessor Come Go with Me, but it's still enjoyable."

Notes and References

  1. Pockets: Take It On Up. 1978. Columbia Records.
  2. News: Pockets Keeps Taking It Up . The Omaha Star . Oct 19, 1978 . 6.
  3. Billboard Top Soul LPs. 90. 43. 69. October 28, 1978. Billboard. americanradiohistory.com.
  4. News: Davey . Steven . Music . Toronto Star . Nov 18, 1978 . D5.