Take It On Up (song) explained

Take It On Up
Type:single
Artist:Pockets
Album:Take It On Up
B-Side:"Sphinx"
Released:May 1978
Genre:Soul
Label:Columbia 3-10755
Producer:Verdine White, Robert Wright
Prev Title:"Prasado "
Next Title:"Happy For Love"

"Take It On Up" was a song by the band Pockets issued as a single in 1978 on Columbia Records.[1] The single reached No. 24 on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart.[2]

Overview

The song was produced by Verdine White and Robert Wright. Take It On Up was composed by White, Wright, K. Barnes and Louis Satterfield. The song is also the title track of the Pockets' 1978 album Take It On Up

Take It On Up spent a sum of eight weeks upon the Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart.

Critical reception

The Washington Post called Take It On Up "a snappy brass accented uplifter".[3]

Notes and References

  1. Pockets: Take It On Up. 1978. Columbia Records.
  2. Web site: Pockets: Take It On Up (Hot Soul Songs). billboard.com.
  3. News: Clinton and White: Two Camps of Funk Music. The Washington Post.