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Take Me Higher (song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Take Me Higher
| cover = Take_Me_Higher_(song).jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Diana Ross
| album = Take Me Higher
| B-side = "Don't Stop"
| released = August 5, 1995
| recorded = 1995
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
* Dance-pop
* house
| length = 4:13
| label = Motown
| writer =
*Narada Michael Walden
*Sally Jo Dakota
*Nikita Germaine
| producer = Narada Michael Walden
| chronology = Diana Ross
| prev_title = Chain Reaction '93
| prev_year = 1993
| next_title = Gone
| next_year = 1995
| misc =
}}
"'Take Me Higher'" is a song by American singer Diana Ross, released on August 5, 1995 by Motown Records as the first single from her twenty-first album by the same name (1995). Co-written and produced by Narada Michael Walden featuring additional credits from Mike Mani, it became Ross' fifth number-one on the 'Billboard' Dance Club Songs chart in the US. In Europe, it entered the top forty in Scotland and the UK, but was a even bigger hit on the UK Dance Chart, peaking at number four.
Critical reception
Larry Flick from 'Billboard' described the song as a "swirling retro disco ditty that inspires a wonderfully loose and playful performance", and complimented its chorus as "instantly infectious and brimming with warm optimism." Gil L. Robertson from 'Cash Box' stated that "Lady Ross is in fine form with a confident vocal delivery, while her music backdrop is a throwback to the glory days of disco." The Daily Vault's Mark Millan called it "a fine dance number that Ross revels in". Quincy McCoy from the 'Gavin Report' noted that it "kicks up a happy feeling of nostalgia along with keeping a contemporary feel that brings a smile to your feet."
Pan-European magazine 'Music & Media' said that here, "La Ross shifts to a higher gear, the pop dance speed." A reviewer from 'Music Week' rated it three out of five, describing is as "a slight affair"."Reviews: Singles". 'Music Week'. 1995-08-12. p. 15. Alan Jones deemed it "a fairly innocuous affair pleasant, undemanding and vaguely anthemic in its regular mix". James Hamilton from the magazine's 'RM' Dance Update called it a "soaring anxious wailer". Pop Rescue wrote that the singer's vocals "are strong and confident in the verses, but a little weaker in the chorus", adding that "she's joined by backing singers to help lift her higher."
Music video
The single's music video featured scenes of Ross in a cocktail dress on stage, while dancers execute a choreography and the band plays the song, intercut with footage of Ross on the beach. The video was later published in November 2009 on her Vevo channel on YouTube. It has amassed more than 1,6 million views as of October 2021.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vlckx_CjlWc DianaRossVEVO Take Me Higher]
Track listing
* 'CD single, UK (1995)'
#"Take Me Higher" 4:21
#"Let Somebody Know" 4:57
#"Too Many Nights" 4:36
* 'CD maxi, US (1995)'
#"Take Me Higher" (12" Mix) 7:25
#"Take Me Higher" (Dub Mix) 9:34
#"Take Me Higher" (A Capella) 3:44
#"Take Me Higher" (LP Version) 4:13
#"Take Me Higher" (Radio Edit) 4:02
#"Take Me Higher" (Instrumental) 4:11
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of 'Take Me Higher'.
*Patti Austin background vocalist
*Angela Bofill background vocalist
*Sally Jo Dakota writer
*Nikita Germaine background vocalist, writer
*Allen Gregorie mixing engineer
*Sandy Griffith background vocalist
*Kevin Hedge mixing
*Tony Lindsay background vocalist
*Mike Mani associate producer
*Timmy Regisford mixing
*Diana Ross lead vocals
*Narada Michael Walden producer, writer
Charts
See also
* List of number-one dance singles of 1995 (U.S.)
References
Category:1995 songs
Category:1995 singles
Category:Diana Ross songs
Category:Motown singles
Category:Songs written by Narada Michael Walden
Category:Song recordings produced by Narada Michael Walden
Category:Dance-pop songs
Category:Gospel songs
Category:House music songs
Category:Songs written by Sally Jo Dakota
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