1976 Tavares – Don’t Take Away The Music (US:#23 UK:#4)
“Don’t Take Away the Music” is a hit song by R&B/disco group Tavares, released in the fall of 1976. It peaked at number 34 on the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and at number four in the UK. Along with the track “Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel”, the song spent two weeks at number 1 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart.
Album

Sky High! is the fourth studio album by American soul/R&B group Tavares, released in 1976 on the Capitol label. The album peaked at No. 20 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached No. 24 on the Billboard 200. The album features the singles “Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel”, which peaked at No. 3 […]
Musicians
Bass | Scott Edwards |
Drums | James Gadson |
Guitar | Wah Wah Watson |
Guitar | Bob Bowles |
Piano | John Barnes |
Synthesizer | John Barnes |
Synthesizer | Bob Robitaille |
Percussion | Robert Zimmitti |
Percussion | Freddie Perren |
Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
Produced By
Freddie Perren
Songwriters
Keni St Lewis
Freddie Perren
Christine Yarian
Charts
US:#34
UK:#4