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Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel

"Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel"
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Single by Tavares
from the album Sky High!
A-side "Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel" (Part 1)
B-side "Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel" (Part 2)
Released May 1976
February 1986 (re-release)
Format 7" vinyl
Genre Disco, soul
Length 6:38
Label Capitol
Writer(s) Freddie Perren
Keni St. Lewis
Producer(s) Freddie Perren
Tavares singles chronology
"Free Ride"
(1975)
"Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel"
(1976/1986)
"Don't Take Away the Music"
(1976)

"Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel" is a disco song written by Freddie Perren and Keni St. Lewis. It was recorded by the American band Tavares in 1976. It was released as a single from the album Sky High! and was split into two parts: the first part was 3 minutes and 28 seconds in length, while the second part was 3 minutes and 10 seconds. "Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel" was re-released in February 1986.

"Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel" reached number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1976. It peaked at number 3 on the Hot Soul Singles chart. "Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel", with the track "Don't Take Away the Music", spent two weeks at number 1 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart. It became the group's only Gold record.

The song would also afford the group an international chart hit, reaching number 1 in the Netherlands, and charting in Australia (30), Canada (11), the UK (4), and South Africa (16).


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