Take Me Higher | ||||
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Studio album by Diana Ross | ||||
Released | September 5, 1995 | |||
Recorded | 1995 | |||
Genre | R&B, soul, hip-hop soul, dance | |||
Length | 50:50 (USA edition) | |||
Label | Motown | |||
Producer | Nick Martinelli, Narada Michael Walden, Brenda Russell, Jon-John, the Boom Brothers | |||
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Singles from Take Me Higher | ||||
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Take Me Higher is a studio album by American singer Diana Ross, released in 1995 on the Motown label. It reached #114 in the USA (#38 R&B) and sold a little over 100,000 copies. The album features production from urban producers such as Narada Michael Walden, Brenda Russell, Jon-John and the Boom Brothers, the latter two coming from Babyface's production company. The album yielded the UK hits "Take Me Higher", "Gone" and Ross's dance cover of Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive", which featured club mixes by Steve Rodway of Motiv8 and Grammy Award winning Remixer Hex Hector. Ross's large fan base embraced the album as one of the finest additions to her vast body of work.
Colombian photographer, Ruven Afanador shot the album cover and the fashion forward video shoot which Ross used for promotional purposes. He also shot the video compilation for the single, "Don't Stop". Motown created a special promotional box for the album that included the video, touring schedule and postcards.
Take Me Higher reached #10 in the UK Albums Chart and #114 in the USA. The title track "Take Me Higher" hit #1 on the US 'Dance' charts, also reaching the UK Top 40. Ross's cover of "I Will Survive" reached #14 in the UK Singles Chart. Her version got an extra boost from being played at a key scene in the $65 million grossing Kevin Kline film, In & Out. She also performed it during a "Take Me Higher" megamix at her acclaimed Super Bowl XXX Half-Time show as she was whisked away in a helicopter. "(I'm) Gone" written and produced by Jon-John Robinson, was also another Top 40 UK hit single, and "If You're Not Gonna Love Me Right" appeared at #67 on the US R&B charts, while "Voice of the Heart" reached #28 on the Adult Contemporary chart.