Take Me Higher is a 1995

1995 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1995.- January–February :*January 18 – Jerry Garcia crashes his rented BMW into a guard rail near Mill Valley, California, USA, but is not injured in the accident....

 album by American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 soul

Soul music

Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...

 singer Diana Ross

Diana Ross

Diana Ernestine Earle Ross is an American singer, record producer, and actress. Ross was lead singer of the Motown group The Supremes during the 1960s. After leaving the group in 1970, Ross began a solo career that included successful ventures into film and Broadway...

 released on the Motown label. The album featured production from urban adult contemporary

Urban Adult Contemporary

Urban adult contemporary is the name for a format of radio music, similar to an urban contemporary format. Radio stations using this format usually would not have rap music on their playlists. The format was designed by Barry Mayo when he, Lee S. Simonson and Bill Pearson organized Broadcast...

 producers such as Narada Michael Walden

Narada Michael Walden

Narada Michael Walden is an American producer, drummer, singer, and songwriter. He was given the name Narada by guru Sri Chinmoy in the early 1970s and his musical career spans three decades, in which he was awarded several gold, platinum and multi-platinum awards...

, Brenda Russell

Brenda Russell

Brenda Russell is an American-Canadian singer-songwriter and keyboardist. Known for her eclectic musical style, her recordings have encompassed several different genres, including pop, soul, dance, jazz and adult contemporary...

, 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 her dance cover of Gloria Gaynor

Gloria Gaynor

Gloria Gaynor is an American singer, best known for the disco era hits; "I Will Survive" , "Never Can Say Goodbye" , "Let Me Know " and "I Am What I Am" .-Early career:Gaynor was a singer with the Soul...

's "I Will Survive", which featured Club Mixes done by Steve Rodway

Steve Rodway

Steve Rodway , also known under the alias Motiv 8 or Motiv8, is an Electronic dance music record producer, songwriter, remixer and sound engineer....

 of Motiv8 and Grammy Award winning Remixer Hex Hector

Hex Hector

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Track listing

US Edition

1. "Take Me Higher" (Sally Jo Dakota, Nikita Germaine, Narada Michael Walden
   Narada Michael Walden
   Narada Michael Walden is an American producer, drummer, singer, and songwriter. He was given the name Narada by guru Sri Chinmoy in the early 1970s and his musical career spans three decades, in which he was awarded several gold, platinum and multi-platinum awards...
   
   ) - 4:18
2. "If You're Not Gonna Love Me Right" (Monty Seward) - 4:41
3. "Voice of the Heart" (John Bettis
   John Bettis
   John Bettis is an American lyricist who has co-written many famous popular songs over the years. In 2011, John was inducted into both the Songwriters Hall of Fame as well as the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame....
   
   , Bruce Roberts, Julia Turner-Stanley) - 4:18
4. "Let Somebody Know" (Hull, Russell) - 4:55
5. "Keep It Right There" (Babyface, Jon John, Chris Liscomb) - 4:50
6. "Don't Stop" (Chuck Boom) - 3:48
7. "Gone" (Jon John) - 5:15
8. "Only Love Can Conquer All" (Sally Jo Dakota, Preston Glass, Narada Michael Walden) - 4:10
9. "I Never Loved a Man Before" (Gerry Goffin
   Gerry Goffin
   Gerry Goffin is an American lyricist. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 with former songwriting partner and first wife, Carole King. he has co-written six Billboard Hot 100 chart-toppers.-Career:Goffin enlisted with the Marine Corps Reserve after graduating from...
   
   , Tom Snow) - 4:55
10. "I Thought That We Were Still in Love" (Tom Snow, Liz Vidal) - 4:52
11. "I Will Survive
    I Will Survive
    "I Will Survive" is a song first performed by American singer Gloria Gaynor, released in October 1978. It was written by Freddie Perren and Dino Fekaris...
    
    " (Dino Fekaris, Freddie Perren
    Freddie Perren
    Frederick "Freddie" Perren was an American songwriter, record producer, arranger, and orchestra conductor best known for as a co-songwriter and co-producer of such mega-hits as "Boogie Fever" by the Sylvers, "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor, and "Shake Your Groove Thing" by Peaches &...
    
    ) - 4:48

UK Edition

1. "Take Me Higher" (Dakota, Germaine, Walden) - 4:20
2. "If You're Not Gonna Love Me Right" (Seward) - 4:41
3. "I Never Loved a Man Before" (Goffin, Snow) - 4:54
4. "Swing It (Babyface, Jon John, Philips) - 4:14
5. "Keep It Right There" (Babyface, Jon John, Liscomb) - 4:33
6. "Don't Stop" (Boom, Tone) - 4:07
7. "Gone" (Jon John) - 5:16
8. "I Thought That We Were Still in Love" (Snow, Vidal) - 4:52
9. "Voice of the Heart" (Bettis, Roberts, Stanley) - 4:54
10. "Only Love Can Conquer All" (Dakota, Glass, Walden) - 4:10
11. "I Will Survive" (Fekaris, Perren) - 4:50

Japanese edition
Same as UK edition with a bonus track from 1988 :

1. "If We Hold On Together" (Horner, Jennings) - 4:09

Album

Chart	Position
The Billboard 200	114
USA Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	38
UK albums chart	10

Singles

Single	Chart	Position
Take Me Higher	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	77
Take Me Higher	Hot 100 Singles & Tracks	114
Take Me Higher	Hot Dance Music/Club Play	1
Take Me Higher	UK Official Singles Chart	32
I Will Survive	Hot Dance Music/Club Play	37
I Will Survive	UK Official Singles Chart	14
If You're Not Gonna Love Me Right	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	67
I'm Gone	UK Official Singles Chart	36
I'm Gone	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	107
Voice of the Heart	Adult Contemporary	28