Reaching for the Sky

Reaching for the Sky
Studio album by Peabo Bryson
Released	1977
Recorded	1977 at P.S. Studios, Chicago, Illinois Universal Studios , Chicago, Illinois ABC Studios, Los Angeles, California
Genre	Soul Funk
Label	Capitol Records
Producer	Peabo Bryson, Richard Evans
Peabo Bryson chronology
Peabo (1976) Reaching for the Sky (1977) Crosswinds (1978)

Reaching for the Sky is the second album by soul vocalist Peabo Bryson.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Released in 1977, Reaching for the Sky would be Bryson's debut album on Capitol Records, charting with Quiet Storm staple "Feel the Fire" at number 13 on the R&B singles chart. This tune would be covered by Stephanie Mills in 1979 on her What Cha' Gonna Do with My Lovin' album and again in 1980 by Teddy Pendergrass as a duet with Mills on his TP album. The midtempo title track, "Reaching for the Sky" was even more commercially successful, reaching number 6 on the R&B chart.

Track listing

All songs written by Peabo Bryson

1. "Reaching for the Sky" 4:56
2. "Feel the Fire" 5:03
3. "A Fool Already Knows" 4:02
4. "Hold On to the World" 4:41
5. "Love from Your Heart" 5:22
6. "Love Walked Out on Me" 5:36
7. "You Haven't Learned About Love" 3:32
8. "Have a Good Time" 4:58

Personnel

• Peabo Bryson - lead and backing vocals
• Larry Ball - bass
• Morris Jennings - drums, percussion
• Ross Traut - lead guitar
• Danny Leake - rhythm guitar
• Paul Libman - keyboards
• Terry Fryer - Moog synthesizer
• Bobby Christian - vibraphone, percussion, bells
• Sonny Seals - saxophone
• Dr. Warric Carter - horn and string arrangements, conductor
• Johnny Pate - rhythm arrangements and conductor
• Charles Colbert, Jr., Cynthia White, Jynean Bell, Sharon Johnson - backing vocals

Charts

Chart (1978)	Peak position
Billboard Pop Albums[2]	49
Billboard Top Soul Albums[2]	11

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions[3]
		US R&B
1978	"Feel The Fire"	13
	"Reaching For The Sky"	6

External links

• Peabo Bryson-Reaching for the Sky at Discogs

References

1. Wynn, Ron. Peabo Bryson: Reaching for the Sky > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
2. "Peabo Bryson US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-29.
3. "Peabo Bryson US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-29.