Head to the Sky

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Head to the Sky is the fourth studio album by Earth, Wind & Fire, released in May 1973 on Columbia Records. The album rose to Nos. 2 & 27 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums and Billboard 200 charts respectively. Head to the Sky has also been certified platinum in the US by the RIAA.

Overview

Erykah Badu paid tribute to the album in the music video of her 2008 single "Honey".

Singles

An album cut entitled "Evil" rose to No. 25 on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart. Another single being "Keep Your Head to the Sky" got to No. 23 on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart.

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Evil"	Phillip Bailey, Maurice White	5:00
2.	"Keep Your Head to the Sky"	Maurice White	5:10
3.	"Build Your Nest"	Maurice White, Verdine White	3:17
4.	"The World's a Masquerade"	Skip Scarborough	4:48

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Clover"	Larry Dunn, Maurice White	5:27
6.	"Zanzibar"	Edu Lobo	13:09

Personnel

• Verdine White – vocals, bass, percussion
• Philip Bailey – vocals, congas, percussion
• Maurice White – vocals, drums, kalimba, leader
• Jessica Cleaves – vocals
• Johnny Graham – guitar, percussion
• Al McKay – guitar, sitar, percussion
• Larry Dunn – clarinet, piano, organ
• Ralph Johnson – drums, percussion
• Andrew Woolfolk – soprano saxophone, flute
• Oscar Braschear – guest trumpet on "Zanzibar"

Charts

Album – Billboard

Year	Chart	Position
1973	Black Albums	2
	Pop Albums	27

Singles – Billboard

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1973	"Evil"	Black Singles	25
		Pop Singles	50
	"Keep Your Head To The Sky"	Black Singles	23
		Pop Singles	52