Take Me Away (Cappella song)
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| Single by Cappella | ||||
| Released | 1992 | |||
| Genre | Eurodance | |||
| Length | 3:44 | |||
| Label | Various labels | |||
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| Producer(s) | Gianfranco Bortolotti | |||
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| "Take Me Away" on YouTube | ||||
"Take Me Away" is a song by Italian Eurodance group Cappella. It samples American singer Loleatta Holloway's 1980 track, "Love Sensation", and was released in 1992 via various European labels, as a single only. A big hit in clubs, it reached the top 30 in both the UK and Ireland, where it peaked at number 25 and number 17, respectively.
Critical reception
[edit]Larry Flick from Billboard described the song as "a technotinged hi-NRG rave", writing, "The Italo-producer/DJ interweaves her vocals into a spiraling arrangement of synths that are alternately rough and disco-smooth. Break out the platform boots for this one, kids!"[1] James Hamilton from Music Week's RM Dance Update noted that Holloway's acappella of 'Love Sensation' "once again provides the vocal samples for an italo house pounder, this consequently old fashioned but powerful urgent galloper".[2]
David Quantick from New Musical Express commented, "Cappella — who did that fine "Helyob Halim" record about a hundred years ago — return with a more techno sort of job which nicks all the RUNK RUNK RUNK bits off other records and adds little else. Very fast though".[3] Siân Pattenden from Smash Hits wrote, "This record is more stormin' than a hurricane and has whirlwinds of plinkety plonky syntherisms to boot. It bounces along delightfully. Hurrah! Runner-up Single of the Fortnight."[4]
Track listing
[edit]- 12" single, UK (1992)
- "Take Me Away" (Extended Mix) – 6:19
- "Take Me Away" (Techno Mix) – 6:09
- CD single, UK (1992)
- "Take Me Away" (Edit) – 3:44
- "Take Me Away" (Extended Mix) – 6:19
- "Take Me Away" (Techno Mix) – 6:09
- CD maxi, Japan (1992)
- "Take Me Away" (Extended Mix)
- "Take Me Away" (Techno Mix)
- "Everybody" (Techno Mix)
- "Everybody" (Soul Mix)
- "Everybody" (Techno House Remix)
Official mixes and remixes
[edit]- “Take Me Away” (Edit) 3:44
- “Take Me Away” (Radio Edit) 4:23
- “Take Me Away” (Extended Mix) 6:19
- “Take Me Away” (Techno Edit) 3:41
- “Take Me Away” (Techno Mix) 6:09
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
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| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[5] | 58 |
| Ireland (IRMA) | 12 |
| UK Singles (OCC) | 25 |
| UK Dance (Music Week)[6] | 6 |
References
[edit]- ^ Flick, Larry (16 November 1991). "Dance Trax: Shay Jones 'Calls' Club Attention With New Single" (PDF). Billboard. p. 34. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ Hamilton, James (11 January 1992). "DJ Directory: Hot Vinyl" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). p. 6. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ Quantick, David (11 January 1992). "Singles". New Musical Express. p. 14. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ Pattenden, Siân (8 January 1992). "Review: Singles". Smash Hits. p. 45. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. 8 February 1992. p. 17. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Top 60 Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 18 January 1992. p. 20. Retrieved 5 October 2020.