Higher and Higher

by Jackie Wilson

Higher and Higher cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: October 1967
  • Label: Brunswick
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 30:41
  • Community rating: 3.8/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Reinvigorated by his collaboration with producer Carl Davis, Jackie Wilson fully embraced the driving rhythm of Chicago soul on 'Higher and Higher'. The iconic title track propelled him back to the top of the charts, demonstrating his unparalleled vocal agility amidst dense brass and urgent backbeats. The album reestablished him as one of the preeminent performers of the era.

Genres

Descriptors: soulful, vocal, belting, rhythmic, harmonies

Tracklist

  1. (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher & Higher (2:59)
  2. I Don't Need You Around (3:45)
  3. I've Lost You (2:41)
  4. Those Heartaches (2:42)
  5. Soulville (2:08)
  6. Open The Door To Your Heart (2:31)
  7. I'm The One To Do It (2:34)
  8. You Can Count On Me (2:21)
  9. I Need Your Loving (2:46)
  10. Somebody Up There Likes You (2:59)
  11. When Will Our Day Come (3:10)

Credits

  • Quantic - primary artist, presenter
  • Dennis Brown - written-by
  • Regi Johnson - saxophone
  • Regi Boyce - trumpet
  • Joao Comanche - bells
  • Nidia Sophia Gongora Bonilla - coro [traditional timbiqui coro]
  • Yuly Magale Castro Bonilla - coro [traditional timbiqui coro]

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