Disco Dessert 12/1/18 - "Don't Take Away The Music" from Tavares...

"Don't Take Away The Music" was a single from Tavares, a soul group of Cape Verdean heritage that grew up in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Appearing on their album Sky High, the song climbed to #3 on Billboard magazine's Disco/Dance Tracks chart in 1976. It also went to #14 on their R&B chart, and even reached the top-40 on the pop Hot 100 at #34. But over in England, the song was a huge hit at #4. Produced and co-written by Freddie Perren, who was responsible for many of the biggest disco hits ("I Will Survive", "If I Can't Have You"), the song continued the success of one of the most overlooked groups in soul history. In fact, the Jackson' classic "Can You Feel It" is a direct descendant of this song...