"Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel" is a disco song written by Freddie Perren and Keni St. Lewis. It was recorded by the American band Tavares in 1976. It was released as the first single from their fourth album, Sky High! (1976), and was split into two parts: the first part was 3 minutes and 28 seconds in length, while the second part was 3 minutes and 10 seconds. "Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel" was re-released in February 1986.
"Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel" reached number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1976. It peaked at number three on the Hot Soul Singles chart. "Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel", with the track "Don't Take Away the Music", spent two weeks at number one on the Hot Dance Club Play chart. It became the group's only Gold record.
The song would also afford the group an international chart hit, reaching number one in the Netherlands, and charting in Australia (30), Canada (11), the UK (4), and South Africa (16).
In 2000, Italian a cappella group Neri per Caso released an Italian language version of the song, titled Sarà (Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel).
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1976)PeakpositionAustralia (Kent Music Report)30 Belgium (Ultratop)2 Canada Top Singles (RPM)11 France (French Singles Chart)7 Ireland (IRMA)9 Italy (Musica e dischi) Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Tavares".17 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)1 Netherlands (Single Top 100)1 Mexico (Mexican Singles Chart)5 New Zealand (RIANZ)30 South Africa (Springbok)16 UK Singles (OCC)4 US Billboard Hot 10015 US Hot Dance Club Play (Billboard)1 US Hot Soul Singles (Billboard)3 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)18 US Cash Box Top 10010
Year-end charts Chart (1976) Rank Canada Top Singles (RPM)114 UK Singles (OCC)37 US Billboard Hot 100Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - 60US (Joel Whitburn's Pop Annual)118US Cash Box Top 10033
See also List of Dutch Top 40 number-one singles of 1976
References
External links [ Song Review] at Allmusic Song Info at Discogs