Reaching for Tomorrow

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Reaching for Tomorrow
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Studio album by
Switch
ReleasedMarch 1980
Recorded1979-1980
StudioJennifudy Recording Studio, North Hollywood, California; Motown/Hitsville U.S.A. Studios, Hollywood, California; Caribou Ranch, Nederland, Colorado
GenreR&B
LabelGordy Records
ProducerBobby DeBarge, Gregory Williams, Tommy DeBarge, Jody Sims, Jermaine Jackson
Switch chronology
Switch II
(1979) 		Reaching for Tomorrow
(1980) 		This Is My Dream
(1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic2/5 stars[1]

Reaching for Tomorrow is the third album by R&B/funk band Switch, released in 1980 by Gordy Records.[2] The album reached No. 23 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart.[3]

Overview[]

Reaching for Tomorrow was recorded at Jennifudy Recording Studio, Motown/Hitsville U.S.A studios, Caribou Ranch studios and Kendun Recording Studios.[2][4]

During July 2019, an expanded edition of Reaching for Tomorrow was released digitally. Along with the album's reissue came a bonus track entitled "Tahiti Hut" featuring Jermaine Jackson. The song was produced by Jackson with Bobby DeBarge also singing falsetto on the track.[5][4]

Track listing[]

  1. "Power to Dance" (Bobby DeBarge, Bunny DeBarge)
  2. "My Friend in the Sky" (Bobby DeBarge, Bunny DeBarge)
  3. "Don't Take My Love Away" (Bobby DeBarge)
  4. "Keep Movin' On" (Gregory Williams)
  5. "A Brighter Tomorrow" (Eddie Fluellen, Hazel Jackson, Jermaine Jackson)
  6. "Reaching for Tomorrow" (Jermaine Jackson, Paul M. Jackson, Jr., Roxanne Seeman)
  7. "I Finally Found Somebody New" (Tommy DeBarge)
  8. "Honey, I Love You" (Jody Sims)
  9. "Get Back to You" (Gregory Williams, Jody Sims)
  10. "Tahiti Hut" (Maurice White, Eumir Deodato, Roxanne Seeman) (feat. Jermaine Jackson)(bonus track on expanded edition) 5:18

Charts[]

Chart (1980) Peak
position
US Top LPs & Tape[6] 57
US Top Soul LPs[3] 23

References[]

  1. ^ "Switch: Reaching for Tomorrow". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Switch: Reaching for Tomorrow. Gordy Records. 1980.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Switch: Reaching for Tomorrow (Top Soul Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Switch: Reaching for Tomorrow (Expanded ed.). Universal Music Group/Motown Records. July 2019.
  5. ^ Bressman, Jim (March 16, 2002). Turning Foreign Verse Into English Prose. 114. Billboard. p. 71.
  6. ^ "Switch: Reaching for Tomorrow (Billboard 200)". billboard.com. Billboard.
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