Higher Than High is the seventh album released by British pop group Brotherhood of Man

Brotherhood of Man

Brotherhood of Man are a British pop group who achieved success in the 1970s, most notably by winning the 1976 Eurovision Song Contest with "Save Your Kisses for Me"....

. It was released in 1979 and contained four singles.

Background

The album was released in May 1979 on Pye Records

Pye Records

Pye Records was a British record label. In its first incarnation, perhaps Pye's best known artists were Lonnie Donegan , Petula Clark , The Searchers , The Kinks , Sandie Shaw and Brotherhood of Man...

. It featured four singles, "Middle of the Night", "Goodbye Goodbye", "Papa Louis" and "Taxi" but failed to chart. "Middle of the Night" had already appeared on the group's Greatest Hits

Twenty Greatest

Twenty Greatest is the sixth album released by British pop group Brotherhood of Man and their first compilation. It was released in 1978 and became their biggest selling album.-Background:...

 compilation released some months earlier and was the only single to chart. At the time the group had a regular spot on the Rolf Harris

Rolf Harris

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 show, Rolf on Saturday, OK?, where they sang several songs from the album (namely "Papa Louis", "Middle of the Night", "Taxi", "Sleeping Beauty" and "Olé Olé").

The style of the album was in the group's familiar pop mould, but with a shift towards more lightweight themes. The single "Goodbye Goodbye" was a more sombre affair and its failure in the charts led to the next two singles being aimed more at the children's market. "Papa Louis" was about a circus, while "Taxi" was a tale of a man and woman meeting in a taxi

Taxicab

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. The album, like the group's others was produced by manager Tony Hiller

Tony Hiller

Tony Hiller is a British songwriter. He began his musical career as a member of the song and dance duo The Hiller Brothers, sharing the stage with his brother Irving...

.

According to member Sandra Stevens

Sandra Stevens

Sandra Stevens is a British singer and member of pop group Brotherhood of Man.- Early career :Sandra Stevens first entered into a singing career at the age of sixteen when she joined the club band, The Track...

, the group had undertaken many photo shoots for the album cover, but ultimately, a painting of the group (in a hot air balloon

Hot air balloon

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) was used.

Track listing

Side One

1. "Papa Louis" (2.27)
2. "Sleeping Beauty" (2.29)
3. "Light from Your Window" (2.57)
4. "Tell Me How" (3.01)
5. "Taxi" (2.33)
6. "Middle of the Night" (3.07)

Side Two

1. "Olé Olé" (2.32)
2. "Higher Than High" (3.06)
3. "Part of My Life" (3.00)
4. "Lonely One" (2.42)
5. "Gypsy" (2.36)
6. "Goodbye Goodbye" (3.25)

All tracks composed by Hiller / Sheriden / Lee

Personnel

• Martin Lee
  Martin Lee (singer)
  Martin Lee is a singer-songwriter, best known as a member of the British pop group Brotherhood of Man.- Early career :...
  
  : Vocals (no lead vocals)
• Lee Sheriden
  Lee Sheriden
  Lee Sheriden is a British singer/songwriter and musical director, best known as a member of pop group Brotherhood of Man.-Early career:...
  
  : Musical Director, Vocals (no lead vocals)
• Nicky Stevens
  Nicky Stevens
  Nicky Stevens is a singer, famous as a member of pop group Brotherhood of Man.- Early career :Nicky Stevens began singing at an early age was classically trained. At 15 she toured the Continent as a singer performing in night clubs. Following this she went on to tour South Africa as well as clubs...
  
  : Joint lead vocals on "Light from Your Window", "Taxi", "Middle of the Night"
• Sandra Stevens
  Sandra Stevens
  Sandra Stevens is a British singer and member of pop group Brotherhood of Man.- Early career :Sandra Stevens first entered into a singing career at the age of sixteen when she joined the club band, The Track...
  
  : Lead vocals on "Gypsy" and joint lead vocals on "Light from Your Window", "Taxi", "Middle of the Night"
• Tony Hiller
  Tony Hiller
  Tony Hiller is a British songwriter. He began his musical career as a member of the song and dance duo The Hiller Brothers, sharing the stage with his brother Irving...
  
   - Producer

Singles

• September 1978 — "Middle of the Night" / "When Summer's Gone"
• January 1979 — "Goodbye Goodbye" / "Better to Have Loved"
• April 1979 — "Papa Louis" / "For You"
• June 1979 — "Taxi" / "Hi Ho (Together We Go)"

None of the B-sides were featured on the album. "When Summer's Gone" had featured on the group's previous studio album, B for Brotherhood

B for Brotherhood

B for Brotherhood is the fifth album by pop group Brotherhood of Man. It was released in 1978 and featured the UK No.1 single "Figaro"-Background:...

. Two different recordings of "Hi Ho (Together We Go)" were released in various territories.