Kendricks's 1976 album "Goin' Up in Smoke" found the former Temptation embracing the burgeoning disco sound with a harder edge than many of his peers. The title track became a club favorite.
- The album was produced by Frank Wilson, who had previously worked with The Supremes and Martha and the Vandellas. It reached number 25 on the Billboard R&B chart. The song "Goin' Up in Smoke" was co-written by Kendricks himself, alongside Leonard Caston and Anita Poree.
- The album was released on UNI Records, a subsidiary of Motown. It featured a more contemporary R&B and disco sound compared to his earlier work. Photographer Glen Wexler took the album cover photo.
- The single "Goin' Up in Smoke" reached number 5 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. The album itself charted at number 25 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart. It was a departure from the smoother soul sound of his previous work.
Eddie Kendricks was an American soul singer, best known as the lead composer and falsetto voice of The Temptations. He left the group in 1971. In 1976, Kendricks released "Goin' Up in Smoke," an album that signaled a move toward disco and contemporary R&B.
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