I Believe (Sounds of Blackness song)
| "I Believe" | ||||
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| Single by Sounds of Blackness | ||||
| from the album Africa to America: The Journey of the Drum | ||||
| Released | 1994 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Marvin R. Pierce, Ralph Middlebrooks, Eugene Marshall Jones, Clarence Satchell, Gregory Allen Webster and Walter Junie Morrison | |||
| Sounds of Blackness singles chronology | ||||
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"I Believe" is a 1994 song by American vocal and instrumental ensemble Sounds of Blackness. It was produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis and was written by the duo along with: Marvin R. Pierce, Ralph Middlebrooks, Eugene Marshall Jones, Clarence Satchell, Gregory Allen Webster and Walter Junie Morrison.[citation needed] The song was released as the first single from the group's third album, Africa to America; The Journey of the Drum. It was the group's sixth release to make the US Billboard soul chart, peaking at #15, and their only Billboard Hot 100 release, where it went to #99.[1] "I Believe" was also the group's second number on the US Billboard dance chart, where it spent one week at the top.[2] It samples Ohio Players 1971 recording, "Pain".[3]
Charts[]
| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles (OCC) | 17 |
| UK Dance (Music Week)[4] | 1 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 99 |
| US Hot Dance Club Play (Billboard) | 1 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) | 15 |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 542.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 241.
- ^ http://www.whosampled.com/Sounds-of-Blackness/I-Believe/
- ^ "Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 26 March 1994. p. 24. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- 1994 songs
- 1994 singles
- Gospel songs
- Songs written by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
- Song recordings produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
- Music Week number-one dance singles
- 1990s single stubs