"Peace" is a 1991 single released by American singer Sabrina Johnston, originally released in the US on JBR Records in May 1991. It reached number eight on the UK Singles Chart and entered the top 30 in Australia, Ireland, and Sweden. It was written and produced by Johnston with help from her husband Ken. She told in an 1991 interview, that she wrote the song during the Gulf War. "I wanted to create something positive", she said.
Larry Flick from Billboard wrote, "Not since Crystal Waters set clubland on fire a couple months ago with "Gypsy Woman" have we heard anything as exciting as "Peace" by Sabrina Johnston". He noted that the singer "delivers uplifting lyrics with the power and style of a young Aretha Franklin. She is supported by a feast of lush string-like synths, a rousing bass line, and mixable percussion breaks."[1] In 1992, he deemed it "one of 1991's brightest moments."[2] British newspaper Crawley News described it as "singalong hallelujah stuff".[3] Dave Sholin from the Gavin Report wrote that a "gospel influence pours out of this sizzlin' production by a new vocal talent from the East Coast whose previous experience has been as a studio singer. Talk about an eye opener—this is one made to infuse excitement onto the airwaves."[4] A reviewer from Music & Media said that "originally released by the US-based JBR label, this European remix by Brothers In Rhythm (Steve Anderson/David Seaman) lifts the garage groove to powerful and energetic heights."[5]James Hamilton from Music Week called it a "gospel-ish repetitive garage lurcher".[6] Andy Beevers from the magazine's RM Dance Update stated that the song "could become a disco classic", adding that the producers "have given it a piano, strings and organ-driven sound that is every bit as wild, energetic, glorious and uplifting as the vocals."[7]
Composition[]
Peace is composed in the key of D Major at a tempo of 121 beats per minute.[8]
