I Believe (Sounds of Blackness song)

"I Believe" is a 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 in 1994 as the first single from the group's third album, Africa to America; The Journey of the Drum (1994). 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]

"I Believe"
Single by Sounds of Blackness
from the album Africa to America: The Journey of the Drum
Released	1994
Genre	hip hop soul
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
"The Pressure Part 1" (1991) "I Believe" (1994) "Gloryland" (1994)

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "I Believe" by Sounds of Blackness Chart (1994) Peak position UK Singles (OCC) 17 UK Dance (Music Week)[4] 1 UK Club Chart (Music Week)[5] 2 US Billboard Hot 100 99 US Hot Dance Club Play (Billboard) 1 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) 15

Year-end charts 1994 year-end chart performance for "I Believe" by Sounds of Blackness Chart (1994) Peak position UK Club Chart (Music Week)[6] 18 US Hot Dance Music Club/Play (Billboard)[7] 15

See also

• List of number-one dance singles of 1994 (U.S.)

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 542.
2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 241.
3. "I Believe by Sounds of Blackness on WhoSampled". WhoSampled.
4. "Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 26 March 1994. p. 24. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
5. "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 19 March 1994. p. 4. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
6. "The RM Club Chart of the Year" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 24 December 1994. p. 10. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
7. "The Year in Music: Hot Dance Music Club Play Singles". Billboard. 24 December 1994. p. YE-74. Retrieved 3 April 2022.