"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]
"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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Chart (1994) | Peak position |
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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 |
Chart (1994) | Peak position |
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US Hot Dance Music Club/Play (Billboard)[5] | 15 |
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Studio albums | |
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