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The Sounds of Blackness Top Songs Greatest Hits and Chart Singles Discography

Sounds of Blackness is a vocal and instrumental ensemble from Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota who perform music from several genres music including gospel, R&B, soul, and jazz. The group scored several hits on the Billboard R&B and Hot Dance Music/Club Play charts in the 1990s. Cynthia Johnson of Lipps Inc. and Ann Nesby are the group's most prominent alumni. == History == === Origins === The group was founded in 1969 by Russell Knighton at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota,... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: I Believe - #2: I'm Going All the Way - #3: Optimistic - #4: Everything Is Gonna Be Alright - #5: The Pressure (Pt. 1)

1991

05/1991

#3 Optimistic
The Sounds of Blackness

from The Evolution of Gospel

62 pts

dance

R&B

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written by James Harris, Terry Lewis & Gary Hines

09/1991

#5 The Pressure (Pt. 1)
The Sounds of Blackness

from The Evolution of Gospel

37 pts

dance

R&B

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written by Gary Hines, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis

1992

Soul Holidays
The Sounds of Blackness

2 pts

R&B

[R&B chart position is for R&B airplay charts]
written by James Harris III, Terry Lewis, James Wright, Jamecia Bennett & Ann Bennett-Nesby

01/1992

Testify
The Sounds of Blackness

from The Evolution of Gospel

26 pts

dance

R&B

[Perspective 0006]
written by Gary Hines, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis

12/1992

Joy
The Sounds of Blackness

7 pts

dance

R&B

[R&B chart position is for R&B airplay charts] from the movie Mo' Money
written by Lance Alexander & Tony Tolbert

1993

05/1993

I'm Going All the Way
The Sounds of Blackness

from Africa to America: The Journey of the Drum

37 pts

written by Lula Nesby & James Wright

1994

03/1994

#1 I Believe
The Sounds of Blackness

from Africa to America: The Journey of the Drum

106 pts

dance

R&B

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written by Marshall Jones, Marvin Pierce, Ralph Middlebrooks, Leroy Bonner, Clarence Satchell, James Harris, Terry Lewis, Walter Morrison, Norman Napier & Gregory Webster

07/1994

#4 Everything Is Gonna Be Alright
The Sounds of Blackness

from Africa to America: The Journey of the Drum

51 pts

dance

R&B

[Perspective 7462]
written by James Harris, Terry Lewis, Burt Bacharach & Hal David

12/1994

#2 I'm Going All the Way
The Sounds of Blackness

from Africa to America: The Journey of the Drum

75 pts

dance

R&B

R
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written by Lula Nesby & James Wright

1995

10.

08/1995

Black Butterfly
The Sounds of Blackness

1 pts

R&B

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written by James Harris III & Terry Lewis

1996

11.

01/1996

Children of the World (Theme from People)
The Sounds of Blackness

11 pts

dance

R&B

141

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written by Jason Miles & Nona Hendryx

1997

12.

1997

Hold On (Change Is Comin')
The Sounds of Blackness

6 pts

R&B

[R&B chart position is for R&B airplay charts]
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written by Willie James Clarke, Clarence Henry Reid, Levi Seacer Jr., Billy O'Dell Steele, Larry Troutman & Roger Troutman

13.

05/1997

Spirit
The Sounds of Blackness

32 pts

102

R&B

featuring Craig Mack
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written by Billy Steele, Craig Mack & Levi Seacer

1998

14.

02/1998

The Pressure
The Sounds of Blackness

17 pts

R
written by Gary Hines, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis

2003

15.

01/2003

Don't You Ever Give Up
The Sounds of Blackness

1 pts

109

R&B

written by Billy Steele, Levi Seacer Jr. & Robert Ashmun