The Pressure Part 1

"The Pressure Part 1"
Single by Sounds of Blackness
from the album The Evolution of Gospel
Released 1991
Format
Genre
Length 4:41
Label A&M
Writer(s)
  • James Harris III
  • Terry Lewis
  • Gary Hines
Producer(s)
Sounds of Blackness singles chronology
"Optimistic"
(1991)
"The Pressure Part 1"
(1991)
"Testify"
(1992)

"The Pressure Part 1" is a 1991 song by American recording artist group Sounds of Blackness. Released as the second single from their album, The Evolution of Gospel. The track was written by Gary Hines, James Samuel Harris III (better known as Jimmy Jam) and Terry Lewis.[1] "The Pressure Part 1" was the group's second release to make the US R&B singles chart where it peaked at #16.[2] The single was also the first of two number ones on the US dance chart.[3] "The Pressure" was selected as one the "100 Top Dance Songs" by Slant Magazine.[4]

Charts

Chart (1991) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[5] 71
US Billboard Hot R&B Songs[6] 16
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[7] 1

See also

References

  1. www.lyrics.com
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 542.
  3. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 241.
  4. Music: Top 100 Greatest Dance Songs
  5. "Sounds Of Blackness - UK Chart". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  6. "Sounds Of Blackness - US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". billboard.com. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  7. "Sounds Of Blackness - US Dance Club Songs". billboard.com. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
Preceded by
"Finally" by CeCe Peniston
Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single
November 9, 1991
Succeeded by
"Move Any Mountain (Progen 91)" by The Shamen
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