The Collection by Sounds Of Blackness - VitaMusik

ALBUM

The new jack-meets-gospel production style of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis helped Sounds of Blackness place three singles ("Optimistic," "The Pressure," "Testify") from 1991's Evolution of Gospel high on the pop charts, and truthfully, that album still stands as the best introduction to the Sounds of Blackness collective. Which is not meant to disparage anthologies such as this one, which collects all three of the big hits as well as interesting revisits to Sly Stone's "You Can Make It if You Try" and Gamble & Huff's "Love Train," but as a group dedicated to presenting the full spectrum of African-American music, Sounds of Blackness got it exactly right on Evolution of Gospel. Start there.
© Steve Leggett /TiVo

1. Optimistic

by Sounds Of Blackness, Prof T.

Primary Artist: Sounds Of Blackness
Prof T.; Main Performer
Composer: Jimmy Jam
Terry Lewis
Gary Hines; Composer
Lyricist: Gary Hines
Jimmy Jam
Terry Lewis; Composer
Producer: Terry Lewis
Gary Hines
Jimmy Jam; Production
Composer Lyricist: Jimmy Jam
Terry Lewis
Gary Hines; Other

2. Gonna Be Free One Day

by Sounds Of Blackness

Primary Artist: Sounds Of Blackness; Main Performer
Composer: Gary Hines; Composer
Lyricist: Gary Hines; Composer
Producer: Gary Hines; Production
Composer Lyricist: Gary Hines; Other

3. Please Take My Hand

by Sounds Of Blackness

Primary Artist: Sounds Of Blackness; Main Performer
Composer: Gary Hines; Composer
Lyricist: Gary Hines; Composer
Producer: Gary Hines; Production
Composer Lyricist: Gary Hines; Other

4. Hallelujah Lord!

by Sounds Of Blackness

Primary Artist: Sounds Of Blackness; Main Performer
Composer: Carrie Harrington
Gary Hines; Composer
Lyricist: Carrie Harrington
Gary Hines; Composer
Producer: Gary Hines; Production
Composer Lyricist: Carrie Harrington
Gary Hines; Other

5. The Pressure Pt. 1

by Sounds Of Blackness

Primary Artist: Sounds Of Blackness; Main Performer
Composer: James Harris
Terry Lewis; Composer
Lyricist: Terry Lewis
James Harris; Composer
Executive Producer: Jimmy Jam
Terry Lewis; Production
Producer: Terry Lewis
Jimmy Jam
Gary Hines; Production
Composer Lyricist: Terry Lewis
James Harris; Other

6. Testify

by Sounds Of Blackness

Primary Artist: Sounds Of Blackness; Main Performer
Composer: James Harris
Terry Lewis
Gary Hines; Composer
Lyricist: Gary Hines
James Harris
Terry Lewis; Composer
Producer: Terry Lewis
Gary Hines
Jimmy Jam; Production
Composer Lyricist: Terry Lewis
James Harris
Gary Hines; Other

7. I Believe

by Sounds Of Blackness

Performer: Jimmy Jam
Terry Lewis; Performer
Primary Artist: Sounds Of Blackness; Main Performer
Composer: Terry Lewis
James Harris
Andrew Noland
Gregory A. Webster
Juni Morrison
Leroy Bonner
Marshall Jones
Marvin Pierce
Norman Bruce Napier
Ralph Middlebrooks; Composer
Lyricist: Ralph Middlebrooks
James Harris
Juni Morrison
Leroy Bonner
Marshall Jones
Marvin Pierce
Norman Bruce Napier
Terry Lewis
Andrew Noland
Gregory A. Webster; Composer
Producer: Jimmy Jam
Terry Lewis; Production
Recording Arrangement: Jimmy Jam
Terry Lewis; Production
Composer Lyricist: Leroy Bonner
Marshall Jones
Ralph Middlebrooks
Marvin Pierce
Andrew Noland
Gregory A. Webster
Terry Lewis
James Harris
Juni Morrison
Norman Bruce Napier; Other

8. I'm Going All The Way

by Sounds Of Blackness

Performer: Terry Lewis
Jimmy Jam; Performer
Primary Artist: Sounds Of Blackness; Main Performer
Composer: Ann Bennett-nesby
James Quenton Wright; Composer
Lyricist: Ann Bennett-nesby
James Quenton Wright; Composer
Executive Producer: Jimmy Jam
Terry Lewis; Production
Producer: Jimmy Jam
Terry Lewis; Production
Recording Arrangement: Jimmy Jam
Terry Lewis; Production
Composer Lyricist: James Quenton Wright
Ann Bennett-nesby; Other

9. Everything Is Gonna Be Alright

by Sounds Of Blackness

Performer: Terry Lewis
Jimmy Jam; Performer
Primary Artist: Sounds Of Blackness; Main Performer
Composer: James Harris
Terry Lewis; Composer
Lyricist: James Harris
Terry Lewis; Composer
Executive Producer: Jimmy Jam
Terry Lewis; Production
Producer: Jimmy Jam
Terry Lewis; Production
Recording Arrangement: Jimmy Jam
Terry Lewis; Production
Composer Lyricist: Terry Lewis
James Harris; Other

10. The Harder They Are The Bigger They Fall

by Sounds Of Blackness

Performer: Terry Lewis
Jimmy Jam; Performer
Primary Artist: Sounds Of Blackness; Main Performer
Composer: James Harris
Terry Lewis; Composer
Lyricist: James Harris
Terry Lewis; Composer
Executive Producer: Jimmy Jam
Terry Lewis; Production
Producer: Jimmy Jam
Terry Lewis; Production
Recording Arrangement: Jimmy Jam
Terry Lewis; Production
Composer Lyricist: Terry Lewis
James Harris; Other

11. Spirit

by Sounds Of Blackness, Craig Mack

Featured Artist: Craig Mack; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Sounds Of Blackness; Main Performer
Composer: Levi Seacer Jr.
Craig Mack
Billy Steele; Composer
Lyricist: Levi Seacer Jr.
Craig Mack
Billy Steele; Composer
Mixing: Rich Travelli; Production
Producer: Levi Seacer Jr.
Billy Steele; Production
Recording: Chris Loomis
Darren Rust
Levi Seacer; Production
Studio Personnel: Levi Seacer
Darren Rust
Rich Travelli
Chris Loomis; Production
Composer Lyricist: Craig Mack
Billy Steele
Levi Seacer Jr.; Other

12. Love Will Never Change

by Sounds Of Blackness

Primary Artist: Sounds Of Blackness; Main Performer
Performer: Billy Steele
Levi Seacer Jr.; Performer
Composer: Billy Steele
David Alan Hughes
Levi Seacer Jr.; Composer
Lyricist: Levi Seacer Jr.
Billy Steele
David Alan Hughes; Composer
Producer: Billy Steele
Levi Seacer Jr.; Production
Recording Arrangement: Levi Seacer Jr.
Billy Steele; Production
Composer Lyricist: Billy Steele
Levi Seacer Jr.
David Alan Hughes; Other

13. So Far Away

by Sounds Of Blackness

Primary Artist: Sounds Of Blackness; Main Performer
Performer: Gary Hines; Performer
Composer: Vinícius De Moraes
Antonio Carlos Jobim
Patricia Lacy; Composer
Lyricist: Antonio Carlos Jobim
Vinícius De Moraes
Patricia Lacy; Composer
Producer: Gary Hines; Production
Recording Arrangement: Gary Hines; Production
Composer Lyricist: Vinicius De Moraes
António Carlos Jobim
Patricia Lacy; Other

14. Love Train

by Sounds Of Blackness

Primary Artist: Sounds Of Blackness; Main Performer
Composer: Leon Huff
Kenneth Gamble; Composer
Lyricist: Kenneth Gamble
Leon Huff; Composer
Producer: Levi Seacer Jr.
Joe Powell
Billy Steele; Production
Composer Lyricist: Kenneth Gamble
Leon Huff; Other

15. You Can Make It If You Try

by Sounds Of Blackness

Primary Artist: Sounds Of Blackness; Main Performer
Performer: Gary Hines; Performer
Composer: Sly Stone; Composer
Lyricist: Sly Stone; Composer
Producer: Gary Hines; Production
Recording Arrangement: Gary Hines; Production
Composer Lyricist: Sly Stone; Other

16. Soul Holidays

by Sounds Of Blackness

Primary Artist: Sounds Of Blackness; Main Performer
Composer: James Harris
Ann Bennett-nesby
Terry Lewis
Jamecia Bennett
Jimmy Wright; Composer
Lyricist: Jimmy Wright
James Harris
Terry Lewis
Jamecia Bennett
Ann Bennett-nesby; Composer
Producer: Terry Lewis
Bradley Yost
Carrie Harrington
Jimmy Jam; Production
Composer Lyricist: Terry Lewis
James Harris
Jimmy Wright
Ann Bennett-nesby
Jamecia Bennett; Other

17. The Pressure

by Sounds Of Blackness

Primary Artist: Sounds Of Blackness; Main Performer
Composer: James Harris
Terry Lewis; Composer
Lyricist: Terry Lewis
James Harris; Composer
Mixing: Frankie Knuckles; Production
Producer: Terry Lewis
Gary Hines
Jimmy Jam
Frankie Knuckles; Production
Studio Personnel: Frankie Knuckles; Production
Composer Lyricist: Terry Lewis
James Harris; Other

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

17 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

1 hour, 18 minutes and 47 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

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Booklet

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Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

10/17 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

2/17 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock, Christian, R&B, Soul, Contemporary R&B, Contemporary Gospel, Gospel, Urban

Label

Spectrum

Music Distribution Service

UMG Global

Country

United States

United Kingdom

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Oct 13, 2003

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

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UPC

606949372125