"The Pressure Part 1" is a 1991 song by American recording artist group
Sounds of Blackness
Sounds of Blackness is a vocal music, 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 cha ...
. Released as the second single from their album, ''
The Evolution of Gospel
''The Evolution of Gospel'' is the debut studio album by Sounds of Blackness, released in 1991. In 1992, the album received the Grammy Award
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''. The track was written by Gary Hines,
James Samuel Harris III (better known as Jimmy Jam) and Terry Lewis. "The Pressure Part 1" was the group's second release to make the
US R&B singles chart where it peaked at #16. The single was also the first of two number ones on the
US dance chart
The Dance Club Songs (also known as National Disco Action, Hot Dance/Disco Club Play, and Hot Dance Club Play) was a chart published weekly between 1976 and 2020 by ''Billboard'' magazine. It used club disc jockeys set lists to determine the mos ...
. "The Pressure" was selected as one of the "100 Top Dance Songs" by
Slant Magazine
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.
Music: Top 100 Greatest Dance Songs
/ref> The single was also featured in the 1996 Walt Disney Pictures
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movie ''First Kid
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Plot
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''.
Charts
See also
* List of number-one dance singles of 1991 (U.S.)
''Billboard'' magazine compiled the top-performing dance singles in the United States on the Hot Dance Music Club Play chart and the Hot Dance Music 12-inch Singles Sales chart. Premiered in 1976, the Club Play chart ranked the most-played sing ...
References
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1991 singles
Gospel songs
1991 songs
Songs written by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis