The Pressure Part 1

"The Pressure Part 1"
Single by Sounds of Blackness
from the album The Evolution of Gospel
Released	1991
Genre	Urban contemporary gospel spirituals R&B
Length	4:41
Label	A&M
Songwriter(s)	James Harris III Terry Lewis Gary Hines
Producer(s)	James Harris III, Terry Lewis Gary Hines
Sounds of Blackness singles chronology
"Optimistic" (1991) "The Pressure Part 1" (1991) "Testify" (1992)

"The Pressure Part 1" is a song by American recording artist group Sounds of Blackness, released in 1991 by A&M Records as the second single from their debut album, The Evolution of Gospel (1991). 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 number 16. ^[2] The single was also the first of two number ones on the Billboard US dance chart. ^[3] "The Pressure" was selected as one of the "100 Top Dance Songs" by Slant Magazine. ^[4] It was also featured in the 1996 Walt Disney Pictures movie First Kid .

Charts

Chart (1991)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC) [5]	71
UK Dance ( Music Week ) [6]	18
US Hot R&B Songs ( Billboard ) [7]	16
US Hot Dance Club Play ( Billboard ) [8]	1

See also

• List of number-one dance singles of 1991 (U.S.)

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. "Top 60 Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 28 September 1991. p. 24. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
7. "Sounds Of Blackness - US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". billboard.com. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
8. "Sounds Of Blackness - US Dance Club Songs". billboard.com. Retrieved 17 September 2014.