| Touch of Soul | |
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| Studio album by Art n' Soul | |
| Released | March 26, 1996 [1] |
| Recorded | Paradise Studios Sacramento, California |
| Genre | R&B |
| Length | 55:26 |
| Label | Big Beat |
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| Singles from Touch of Soul | |
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Touch of Soul is the only studio album by American contemporary R&B group Art n' Soul, released March 26, 1996 via Big Beat Records. [1] The album was co-produced by Craig Kallman and Tony! Toni! Toné! drummer Timothy Christian Riley. [2] It did not chart on the Billboard 200; however, it peaked at #36 on the R&B Albums chart and #27 on the Heatseekers chart. [5]
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued as a collection on compact disc (CD), vinyl, audio tape, or another medium. Albums of recorded music were developed in the early 20th century as individual 78-rpm records collected in a bound book resembling a photograph album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl LP records played at 33 1⁄3 rpm. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The audio cassette was a format used alongside vinyl from the 1970s into the first decade of the 2000s.
Art n' Soul is an American contemporary R&B group that was active in the mid 1990s. The band consisted of Sam Bostic, Rodney Lattrel Evans (keyboards) and Dion Riley (drums).
Big Beat is an American electronic and dance music record label based in New York City. It was originally founded as an independent record label in 1987 by Craig Kallman with an emphasis on house music and, later, hip hop. It was absorbed into Atlantic Records in 1998, and eventually relaunched separately in 2010 as a primarily electronic music label. Its current roster includes Skrillex, Galantis, Chromeo, Cash Cash, David Guetta, and Clean Bandit.
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Two singles were released from the album: "Ever Since You Went Away" and "All My Luv". "Ever Since You Went Away" was the group's only song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #72 in 1996. [5]
In the music industry, a single is a type of release, typically a song recording of fewer tracks than an LP record or an album. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, a single is a song that is released separately from an album, although it usually also appears on an album. Typically, these are the songs from albums that are released separately for promotional uses such as digital download or commercial radio airplay and are expected to be the most popular. In other cases a recording released as a single may not appear on an album.
"Ever Since You Went Away" is a song by Art n' Soul. The song is the opening track from the band's debut album Touch of Soul and was issued as the album's first single. It was written by band members Sam Bostic and Rodney Lattrel Evans, along with Tony! Toni! Toné! drummer Timothy Christian Riley, who also produced the song. The song was the band's only song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #72 in 1996.
The Billboard Hot 100 is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for songs, published weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on sales, radio play, and online streaming in the United States.
