Deeper Shade of Soul

"Deeper Shade of Soul"
Single by Urban Dance Squad
from the album Mental Floss for the Globe
B-side"Man on the Corner"
Released1990
RecordedMay–July 1989 at I.C.P. STUDIOS, Brussels
Length4:28
LabelArista (US & UK), BMG Ariola Benelux (Netherlands, Belgium & Germany)
Songwriter(s)
  • Patrick Tilon
  • Silvano Matadin
  • René van Barneveld
  • Arjen de Vreede
  • Michel Schoots
  • Ray Baretto
Producer(s)J.M.A.

"Deeper Shade of Soul" is the debut single by Dutch band Urban Dance Squad. It was taken from their debut album Mental Floss for the Globe and samples the Ray Barretto song he recorded in 1968 with a similar name ("A Deeper Shade of Soul"). Originally released in 1990, the single reached number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 in March 1991 and stayed on the charts for 18 weeks.[1] In the United States it is the song for which the band is best known, being their only hit single.

Track listing

  1. "Deeper Shade of Soul" – 4:28
  2. "Man on the Corner" – 3:38

Charts

Chart performance for "Deeper Shade of Soul"
Chart (1989–1991) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 56
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[3] 52
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 21

References

  1. ^ Urban Dance Squad - Chart History[dead link‍], Billboard.com
  2. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 289.
  3. ^ "Urban Dance Squad – Deeper Shade of Soul" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Billboard Hot 100: Week of March 2, 1991". Billboard. Retrieved 23 October 2022.