Deeper Shade of Soul explained

Deeper Shade of Soul
Cover:Urban Dance Squad - Deeper Shade of Soul.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Urban Dance Squad
Album:Mental Floss for the Globe
B-Side:Man on the Corner
Released:1990
Recorded:May–July 1989 at I.C.P. STUDIOS, Brussels
Length:4:28
Label:Arista (US & UK), BMG Ariola Benelux (Netherlands, Belgium & Germany)
Producer: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 (1989–1991)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 56
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 21

Notes and References

  1. https://www.billboard.com/music/urban-dance-squad/chart-history/ Urban Dance Squad - Chart History
  2. 289.
  3. Web site: Billboard Hot 100: Week of March 2, 1991. Billboard. 23 October 2022.