Deeper Shade of Soul
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{{Infobox song
| name = Deeper Shade of Soul
| cover = Urban Dance Squad - Deeper Shade of Soul.jpg
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| 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
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| length = 4:28
| label = Arista (US & UK), BMG Ariola Benelux (Netherlands, Belgium & Germany)
| writer =
- Patrick Tilon
- Silvano Matadin
- René van Barneveld
- Arjen de Vreede
- Michel Schoots
- Ray Baretto
| producer = J.M.A.
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"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.[https://www.billboard.com/music/urban-dance-squad/chart-history/ Urban Dance Squad - Chart History]{{dead link|date=December 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}, Billboard.com In the United States it is the song for which the band is best known, being their only hit single.
Track listing
- "Deeper Shade of Soul" – 4:28
- "Man on the Corner" – 3:38
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Chart performance for "Deeper Shade of Soul" ! scope="col"| Chart (1989–1991) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"| Australia (ARIA){{cite Ryan|page=289}}
| 56 |
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| {{single chart|Dutch100|52|artist=Urban Dance Squad|song=Deeper Shade of Soul|rowheader=true|access-date=23 October 2022}} |
| scope="row"| US Billboard Hot 100{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1991-03-02/|title=Billboard Hot 100: Week of March 2, 1991|work=Billboard|access-date=23 October 2022}}
| 21 |
References
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External links
- {{Discogs master|96032|type=single}}
- {{YouTube|o5PNYNQqnvk}}
{{Urban Dance Squad}}
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Category:Arista Records singles
Category:Ariola Records singles