"High Hopes" is the sixth charting single for
the S.O.S. Band
The S.O.S. Band (sometimes written as S.O.S. Band; abbreviation for Sounds of Success) is an American Contemporary R&B, R&B and Boogie (genre), electro-funk musical ensemble, group who gained fame in the 1980s. They are best known for the songs ...
. It reached number 25 on the
R&B chart in 1982.
It marked the first collaboration of writers
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis with the group. They wrote many more hits for the group during the 1980s.
It was sampled by French beat-maker
Onra
Arnaud Antoine Rene Bernard, better known by his stage name Onra, is a French hip hop beatmaker based in Paris. His musical style is a "chopped up set of RnB laden beats and electronically produced experiments laced with influences spanning the ...
on his song of the same title, "High Hopes ft. Reggie B" on his 2010 album Long Distance.
Chart positions
See also
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List of songs written by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
This is a complete list of the songs known to have been written or co-written by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis.
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References
External links
High Hopesat
Discogs
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High Hopesat
Allmusic
AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databas ...
1982 singles
The S.O.S. Band songs
Songs written by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
1982 songs
Tabu Records singles
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