Performer: Sounds Of Blackness
Genre: Electronic
Album: Optimistic
Released: 1991
Style: House, Downtempo
MP3 version ZIP size: 1712 mb
FLAC version RAR size: 1869 mb
WMA version ZIP size: 1174 mb
Rating: 4.7
Votes: 879
Other Formats: APE ASF MMF WAV MOD MPC MP2

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A1	Optimistic (Album Version) Written-By [Rap], Rap [Performed By] – Prof. T.*
A2	Optimistic (Album Version Edit) Written-By [Rap], Rap [Performed By] – Prof. T.*
B	Optimistic (12" Alright Mix)

Companies, etc.

• Licensed To – A&M Records Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – Perspective Records Inc.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – A&M Records Ltd.
• Pressed By – P.R. Records Limited

Credits

• Engineer [Mix] – Steve Hodge
• Executive-Producer – Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
• Music By – The Flow
• Plated By – PR-E
• Producer – Gary Hines, Jam & Lewis*
• Remix – Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
• Written-By – Gary Hines, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis*

Notes

Promo copy - strictly not for sale

The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Perspective Records Inc. whose exclusive licensees for the U.K. are A&M Records Ltd. ℗ 1991

Made in England

A1: Taken from the Perspective Records album "The Evolution of Gospel" 395 361 1

A2 & B1: Original version appears on the Perspective Records album "The Evolution of Gospel" 395 361 1

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (A Side Hand Etched Runout): PER DJ 786 A1 PR-E
• Matrix / Runout (B Side Hand Etched Runout): PER DJ 786 B1 PR-E
• Matrix / Runout (Hand etched in both runouts but scratched out): AMY
• Rights Society: BIEM/STEMRA
• Other (A Side Label): PERDJ 786-A
• Other (B Side Label): PERDJ 786-B

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
28968 1200-1	The Sounds Of Blackness*	Optimistic ‎(12")	Perspective Records	28968 1200-1	US	1991
390 786-7	Sounds Of Blackness	Optimistic ‎(7", Single)	Perspective Records	390 786-7	Europe	1991
28968 1702 2	Sounds Of Blackness	Optimistic ‎(CD, Maxi, Promo)	Perspective Records	28968 1702 2	US	1991
28968 1200-1	The Sounds Of Blackness*	Optimistic ‎(12", TP)	Perspective Records	28968 1200-1	US	1991
28968 0001 4	Sounds Of Blackness	Optimistic ‎(Cass, Single)	Perspective Records	28968 0001 4	US	1991