Blessid Union of Souls

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Blessid Union of Souls is an American rock band from Cincinnati that was formed in 1990. The current band members are singer Eliot Sloan, bassist Tony Clark, guitarist Jeff Pence, drummer Shaun Schaefer, and guitarist Bryan Billhimer. Two former members, guitarist C.P. Roth and drummer Eddie Hedges, left the band in 2002.

Some of the band's biggest hits are "I Believe" "Hey, Leonardo (She Likes Me for Me)," "I Wanna Be There," and "Brother My Brother". Their debut album, "Home" was certified gold by the RIAA in 1995.

In 2006, the band contributed tracks titled "Play Ball" and "Me, Marty, Joe, Ted & Louise" for "Clutch Hits," a CD that features a variety of artists singing about the Cincinnati Reds. The project is a fundraiser for the Reds Community Fund.

[edit] Discography

Home (1995)
Blessid Union of Souls (1997)
Walking Off the Buzz (1999)
Blessid Union of Souls:The Singles (2001)
Perception (2005)

They also performed a track in Pokémon: The First Movie as well as the main theme for Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls entitled "It's Alright".

The band is currently working on their sixth album to be released sometime in 2007 which includes the tracks "Back From The Dead" and "Dreamer" as showcased on the website http://www.rehearsals.com in November 2006. These rehearsals included C.P. Roth and Eddie Hedges and they even joined the Eliot and Tony for a few shows after those rehearsals.