The Finest (song)

"The Finest"
Single by The SOS Band
from the album Sands of Time
B-side "I Don't Want Nobody Else"
Released 1986 (UK)
1986 (US)
Format 12", 7"
Genre R&B
Length 4:42
Label Tabu Records
Writer(s) Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
Producer Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
The SOS Band singles chronology
"Even When You Sleep"
(1986)		 "The Finest"
(1986)		 "No Lies"
(1987)

"The Finest" is a 1986 hit single for the American R&B band The SOS Band. It is the 5th track on their 6th studio album Sands of Time and it is one of the groups last songs to feature the vocals of original lead singer Mary Davis. Singing alongside Mary Davis in the song is famous R&B singer Alexander O'Neal. "The Finest" was a major success on the US R&B charts, reaching number two and was their last entry on the Hot 100, where it peaked at number forty-four [1]. On the dance charts, "The Finest" peaked at number eight[2] and was also a minor hit in the UK Singles chart, reaching number seventeen.

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Charts

Chart (1986) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart 17
U.S. R&B Chart 2

Finest Dreams

"Finest Dreams"
Single by Richard X featuring Kelis
from the album Richard X Presents His X-Factor Vol. 1
B-side "Music for an Imaginary Mobile Phone Commercial"
Released 11 August 2003 (2003-08-11) (UK)
Format CD single, 12" single
Recorded 2003
Genre Electro
Length 4:14
Label EMI
Writer(s) James Harris III, Terry Lewis, Philip Oakey, Philip Adrian Wright
Producer Richard X
Richard X singles chronology
"Being Nobody"
(2002)		 "Finest Dreams"
(2003)
Kelis singles chronology
"Young, Fresh n' New"
(2001)		 "Finest Dreams"
(2003)		 "Milkshake"
(2003)

In 2003, the song was covered by English mashup producer Richard X featuring vocals by American R&B singer–songwriter Kelis. This version of the song was entitled "Finest Dreams" and is a mash-up using an instrumental interpolation of The Human League track "The Things That Dreams Are Made Of". The song was released on 11 August 2003 in the United Kingdom as the third single from Richard X's debut album, Richard X Presents His X-Factor Vol. 1. The single peaked at number eight on the UK Singles Chart the week ending 23 August 2003. The music video was directed by Oli Goldsmith.

Track listing

UK CD single
  1. "Finest Dreams" (Richard X featuring Kelis) – 4:14
  2. "Finest Dreams" (Part Two) (Richard X featuring Kelis) – 5:15
  3. "Music for an Imaginary Mobile Phone Commercial" – 3:05
UK 12" single
  1. "Finest Dreams" (Richard X featuring Kelis) – 4:14
  1. "Finest Dreams" (Part Two) (Richard X featuring Kelis) – 5:15
  2. "Music for an Imaginary Mobile Phone Commercial" – 3:05

Charts

Chart (2003) Peak
position
European Hot 100 Singles[3] 46
Irish Singles Chart[4] 35
UK Singles Chart[4] 8

Other versions

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 540. 
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 240. 
  3. ^ "Chart Data: Kelis". Mariah-Charts.com. http://www.mariah-charts.com/chartdata/PKelis.htm. Retrieved 2007-08-03. 
  4. ^ a b "Richard X and Kelis – Finest Dreams – Music Charts". αCharts.us. http://acharts.us/song/1201. Retrieved 2008-08-03. 
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