High Hopes (The S.O.S. Band song)

"High Hopes"

Single by The S.O.S. Band

Released

1982

Genre

Boogie

Length

6:32 (12" version)

Label

Tabu (US 4Z9-03249)

Writer(s)

Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis

Producer(s)

Gene Dozier, Ricky Sylvers

The S.O.S. Band singles chronology

"You"
(1981)

"High Hopes"
(1982)

"Have It My Way"
(1983)

"High Hopes" is the 6th charting single for The S.O.S. Band. It reached number 25 on the R&B chart in 1982. It marked the first collaboration of producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis with the group. They would go on to produce several more hits for the group during the 1980s.

It was sampled by French beat-maker Onra on his song of the same title, "High Hopes ft. Reggie B" on his 2010 album Long Distance.

Chart positions

Chart (1982)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	25
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	49

References

External links

The S.O.S. Band

Jason Bryant Mary Davis Abdul Ra'oof Chandra Currelley Billy Ellis James Earl Jones III Willie "Sonny" Killebrew John Simpson Bruno Speight

Studio albums	S.O.S. Too III On the Rise Just the Way You Like It Sands of Time Diamonds in the Raw One of Many Nights

Singles	"Take Your Time (Do It Right)" "High Hopes" "Just Be Good to Me" "Tell Me If You Still Care" "The Finest"

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