Joe Smooth & Anthony Thomas – Promised Land

Brothers, sisters
One day we will be free
From fighting, violence
People crying in the street

[Chorus Anfang]
When the angels from above
Fall down and spread their wings like doves
And we’ll walk hand in hand
Sisters, brothers, we’ll make it to the Promised Land
[Chorus Ende]

You and I
We’ll walk the land
And as one, and as one
We’ll take our stand

[Chorus Repeat 2x]

Aha
Oh yeaheaheah
Promised Land

[Chorus Repeat]

Oh yeah, oh yeah
Oho yeah, oh, Lord
(Oh yeah, oh yeah) Hand in hand
(Oh yeah, oh yeah) Promised Land

[Chorus Repeat]

(Oh yeah, oh yeah)
(Oh yeahean, oho)

Oh yeah, oh yeah (Hand in hand)
Oh yeah, oh yeah (Promised land)

[Chorus Repeat]

Oh yeah, oh yeah (Ohoho)
Oh yeah, oh yeah
…
Oh yeah, oh yeah

Brüder, Schwester
Eines Tages werden wir frei sein
von Kämpfen, von der Gewalt,
und davon das Menschen in den Strassen weinen
(Chorus)
Wenn die Engel von oben
herunter kommen und Ihre Flügel wie Tauben ausbreiteten
dann werden wir gehen Hand in Hand
Schwestern, Brüder, wir schaffen es in das verheißene Land
(Chorus endet)

Du und ich
Wir werden durch das Land ziehen
als eine Einheit, als eine Einheit
und lassen uns durch nichts davon abbringen

(Chorus Repeat 2x)

Vorsicht: Eigene Übersetzung…

Von The Style Council wurde 1989 eine Cover-Version veröffentlicht,

und der gute CeCe Rogers

Release als LP: D.J. International Records #DJ 1018

1. Promised Land 5:31
   Vocals: Anthony Thomas
   Back-Vocals: Anthony Thomas, Don Connelly
2. Can’t Fake the Feeling 5:05
   Vocals: Renee Mohannon
   Back-Vocals: Renee Mohannon, Shawn Christopher
3. Oh So True 3:45
   Vocals: Reggie Hall
   Back-Vocals: Anthony Thomas, Don Connelly | Sax: Danny Wilson
4. He’s All I Need 4:03
   Vocals: Shawn Christopher
   Back-Vocals: Anthony Thomas, Don Connelly | Sax: Roxanne Stevenson
5. Inside my Mind 6:56
   Vocals: Anthony Thomas
   Back-Vocals: Anthony Thomas, Don Connelly
6. I Try 4:14
   Vocals: Anthony Thomas
   Back-Vocals: Anthony Thomas, Don Connelly
7. I’ll be There 5:33
   Vocals: Mikkhiel (Michael Benson)
8. Purple Haze 3:44
   Vocals: Joe Smooth
   im Original von Jimi Hendrix
9. Perfect World 5:37
   Vocals: Joe Smooth
   Back-Vocals: Candace, Anthony Thomas, Joe Smooth
10. Going Down 5:49
    Vocals: Anthony Thomas
    Back-Vocals: Shawn Christopher, Yvonne Gage

Einige CD-Versionen enthalten noch den Bonustrack:

11. Promised Land (Club Remix)

All songs written by Joe Smooth (J. Welbon)
ausser Purple Haze (im Original von Jimi Hendrix)
Produced by Joe Smooth | Executive producer: Rocky Jones | Guitar: Peter Black
Recorded at Underground Studio, Chicago, IL

Notes:
All Songs published by Popstar/EMI Music
Design by Earth Star Graphics, Evanston, IL
Photos by James Alexander Newberry, Chicago, IL

This album is dedicated to my mother, my family, the whole DJ International family.
Candace, Sammy „Smooth“, and Sassy, and everybody else in the world.

Joe Smooth

D.J. International Records #DJ-943

1. Going Down (Club Mix)
2. Going Dub

D.J. International Records #DJ-971

1. I’ll Be There (Club Mix) 7:55
2. I’ll Be There (Zanzibar Mix) 4:59
3. I’ll Be There (Radio Mix) 3:40
4. I’ll Be There (Instrumental Mix) 4:59
5. I’ll Be There (Percahouse Apella Mix) 4:48

Vocals von Michael Benson (Mikkhiel)