Blessid Union of Souls
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| Blessid Union of Souls | |
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| Origin |  Cincinnati Ohio, United States |
| Genre(s) | Alternative rock |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Members | |
| Eliot Sloan Tony Clark Bryan Billhimer Shaun Schaefer Jeff Pence Nick O'Neil Patrick Welch Jesse Taylor |
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| Former members | |
| C.P. Roth Eddie Hedges |
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Blessid Union of Souls is a American rock band from Cincinnati that was formed in 1992 by Jeff Pence and Eliot Sloan.
Some of the band's biggest hits include "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.
The band was heavily influenced by the cowpunk scene that was burgeoning around the same time they formed.
In 2000, several of the band's songs were scheduled for use during the production of a film entitled "Standing at the Edge of the Earth" by Fizzle Freak Productions. The film would have co-starred the band's bassist Tony Clark, and the rest of the band would have been featured in prominent roles as well. The film's production was canceled in around the end of 2000 due to legal and financial issues.
In 2006, Jeff Pence headed a project in which the band contributed two tracks for "Clutch Hits," a CD that featured a variety of artists singing about the Cincinnati Reds. The songs were entitled "Play Ball" and "Me, Marty, Joe, Ted & Louise." The project was a fundraiser for the Reds Community Fund.
As of the beginning of 2008, a group calling itself Blessid Union of Souls is touring with members Eliot Sloan, Tony Clark, Bryan Billhimer, and Shaun Schaefer. Likewise Jeff Pence appears to be touring with a band called Blessid Union Of Souls and is hosting a website devoted to the group.
[edit] Discography
- Home (1995)
- Blessid Union of Souls (1997)
- Walking Off the Buzz (1999)
- Blessid Union of Souls:The Singles (2001)
- Blessid Union of Souls: Play Ball (2003)
- Perception (2005)
- Almost Acoustic (Volume 1) (2007)
They also performed a track in Pokémon: The First Movie, titled "Brother, My Brother," as well as the main theme for Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls entitled, "It's Alright."
[edit] Singles
| Year | Song | Chart positions | Album | ||
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| US | US AC | UK | |||
| 1995 | "Let Me Be The One" | 29 | 24 | - | Home |
| 1995 | "I Believe" | 8 | - | 29 | Home |
| 1996 | "All Along" | 70 | 27 | - | Home |
| 1997 | "I Wanna Be There" | 39 | - | - | Blessid Union of Souls |
| 1998 | "Light In Your Eyes" | 48 | 16 | - | Blessid Union of Souls |
| 1999 | "Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me For Me)" | 33 | - | - | Walking Off the Buzz |
In 2007 A cover of "I Believe" was released by Contemporary Christian Band "Building 429".
In 1999 they released the song "Brother My Brother" for the "Pokemon: The First Movie" soundtrack.
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