• Source: (Something Inside) So Strong

      • "(Something Inside) So Strong" is a song written and recorded by British singer-songwriter Labi Siffre. Released as a single in 1987, it was one of the biggest successes of his career, peaking at number four on the UK Singles Chart.
      The song was written in 1984, inspired by a television documentary on apartheid in South Africa seen by Siffre in which white soldiers were filmed shooting at black civilians in the street. He told the BBC's Soul Music programme in 2014 that the song was also influenced by his experience as a homosexual child, adolescent, and adult. Siffre originally intended to give the song to another artist to sing, but could find no one suitable and was persuaded to release it himself.
      The song has remained enduringly popular and is an example of the political and sociological thread running through much of Siffre's lyrics and poetry. It won the Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically, and has been used in Amnesty International campaigns.


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      Kenny Rogers


      Kenny Rogers performed a version on his 1989 album Something Inside So Strong.


      The Rosa Parks Tribute Singers version


      In 1995, Verity Records released Verity Records Presents: A Tribute to Mrs. Rosa Parks. A cover version performed by a chorus of gospel singers, including Fred Hammond (who produced the track), Yolanda Adams, Shirley Caesar, Daryl Coley and Vanessa Bell Armstrong, was the first track.


      Rik Waller version


      Pop Idol contestant Rik Waller reached number 25 on the UK Singles Chart with his cover version in July 2002.


      Shaun Williamson performance


      In 2014, British actor Shaun Williamson performed the song live at the 2014 World Indoor Bowls Championship. After being televised live nationally, it became a meme and was mashed up in video form with two successive U.S. presidential inauguration ceremonies.


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    • Source: Something Inside So Strong

      • Something Inside So Strong is the twenty-first studio album by American country music singer Kenny Rogers, released in 1989. The album includes the singles "When You Put Your Heart in It", "Planet Texas", "The Vows Go Unbroken", "Something Inside So Strong", and "Maybe". Gladys Knight, Anne Murray, Holly Dunn, and Ronald Isley are featured as duet partners. Jim Ed Norman produced the album, with additional production from Steve Dorff on "If I Ever Fall in Love Again".


      Track listing




      Personnel


      Kenny Rogers – lead vocals
      Matt Rollings – acoustic piano (1, 4-9)
      John Barlow Jarvis – acoustic piano (3)
      Jim Ed Norman – acoustic piano (10)
      David Innis – synthesizers (1, 4, 7, 10)
      Phil Naish – synthesizers (1-6, 9, 10)
      Dennis Burnside – synthesizers (2, 8)
      Mike Lawler – synthesizers (3, 4, 7-10)
      Shane Keister – synthesizers (4)
      Edgar Struble – synthesizers (5), backing vocals (5)
      Randy Kerber – synthesizers (6)
      Carl Marsh – synthesizers (7)
      Steve Gibson – guitar (1-7, 9, 10), acoustic guitar (8)
      Michael Landau – guitar (6)
      Dean Parks – guitar (6)
      Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar (8, 10)
      David Hungate – bass (1, 4)
      Michael Rhodes – bass (2, 6, 7, 8)
      Willie Weeks – bass (3)
      Mike Brignardello – bass (5, 9)
      Paul Leim – drums
      Jim Horn – saxophone (4, 10)
      Mark Kibble – backing vocals (1, 4)
      Claude V. McKnight III – backing vocals (1, 2, 4)
      John Andrew Parks III – backing vocals (1)
      David Thomas – backing vocals (1, 2)
      Mervyn Warren – backing vocals (1, 2)
      Alvin Chea – backing vocals (2)
      Vicki Hampton – backing vocals (2)
      First Church Inspirational Choir – choir (2)
      Antoinette Wilson – choir conductor (2)
      Chris Harris – backing vocals (3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10)
      Mark Heimerman – backing vocals (3, 4, 5, 10)
      Gladys Knight – lead vocals (3)
      Gary Janney – backing vocals (4, 5, 7, 9, 10)
      Steven Glassmeyer – backing vocals (5)
      Eugene Golden – backing vocals (5)
      Joe Chemay – backing vocals (6)
      Anne Murray – lead vocals (6)
      Tony Sciuto – backing vocals (6)
      Terry Williams – backing vocals (6)
      Ricky Skaggs – backing vocals (8)
      Sharon White – backing vocals (8)
      Holly Dunn – lead vocals (9)
      Ronald Isley – backing vocals (10)


      Production


      Producers – Jim Ed Norman (Tracks 1-10); Steve Dorff (Additional production on Track 6).
      Production Assistant – Danny Kee
      Engineer – Eric Prestidge
      Additional and Assistant Engineers – Joel Bouchillon, Scott Campbell, Robert Charles, Ken Frissen, Jeff Giedt, Lee Groitsch, Brian Hardin, Craig Hansen, John Hurley, Daniel Johnston, John David Parker, Hershey Reeves, Doug Smith, Bart Stevens and James Valentini.
      Recorded at 16th Avenue Sound, Audio Media Recorders, Digital Recorders, The Loft and MasterMix (Nashville, TN); Sound Cell Recording Studios (Hunstville, AL); Bill Schnee Studios (Hollywood, CA); Manta Sound (Toronto, ON, Canada).
      Edited by Keith Odle at GroundStar Laboratories (Nashville, TN).
      Mastered by Glenn Meadows and Eric Prestidge at Masterfonics (Nashville, TN).
      Art Direction and Design – Laura LiPuma
      Photography – Kelly Junkerman and David Skernick
      Management – Ken Kragen


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