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I Believe I Can Fly" is a song written, produced, and performed by American singer R. Kelly from the soundtrack to the 1996 film Space Jam. It was originally released on November 26, 1996, and was later included on Kelly's 1998 album R. In early 1997, "I Believe I Can Fly" reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100.
Its cover artwork uses the same image of Kelly from his 1993 debut 12 Play, only in silhouette form against a red and black background. Upon its release, R. went to number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and number two on the US Billboard 200 , selling over 612,000 copies in its first week of sales. [ 11 ]
An album featuring the film's score by James Newton Howard was also released. The soundtrack was released by Warner Sunset and Atlantic Records on November 12, 1996. "I Believe I Can Fly" by R. Kelly was first released on the soundtrack.
The album also includes a two covers of R. Kelly's "I Believe I Can Fly": one studio version featuring R&B vocalist Gerald Levert, and a live solo version. Both were released as singles. The album was nominated for and won a Grammy for Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album the following year (the second win for Adams).
The cover was highly controversial and remains so: in 2008, the album’s Wikipedia page was placed on a blacklist by the Internet Watch Foundation as they believed the image could be regarded as ...
American R&B singer-songwriter R. Kelly has released 18 studio albums, five compilation albums, one soundtrack album, six video albums, one mixtape, two extended play, and 133 singles (including 49 as a featured artist and 12 promotional singles).
Produced by Scott Billington, the album was recorded at Ultransonic Studios, in New Orleans. [6] [7] [8] "I Believe I Can Fly" is a cover of the R. Kelly song. [9] Brown learned to perform "Cabbage Head" during her childhood. [10] Dan Penn wrote "Be Good to Me Tonight" and "Can't Stand a Broke Man". [11] "True" is a cover of the Paul Gayten ...
Also in 2012, he was a guest vocalist at Debbie Allen's October 13 live show at the corner of Crenshaw Blvd. and Martin Luther King Blvd. celebrating the arrival of the Space Shuttle Endeavour, singing R. Kelly's "I Believe I Can Fly". [27] [28] [29]