Blessid Union of Souls

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Eliot Sloan

Blessid Union of Souls is a American rock band from Cincinnati that was formed in 1990 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.

In 1996 Jeff Pence and Eliot Sloan started the band under a Corporation named BUOS Inc. These are the only two official members and the two were signed to SBK Records, EMI Records, Capitol Records, Push Records, V2 Records and Ultrax Records. Jeff Pence is The President of the corporation and Eliot Sloan is the Secretary, both having equal shares in the corporation. All studio and touring musicians have been contacted by this corporation to perform and they have done a fantastic job. They include but are not limited to: Matt Senatore, CP Roth, Eddie Hedges, Kevin Hupp, Brian Lovely, Shaun Schaefer, Bryan Billhimer, Tony Clark, Curt Benton, Chris Lambert and many more.

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)

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."

Singles

Year	Song	Chart positions			Album
		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.

External links

• The official page for Blessid Union of Souls

• "Blessid Union of Souls" Lyrics
• Blessid Union of Souls lyrics here