Optimistic (Sounds of Blackness song)

"Optimistic"
"Optimistic"
Single by Sounds of Blackness
from the album The Evolution of Gospel
Released	1991
Length	5:19
Label	Perspective; A&M;
Songwriter(s)	Gary Hines; Jimmy Jam; Terry Lewis;
Producer(s)	Hines; Jam; Lewis;
Sounds of Blackness singles chronology

"Optimistic" is a song by American vocal and instrumental ensemble

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Charts

Chart performance for "Optimistic"
Chart (1991)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC)^[1]	45
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[2]	3
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)^[3]	17

v t e Sounds of Blackness
Robert J. Jones Ann Nesby Cynthia Johnson
Studio albums	The Evolution of Gospel Africa to America: The Journey of the Drum
Singles	"Optimistic" "The Pressure Part 1" "I Believe"

v t e Brandy Norwood songs
Brandy	"Baby" "Best Friend" "Brokenhearted" "I Wanna Be Down"
Never Say Never	"Almost Doesn't Count" "Angel in Disguise" "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" "Have You Ever?" "Never Say Never" "The Boy Is Mine" "Top of the World" "U Don't Know Me (Like U Used To)"
Full Moon	"Another Day in Paradise" "Die Without You" "Full Moon" "He Is" "What About Us?"
Afrodisiac	"Afrodisiac" "Should I Go" "Talk About Our Love" "Turn It Up" "Who Is She 2 U"
Human	"Long Distance" "Right Here (Departed)" "True"
Two Eleven	"Put It Down" "Scared of Beautiful" "Wildest Dreams"
B7	"Baby Mama" "Borderline" "Love Again" " No Tomorrow "
Collaborations	"It All Belongs to Me" "Magic" "Missing You" "Optimistic" "Talk to Me" "The Girl Is Mine" "Wake Up Everybody" "We Are the World 25 for Haiti"
Other songs	"Beggin & Pleadin" "Freedom Rings" "Sittin' Up in My Room"