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I Believe I Can Fly

Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&BGospelHouse

I Believe I Can Fly is a Contemporary R&B and Gospel act. Their catalogue also touches House and Rhythm and blues. They run in the same orbit as My Heart Will Go On, I Will Always Love You, You're Beautiful and Bleeding Love, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into James Ingram, Gerald Levert, Nicki Minaj, Rihanna and Red Velvet, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 10 connections around I Believe I Can Fly and forward to James Ingram. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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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. It also reached the number-one spot of the Billboard R&B Singles Chart and remained there for six non-consecutive weeks. Internationally, "I Believe I Can Fly" topped the charts in eight countries, including Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
I Believe I Can FlyJames IngramGerald LevertNicki MinajRihannaRed VelvetYolanda AdamsMy Heart Will Go OnI Will Always Love YouYou're BeautifulBleeding Love

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I Believe I Can Fly shares an orbit with My Heart Will Go On, I Will Always Love You, You're Beautiful and Bleeding Love, went on to shape James Ingram, Gerald Levert, Nicki Minaj and Rihanna. 10 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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