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"The Finest"
"The Finest"
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B-side	"I Don't Want Nobody Else"

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"The Finest" is a 1986 hit single for the American R&B band The SOS Band. It is the 5th track on their 6th studio album Sands of Time and it is one of the groups last songs to feature the vocals of original lead singer Mary Davis. Singing alongside Mary Davis in the song is famous R&B singer Alexander O'Neal. The Finest was a major success in the US R&B charts, reaching #2. It was also a minor hit in the UK Singles chart, reaching #17.

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Chart (1986)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart	17
U.S. R&B Chart	2

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 | from Album = [[Sands of Time (S.O.S. Band album)|Sands of Time]]
 | B-side = "I Don't Want Nobody Else"
-| Released = [[1986 in music|1986]] <small>(UK/US)</small>
+| Released = [[1986]] <small>(UK)</small><br>[[1986]] <small>(US)</small>
 | Format = [[12" single|12"]], [[Gramophone record|7"]]
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 | Next single = "[[No Lies (SOS Band song)|No Lies]]"<br />(1987)
 }}
-"'''The Finest'''" is a [[1986 in music|1986]] hit single for the [[United States|American]] R&B band [[The SOS Band]]. It is the fifth track on their sixth studio album ''[[Sands of Time (S.O.S. Band album)|Sands of Time]]'' and it is one of the groups last songs to feature the vocals of original lead singer Mary Davis. Singing alongside her in the song is famous R&B singer [[Alexander O'Neal]]. The Finest was a major success in the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|US R&B charts]], reaching #2. It was also a minor hit in the [[UK Singles chart]], reaching #17.  In [[2003 in music|2003]], and [[Richard X]] did a [[cover version]] of this (and another) song called "[[Finest Dreams]]", with [[Kelis]] doing [[vocal]]s.
+'''"The Finest"''' is a 1986 hit single for the [[United States|American]] R&B band [[The SOS Band]]. It is the 5th track on their 6th studio album ''[[Sands of Time (S.O.S. Band album)|Sands of Time]]'' and it is one of the groups last songs to feature the vocals of original lead singer Mary Davis. Singing alongside Mary Davis in the song is famous R&B singer [[Alexander O'Neal]]. The Finest was a major success in the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|US R&B charts]], reaching #2. It was also a minor hit in the [[UK Singles chart]], reaching #17.
 ==Charts==
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 [[Category:SOS Band songs]]
 [[Category:Rhythm and blues songs]]
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