I Am Blessed

"I Am Blessed"
Single by Eternal
from the album Power of a Woman
Released 28 November 1995
Genre
Length 4:21
Label EMI
Songwriter(s) Mark Mueller and Marsha Malamet
Producer(s) Ronnie Wilson and Dennis Charles
Eternal singles chronology
"Power Of A Woman"
(1995)		 "I Am Blessed"
(1995)		 "Good Thing"
(1996)

"Power Of A Woman"
(1995)		 "I Am Blessed"
(1995)		 "Good Thing"
(1996)
Alternative Cover
UK CD2

"I Am Blessed" is a pop/gospel song by Eternal written by hit songwriter Mark Mueller and Marsha Malamet. It was the second single from the 2 x platinum hit album Power of a Woman and peaked at #7 on the UK Singles Chart.

The inspirational pop ballad spent a total of 12 weeks on the UK singles chart in 1995-1996, with 3 weeks in the Top 10 and 7 weeks in the Top 20. [1] It was certified silver by the BPI for sales over 200,000 copies in the UK. It also reached #7 in Ireland, becoming the group's second Top 10 hit in that country. [2]

Eternal performed "I Am Blessed" for Pope John Paul II at the Vatican in 1995. [3] The overall strength of the lead vocal is such that it is often compared to Whitney Houston's gospel performances. [4]

Track listing

# Title Length
1. "I Am Blessed" 4:21
2. "Oh Happy Day" 3:41
3. "Power of a Woman" (Nightcrawlers Mix) 9:23
4. "Faith in Love" 4:11

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1995-96) Peak
position
scope="row"Australia (ARIA)[5] 14
scope="row"Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6] 26
Ireland (IRMA)[7] 7
scope="row"New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8] 31
scope="row"Scotland (Official Charts Company)[9] 6
scope="row"UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[10] 7
scope="row"UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[11] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (1996) Position
Australia (ARIA)[12] 83
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[13] 89

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[14] Silver 200,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ http://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/blessed/
  2. ↑ http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement?page=2
  3. ↑ http://wedoitfortheloveofmusic.com/go-eternal/
  4. ↑ SwissCharts.com "I Am Blessed" page Retrieved: 28 October 2006
  5. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Eternal – I Am Blessed". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  6. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Eternal – I Am Blessed" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  7. ↑ "The Irish Charts (Search by artist: Eternal)". Irish Singles Chart. Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  8. ↑ "Charts.nz – Eternal – I Am Blessed". Top 40 Singles.
  9. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  10. ↑ "Eternal: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  11. ↑ "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
  12. ↑ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles 1996". The Australian Record Industry Association Ltd. Archived from the original on 2015-11-02. Retrieved 2015-11-08.
  13. ↑ "Top 100 1996 - UK Music Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  14. ↑ "British single certifications – Eternal – I Am Blessed". British Phonographic Industry. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type I Am Blessed in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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