We Connect
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"We Connect" is a song written by Willie Wilcox recorded by Stacey Q
for her album Better Than Heaven
from which it was released as a single in November 1986. The follow-up to the hit "Two of Hearts
", "We Connect" matched its predecessor's #1 position on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart but was less successful as a Pop crossover reaching #35 on the Billboard Hot 100
in March 1987 when it reached #45 on the Cash Box Top 100 Singles chart. "We Connect" was promoted on the 31 January 1987 The Facts of Life
episode "A Star is Torn" in which Stacey Q reprised the role of Cinnamon from the 1 November 1986 "Off Broadway Baby" episode of The Facts of Life on which "Two of Hearts" had been promoted. "We Connect" was issued as a single release in several territories where "Two of Hearts" had been a hit with impact evident only in Australia where "We Connect" matched the #7 peak of "Two of Hearts".
Stacey Q
Stacey Q is a pop singer, dancer and actress. She is best known for her 1985 hit single "Two of Hearts".-Early life:Stacey Swain was born on November 30, 1958 in Fullerton, California. She is the youngest of three children...
for her album Better Than Heaven
Better Than Heaven
Better Than Heaven was singer Stacey Q's first album under Atlantic Records. This release was the first full-length album that the same lineup of musicians , released simply under the name Stacey Q. The artist continued to work with her SSQ bandmates in her solo albums such as Better Than Heaven,...
from which it was released as a single in November 1986. The follow-up to the hit "Two of Hearts
Two of Hearts (song)
"Two of Hearts" is a song by American pop singer, dancer and actress Stacey Q, from her debut album Better Than Heaven.The song was one of the highest-selling singles of 1986 , reaching #3 on the Billboard Hot 100...
", "We Connect" matched its predecessor's #1 position on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart but was less successful as a Pop crossover reaching #35 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
in March 1987 when it reached #45 on the Cash Box Top 100 Singles chart. "We Connect" was promoted on the 31 January 1987 The Facts of Life
The Facts of Life (TV series)
The Facts of Life is an American sitcom that originally ran on the NBC television network from August 24, 1979 to May 7, 1988. A spin-off of the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes, the series' premise focused on Edna Garrett as she becomes a housemother at the fictional Eastland School, a prestigious...
episode "A Star is Torn" in which Stacey Q reprised the role of Cinnamon from the 1 November 1986 "Off Broadway Baby" episode of The Facts of Life on which "Two of Hearts" had been promoted. "We Connect" was issued as a single release in several territories where "Two of Hearts" had been a hit with impact evident only in Australia where "We Connect" matched the #7 peak of "Two of Hearts".
(1987) | Peak Position |
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Australian Singles Chart | 7 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
35 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Hot Dance Club Play The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs... |
14 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | 1 |
Other credits
- Vocals by Stacey Swain
- Music by SSQSSQ (band)SSQ was a 1980s synthpop outfit formed from the already-in-existence band Q .-Biography:The original Q project was composed of Stacey Swain as lead singer, Jon St. James on guitars, and Dan Van Patten and John Van Tongeren on vocoder and synthesizer...
(Keyboard: Skip Hahn, Electronic Drums: Karl Moet, Keyboard: Rich West, and Keyboard/Producer: Jon St. James)