A Pleasant Shade of Gray A Pleasant Shade of Gray A Pleasant Shade of Gray is a concept album by the progressive metal group Fates Warning, released in 1997. It contains one song divided into twelve parts and is noted for its darker mood and more progressive style. "A Pleasant Shade Of Gray" is a single song that is divided into twelve tracks. The album is notable for its darker mood and mixture of progressive rock and metal with hints of industrial, classical, and psychedelia. Jim Matheos wrote the album following Fates Warning's 1994 tour in support of "Inside Out", with Matheos mailing tapes to
Deeper Shade of Soul Deeper Shade of Soul "Deeper Shade of Soul" is the debut single by Dutch band Urban Dance Squad. It was taken from their debut album "Mental Floss for the Globe" and samples the Ray Barretto song he recorded in 1968 with a similar name ("A Deeper Shade of Soul"). Originally released in 1990, the single reached number 21 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in March 1991 and stayed on the charts for 18 weeks. In the United States it is the song for which the band is best known, being their only hit single. A. Deeper Shade of Soul (4:28)