Peace (Sabrina Johnston song)
"Peace" (also known as "Peace (In the Valley)") is a song by American singer Sabrina Johnston, originally released in the US on JBR Records in May 1991. It was released as the first single from her debut album, "Peace" (1992). The single reached number eight on the UK Singles Chart and entered the top 30 in Australia, Ireland, Italy and Sweden. It was written and produced by Johnston with help from her husband Ken Johnston. She told in an 1991 interview, that she wrote the song during the Gulf War. "I wanted to create something positive , she said. In 1992, Johnston appeared on the Red Hot Organization's dance compilation album, Red Hot + Dance", contributing a new remix of "Peace", the Nu-Mix, to raise awareness and money in support of the AIDS epidemic. The song caught the attention of English rock band The Rolling Stones, who asked her to audition for their tour. However, they lost out to JBR Records and EastWest when she was signed for her second album. New remixes of the track were released in 2009. Critical reception. Larry Flick from "Billboard" wrote, "Not since Crystal Waters set clubland on fire  a couple months ago with "Gypsy Woman" have we heard anything as exciting as "Peace" by Sabrina Johnston", adding that the singer "delivers uplifting lyrics with the power and style of a young Aretha Franklin. She is supported by a feast of lush string-like synths, a rousing bass line, and mixable percussion breaks." In 1992, Flick deemed it "one of 1991's brightest moments." British newspaper "Crawley News" described it as "singalong hallelujah stuff". Dave Sholin from the "Gavin Report" constated that a "gospel influence pours out of this sizzlin' production by a new vocal talent from the East  Coast whose previous experience has been as a studio singer. Talk about an eye opener—this is one made to infuse excitement onto the airwaves." A reviewer from "Music & Media" noted that originally released by the US-based JBR label, this European remix by British electronic music group Brothers In Rhythm (Steve Anderson/David Seaman) "lifts the garage groove to powerful and energetic heights." James Hamilton from "Music Week" called it a "gospel-ish repetitive garage lurcher". Andy Beevers from the magazine's "RM" Dance Update stated that the song "could become a disco classic", adding that the producers "have  given it a piano, strings and organ-driven sound that is every bit as wild, energetic, glorious and uplifting as the vocals." Composition. "Peace" is composed in the key of A Major at a tempo of 121 beats per minute. Music video. The accompanying music video for "Peace" was directed by British director Richard Heslop.