Just an Illusion
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"Just an Illusion" is a song co-written by Steve Jolley
, Tony Swain
, Ashley Ingram and Leee John
, performed by the British band Imagination
. The song was a major European hit, peaking at number two in the group's native UK. In the United States, "Just an Illusion" went to number twenty-seven on the soul chart . The song also peaked at number fifteen on the dance charts .
Jolley & Swain
Steve Jolley and Tony Swain were a successful pop musician, songwriting and record production duo in the United Kingdom in the early to mid-1980s, producing some of the top artists and songs of the era....
, Tony Swain
Jolley & Swain
Steve Jolley and Tony Swain were a successful pop musician, songwriting and record production duo in the United Kingdom in the early to mid-1980s, producing some of the top artists and songs of the era....
, Ashley Ingram and Leee John
Leee John
Leee John of St Lucian descent, is a British musician and actor. He was educated in New York, later studying drama at the Anna Scher Theatre School.-Career:...
, performed by the British band Imagination
Imagination (band)
Imagination were a three piece British soul and funk band, who came to prominence in the early 1980s. They had chart hits in 28 countries, earning four platinum discs, nine gold discs and more than a dozen silver discs around the world between 1981 and 1983....
. The song was a major European hit, peaking at number two in the group's native UK. In the United States, "Just an Illusion" went to number twenty-seven on the soul chart . The song also peaked at number fifteen on the dance charts .
Charts
| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| European | 1 |
| Switzerland | 2 |
| UK | 2 |
| Sweden | 3 |
| Norway | 5 |
| Austria | 6 |
| Germany | 7 |
| Ireland | 8 |
| Netherlands | 12 |
| 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... |
15 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
27 |
Sampling
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Cover Versions
- duo505 released a cover version of "Just An Illusion" on the 2008 album Another Illusion.