P. M. Dawn Set Adrift On Memory Bliss (1991 Radio Mix) HQ

Set Adrift on Memory Bliss is a song by American hiphop group P. M. Dawn. It was released in August 1991 as the second single from their debut album Of the Heart, of the Soul and of the Cross: The Utopian Experience. Set Adrift on Memory Bliss is built around samples of Spandau Ballet s True, The Soul Searchers Ashley s Roachclip, and the Bob James version of Paul Simon s Take Me to the Mardi Gras, with the remainder of the song written by P. M. Dawn vocalist Attrell Prince Be Cordes; only Prince Be and True writer Gary Kemp were credited for writing the tune. This song was P. M. Dawn s first (and only), 1 hit on the US Billboard Hot 100, and also reached, 3 in the United Kingdom. It ranks, 81 on VH1 s 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop. The song was the first numberone song after the debut of the Nielsen SoundScan system, which monitored airplay and sales more closely than before, wh