# Promised Land | Records | House Music Blends Museum

Public page: HMB SITE MUSEUM/records/promised-land/promised-land.md

Promised Land is a real Chicago house record and a verified-existence foundation record in the House Music Blends Museum.

## Record Detail

Promised Land is preserved in the Museum as a key 1987 Chicago house record connected to Joe Smooth, D.J. International Records, Anthony Thomas, Don Connolly, and the hopeful song-driven side of Chicago house music.

This record page connects Promised Land to the Museum's Chicago foundation through record history, artist links, label links, vocal history, timeline placement, and review-status source work.

## Record Profile

Verified existence: yes.

Detail verification status: review.

Archive role: foundation record.

Timeline year: 1987.

Primary artist path: Joe Smooth.

Connected vocal paths: Anthony Thomas and Don Connolly.

Connected label path: D.J. International Records.

Connected sound path: vocal house and deep house.

Promised Land keeps the hopeful and song-driven side of Chicago house visible in the record archive.

## Museum Context

Promised Land matters to the Museum because it shows how Chicago house could carry message, melody, vocal uplift, and community feeling while still belonging to the dance floor.

The Museum keeps detailed claims in review status while exact label, catalog, format, release-date, version, vocal, chart, rights, ownership, and source notes are tightened.

## Connected Archive Areas

## Chicago

Verification status: verified

Chicago is the city foundation for this entry, connecting Promised Land to the DJs, clubs, labels, records, and dance floors that shaped house music.

## Joe Smooth

Verification status: review

Joe Smooth is the primary artist path for this record, but the Museum should build a dedicated artist entry before locking detailed biography, production, vocal, release, and catalog claims.

## D.J. International Records

Verification status: review

D.J. International Records is the label path connected to Promised Land, but the Museum should still verify exact release, catalog, format, version, rights, and label-credit details before locking them.

## Anthony Thomas

Verification status: review

Anthony Thomas is connected to the vocal path for Promised Land, but the Museum should verify role, credit, and version details before locking them.

## Don Connolly

Verification status: review

Don Connolly is connected to the vocal path for Promised Land, but the Museum should verify role, credit, and version details before locking them.

## Source Notes

The Promised Land reference identifies the record as a 1987 Joe Smooth single released by D.J. International and connected to Anthony Thomas and Don Connolly.

The Joe Smooth reference identifies Promised Land as one of Joe Smooth's best-known records and connects it to Chicago house history and later international recognition.

## Verification Note

Verified existence on this page means Promised Land is confirmed as a real Chicago house record.

Review status means deeper claims about release date, label details, catalog number, format, versions, vocals, chart history, rights, ownership, pressing, and first-use claims should be added only after source review.

## Search And Reading Note

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