Sweet Soul Music
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This article is about the 1967 song by Arthur Conley. For other uses, see Sweet Soul Music (disambiguation).
| "Sweet Soul Music" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Arthur Conley | |
| from the album Sweet Soul Music | |
| Released | 1967 |
| Recorded | Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, January 1967[1] |
| Genre | soul |
| Length | 2:20 |
| Label | Atco |
| Writer(s) | Sam Cooke, Arthur Conley and Otis Redding |
Sweet Soul Music is a soul song, first released by Arthur Conley in 1967. Written by Conley and Otis Redding, it is based on the Sam Cooke song "Yeah Man" from his posthumous album Shake; the opening riff is a quote from Elmer Bernstein's score for the 1960 movie The Magnificent Seven. It reached the number two spot on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the Billboard R&B chart, and #7 on the UK Singles Chart.[2]
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[edit] Lyrics
The song is an homage to soul music. The following songs are mentioned in the lyrics:
- "Going to a Go-Go" by The Miracles
- "Love Is a Hurtin' Thing" by Lou Rawls
- "Hold On, I'm Comin' " by Sam and Dave
- "Mustang Sally" by Wilson Pickett
- "Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)" by Otis Redding
Additionally, James Brown is described as "the king of them all".[3]
[edit] Cover versions
"Sweet Soul Music" has been covered by the following groups and artists:
- Johnny Hallyday on his 1967 album Johnny 67, in French under the title "La seule vraie musique"
- James Brown on his 1968 album Live at the Apollo, Volume II
- The Mohawks on their 1968 album The Champ
- Dusty Springfield performed the song to close Show 4 of her ATV series It Must Be Dusty on May 29, 1968. She sang slightly altered lyrics, also giving "spotlight" to The Supremes and Aretha Franklin.
- Ike and Tina Turner, on their 1971 album What You Hear Is What You Get: Live At Carnegie Hall, with vocals by Tina.[4] A cover of this song by Ike and Tina Turner also appears on the 2009 reissue of The Rolling Stones album Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! The Rolling Stones in Concert
- José Feliciano on his 1977 album Sweet Soul Music
- The Jam on the b-side of their 1977 single "The Modern World"
- Sam and Dave on their 1978 album The Original Soul Man
- Rod Stewart (live) on the b-side of his 1991 single "The Motown Song"
- Keith Frank on his 1996 album Only the Strong Survive
- Jimmy Barnes on the 2004 re-issue of his album Soul Deep
- John Farnham and Tom Jones on their 2005 concert John Farnham & Tom Jones – Together in Concert
- The song is part of the final medley in the 1967 live album Martha and the Vandellas Live!
- Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band (Live- Madison Square Garden 8 November 2009)[5]
[edit] References
- ^ The Muscle Shoals Sound CD Liner Notes, Rhino Records, 1993
- ^ "Sweet Soul Music". Songfacts. http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=4054. Retrieved November 12, 2009.
- ^ Gilliland, John (1969). "Show 51 - The Soul Reformation: Phase three, soul music at the summit. [Part 7] : UNT Digital Library" (audio). Pop Chronicles. Digital.library.unt.edu. http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc19832/m1/.
- ^ "Ike and Tina Turner". Wilson & Alroy's Record Reviews. http://www.warr.org/turner.html. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
- ^ "Bruce Springsteen at Madison Square Garden: Night Two". NJ.com. 9 November 2009. http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2009/11/bruce_springsteen_at_madison_s_1.html. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
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