Soul Serenade (King Curtis song)
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"Soul Serenade" is a jazz song written by Curtis Ousley (King Curtis) and Luther Dixon. The song was released on Curtis' 1964 album of the same name.
Cover versions
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| A-side | "Soul Serenade"[2] |
| B-side | "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy"[2] |
Willie Mitchell cover
Willie Mitchell covered the song in 1968. It peaked at #43 in the UK Singles Chart in April 1968.[3] It was backed by Cannonball Adderley's "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy";[2] this song was sampled by the rapper GZA in the title track of his 1995 album Liquid Swords.[4][5]
Other versions
- David Sanborn
- The Allman Brothers Band, at a concert at WPLJ-FM studios (fused with "You Don't Love Me")
- The Derek Trucks Band
- Gloria Lynne
- Maxine Brown
- Aretha Franklin on I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
Byron Lee & The Dragonaires was released as the B side of Elizabethan Reggae in 1970
References
- ^ a b c d "Discogs Curtis". Discogs.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Willie Mitchell - Soul Serenade / Mercy Mercy Mercy". Discogs.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 372. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Hip Hop Is Read Presents: Liquid Swords The Samples". Hiphopisread.blogspot.com. December 15, 2007. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
- ^ ↑ GZA's Sample-Based Music | WhoSampled