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. 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]

[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".

[edit] Cover versions

"Sweet Soul Music" has been covered by the following groups and artists:

• Sam and Dave
• James Brown in his 1968 album Live at the Apollo, Volume II
• The Mohawks in their 1968 album The Champ
• José Feliciano in his 1977 album Sweet Soul Music
• The Jam with their 1977 single "The Modern World"
• Keith Frank in his 1996 album Only the Strong Survive
• Jimmy Barnes in the 2004 re-issue of his album Soul Deep
• John Farnham and Tom Jones in their 2005 concert John Farnham & Tom Jones – Together in Concert
• Ike and Tina Turner, found in the 2009 reissue of the album Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! The Rolling Stones in Concert
• The song is part of the final medley in the 1967 live album Martha and the Vandellas Live!

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Sweet Soul Music at Allmusic

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