Released October 26, 1967 Artist Sam & Dave | Length 28:56 Soul Men(1967) I Thank You(1968) Release date 26 October 1967 | |
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Recorded August 10, October 4, 1967 Genres Soul music, Rhythm and blues Similar Sam & Dave albums, Soul music albums | ||
Soul Men is the third album by R&B duo Sam & Dave, released in 1967. It reached #5 on the Billboard "Black Album" chart in 1967 and #62 on the "Pop Album" chart in 1968. The album launched the hit single "Soul Man" which ranked #1 on the "Black Singles" charts and #2 on the Pop Singles charts. The song won Sam & Dave a Grammy in 1967 for Best R&B Group, Vocal or Instrumental.
Contents
Side one
- "Soul Man" (Isaac Hayes, David Porter) - 2:36
- "May I Baby" (Hayes, Porter) - 2:38
- "Broke Down Piece of Man" (Steve Cropper, Joe Shamwell) - 2:46
- "Let It Be Me" (Gilbert Bécaud, Mann Curtis, Pierre Delanoé) - 2:45
- "Hold It Baby" (Bonnie "Mack" Rice) - 2:35
- "I'm With You" (Lowman Pauling) - 2:50
Side two
- "Don't Knock It" (Hayes, Porter) - 2:28
- "Just Keep Holding On" (Alvertis Isbell, Booker T. Jones) - 2:52
- "The Good Runs the Bad Away" (Wayne Jackson, Andrew Love) - 2:15
- "Rich Kind of Poverty" (Hayes, Paul Selph) - 2:13
- "I've Seen What Loneliness Can Do" (Homer Banks, Allen Jones) - 2:58
Personnel
Songs
1Soul Man2:39
2May I Baby2:38
3Broke Down Piece of a Man2:46
References
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