Soul Song
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| “Soul Song” | |||||
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| Single by Joe Stampley from the album Soul Song |
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| Released | October 1972 (U.S.) | ||||
| Format | 7" | ||||
| Recorded | 1972 | ||||
| Genre | Country | ||||
| Length | 2:25 | ||||
| Label | Dot Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | George Richey, Billy Sherrill and Norro Wilson | ||||
| Producer | Norro Wilson | ||||
| Joe Stampley singles chronology | |||||
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"Soul Song" is a song made famous by country music singer Joe Stampley. Originally released in 1972, the song became his first No. 1 song and was the title track to Stampley's album, released in early 1973.
The song also represented a first for co-writer Norro Wilson: a No. 1 hit as a producer. Wilson had previously written several songs that topped Billboard magazine's Hot Country Singles chart — notably, David Houston's "Baby, Baby (I Know You're a Lady)," and Tammy Wynette's "He Loves Me All the Way" and "My Man (Understands)." During the next three decades, Wilson would produce numerous No. 1 hits (including two more by Stampley), including Margo Smith, Charley Pride, Janie Fricke, Chely Wright, Kenny Chesney and Reba McEntire.
Prior to Stampley's hit version, Tanya Tucker recorded "Soul Song."
[edit] Sources
- All Music Guide — Soul Song
- Roland, Tom, "The Billboard Book of Number One Country Hits" (Billboard Books, Watson-Guptill Publications, New York, 1991 (ISBN 0-82-307553-2))
- Whitburn, Joel, "Top Country Songs: 1944-2005," 2006.
| Preceded by "She's Got to be a Saint" by Ray Price |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number one single by Joe Stampley January 20, 1973 |
Succeeded by "(Old Dogs, Children and) Watermelon Wine" by Tom T. Hall |
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