Soul Song
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| Template:Infobox song/link by Joe Stampley | ||||
| from the album Soul Song | ||||
| B-side | "Not Too Long Ago" | |||
| Released | October 1972 (U.S.) | |||
| Recorded | September 1972 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
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| Label | Dot 17442 | |||
| [[Songwriter|SongwriterTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | George Richey, Billy Sherrill and Norro Wilson | |||
| [[Record producer|ProducerTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | Norro Wilson | |||
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“Soul Song” is a song written by George Richey, Billy Sherrill and Norro Wilson and first recorded by Tanya Tucker as a track for her 1972 debut album Delta Dawn.[1]
Background
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 produced numerous No. 1 hits (including two more by Stampley), including Margo Smith, Charley Pride, Janie Fricke, Chely Wright, Kenny Chesney and Reba McEntire.
Joe Stampley recording
The song was later recorded by American country music singer Joe Stampley. It was released in September 1972 as the first single and title track from the album Soul Song, The song was Stampley's first No. 1 song,[2]
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (1972–73) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3] | 37 |
| U.S. Cash Box Top 100[4] | 33 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 2 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1973) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 39 |
References
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."www.45cat.com". 45cat.com. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 328.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 596.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Cash Box Top 100 Singles, March 10, 1973". Archived from the original on June 9, 2015. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1973". Billboard. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
Sources
- Allmusic — Soul Song
- Roland, Tom, "The Billboard Book of Number One Country Hits" (Billboard Books, Watson-Guptill Publications, New York, 1991 (Template:ISBN))
