Soul Deep (The Box Tops song)

"Soul Deep"
Single by The Box Tops
from the album Dimensions
B-side"(The) Happy Song"
ReleasedJune 1969
Recorded1969
GenreBlue-eyed soul[1]
LabelMala
Songwriter(s)Wayne Carson-Thompson
Producer(s)Tommy Cogbill, Chips Moman
The Box Tops singles chronology
"I Shall Be Released"
(1969)
"Soul Deep"
(1969)
"Turn on a Dream"
(1969)
"Soul Deep"
Single by Eddy Arnold
from the album Love & Guitars
B-side"(Today) I Started Loving You Again"
ReleasedMarch 1970
GenreCountry, Easy Listening
Length2:25
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)Wayne Carson-Thompson
Producer(s)Chet Atkins
Eddy Arnold singles chronology
"Since December"
(1969)
"Soul Deep"
(1970)
"A Man's Kind of Woman"
(1970)

"Soul Deep" is a song originally recorded by Robbie Lane and the Disciples in 1966, but best known by a recorded version by The Box Tops. It was the third of three singles released from their 1969 Dimensions LP.[2] Lead vocals were provided by Alex Chilton.

The Box Tops' song became an international Top 40 hit, charting modestly at #22 in the UK and #18 in the U.S.[3] It reached the Top 10 in Australia (#7) and in Canada (#9).[4] "Soul Deep" did best in South Africa, where it reached #2.[5]

  1. ^ Marsh, Dave (1989). The Heart of Rock & Soul: The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made. Plume. p. 236. ISBN 0-452-26305-0.
  2. ^ "The Box Tops – Dimensions (1969, Vinyl)". Discogs. 1969.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1990). The Billboard 100 Charts; The Sixties (30 August 1969 and 6 September 1969). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research, Inc. ISBN 0-89820-074-1.
  4. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1969-09-06. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
  5. ^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 9 November 2018.