Soul Man (song)

For other uses, see Soul Man.

"Soul Man"
Single by Sam & Dave
from the album Soul Men
B-side"May I Baby"
ReleasedSeptember 1967
Recorded1967
StudioStax (Memphis)
Genre
Length2:39
LabelStax/Atlantic
S-231
Songwriter(s)Isaac Hayes
David Porter
Producer(s)Isaac Hayes
David Porter
Sam & Dave singles chronology
"Soothe Me"
(1967) 		"Soul Man"
(1967) 		"I Thank You"
(1968)

"Soul Man" is a 1967 song written and composed by Isaac Hayes and David Porter, first successful as a number 2 hit single by Atlantic Records soul duo Sam & Dave,[2] which consisted of Samuel "Sam" Moore and David "Dave" Prater. In 2019, "Soul Man" was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry as "culturally, historically, and aesthetically significant" by the Library of Congress. It was No. 463 in "Top 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" by Rolling Stone in 2010 and No. 458 in 2004.[3][4]

  1. ^ Breihan, Tom (October 22, 2018). "The Number Ones: Lulu's "To Sir With Love"". Stereogum. Retrieved June 14, 2023. Sam And Dave's raw Southern R&B jam "Soul Man," written by Isaac Hayes and Dave Porter...
  2. ^ Gilliland, John (1969). "Show 51 - The Soul Reformation: Phase three, soul music at the summit. [Part 7] : UNT Digital Library" (audio). Pop Chronicles. University of North Texas Libraries.
  3. ^ Barnes, Mike (March 20, 2018). "Songs From Jay-Z, Cyndi Lauper, Neil Diamond Inducted Into National Recording Registry". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  4. ^ "Rolling Stone - 500 Greatest Songs (Music Database :: Dave Tompkins)". cs.uwaterloo.ca. Retrieved June 22, 2022.