Soul Men (album)

Soul Men
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 26, 1967
RecordedAugust 10, October 4, 1967
GenreSoul
Length28:56
LabelStax
Stax 725
ProducerIsaac Hayes, David Porter[1]
Sam & Dave chronology
Double Dynamite
(1967)
Soul Men
(1967)
I Thank You
(1968)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

Soul Men is an album by the R&B duo Sam & Dave, released in 1967. It reached No. 5 on the Billboard Top R&B LPs chart and No. 62 on the Top LPs chart.[5] The album launched the hit single "Soul Man", which peaked at No. 1 on the R&B Singles chart and No. 2 on the Hot 100 Singles chart. The song won Sam & Dave a Grammy in 1967 for Best R&B Group, Vocal or Instrumental.[6]

  1. ^ a b MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 975.
  2. ^ "Soul Men - Sam & Dave | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 234.
  4. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 617.
  5. ^ "Sam & Dave". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Sam And Dave". GRAMMY.com. November 23, 2020.