Gentle Soul

The Gentle Soul was a folk band formed in 1966 by singer-songwriters Pamela Polland and Rick Stanley. The band's music contained spiritual influences and an emphasis on creative and elaborate vocal harmonies. Their eponymous album appeared on Epic Records, together with a number of non-LP singles.{{cite web|author=Richie Unterberger |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/gentle-soul-mw0000593526 |title=Gentle Soul - Gentle Soul | Songs, Reviews, Credits |publisher=AllMusic |date= |accessdate=2016-08-16}} Columbia Records released one record by the Gentle Soul, which was produced by Terry Melcher. The group consisted of Riley Wildflower, Pamela Polland, Rick Stanley and Sandy Konikoff.{{cite web|url=http://psychedelicized.com/playlist/g/gentle-soul/ |title=Gentle Soul |website=Psychedelicized.com |date=2012-03-09 |accessdate=2016-08-16}} For a short time, the group included Jackson Browne.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qXhwR_2Ka2UC&q=Gentle+Soul+Terry+Melcher&pg=PA81 |title=Sonic Alchemy: Visionary Music Producers and Their Maverick Recordings - David N. Howard - Google Books |isbn=9780634055607 |accessdate=2016-08-16|last1=Howard |first1=David N. |year=2004 }} The Gentle Soul recordings have become a coveted classic, and the original vinyl album is now a pricey collector’s item.{{citation needed|date=January 2018}}

In 2002, Sundazed Records re-mastered and released the entire Gentle Soul collection, (the album, the singles and some never-released demos).{{cite web|url=http://www.sundazed.com/retail/pdf_files/gentle_soul_solicit.pdf|title=Sundazed Music New Releases: Compact Disk - The Gentle Soul|website=Sundazed.com|publisher=Sundazed Music|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427043849/http://www.sundazed.com/retail/pdf_files/gentle_soul_solicit.pdf|archivedate=27 April 2016}}