Soul's Core

{{Infobox album

| name = Soul's Core

| type = Album

| artist = Shawn Mullins

| cover = soulscore.jpg

| alt =

| released = July 7, 1998

| recorded = 1994–1995

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Folk rock, pop rock

| length = 51:37

| label = Columbia

| producer = Peter Collins, Russ Fowler

| prev_title = Eggshells

| prev_year = 1996

| next_title = Beneath the Velvet Sun

| next_year = 2000

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Soul's Core

| type = studio

| single1 = Lullaby

| single1date = September 22, 1998

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r365926}}

| rev2 = Rolling Stone

| rev2Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}[https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/shawnmullins/albums/album/246377/review/5941940/souls_core] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001223323/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/shawnmullins/albums/album/246377/review/5941940/souls_core |date=October 1, 2007 }}

}}

Soul's Core is the fourth studio album by American rock singer-songwriter Shawn Mullins, spawning the hit "Lullaby" (#1 on Adult Top 40, #9 on Modern Rock), as well as "Shimmer" (#27 on Adult Top 40). It was first released on July 7, 1998.

Track listing

All songs written by Shawn Mullins, except where noted

{{Track listing

| total_length = 51:37

| title1 = Anchored in You

| length1 = 3:21

| title2 = Lullaby

| length2 = 5:30

| title3 = The Gulf of Mexico

| length3 = 3:45

| title4 = September in Seattle

| length4 = 3:24

| title5 = Twin Rocks, Oregon

| length5 = 4:32

| title6 = And on a Rainy Night

| length6 = 3:22

| title7 =Tannin Bed Song

| length7 = 3:21

| title8 = Soul Child

| length8 = 4:34

| title9 = Ballad of Billy Jo McKay

| length9 = 3:21

| title10 = Patrick's Song

| length10 = 2:18

| title11 = Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down

| writer11 = Kris Kristofferson

| length11 = 6:15

| title12 = You Mean Everything To Me

| length12 = 3:45

| title13 = Shimmer

| length13 = 4:08

}}

Personnel

Brandon Bush – clavichord, drum loops, organ, piano, Wurlitzer
Chad Franscoviak – handclapping, background vocals
Rob Gal – drum loops, electric guitar
David LaBruyere – bass guitar
Kevin Leahy – drums
Don McCollister – bass guitar
Travis McNabb – drums
Glenn Matullo – handclapping, background vocals
Shawn Mullins – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, percussion, piano, tambourine, lead vocals, background vocals
Myshkin – mandolin, background vocals
David Patterson – electric guitar, synthesizer strings
Mike West – banjo, banjolin, electric guitar, keyboards
Shelley Yankus – background vocals

Charts

scope="row"\| US Billboard 200{{cite web\|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200)./1998-11-28/\|title=Billboard 200: Week of November 28, 1998\|work=Billboard\|access-date=August 30, 2022}} \| 54
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ Chart performance for Soul's Core ! scope="col"\| Chart (1998–1999) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
{{album chart\|Australia\|11\|artist=Shawn Mullins\|album=Soul's Core\|rowheader=true\|access-date=August 30, 2022}}
{{album chart\|Germany4\|63\|id=7300\|artist=Shawn Mullins\|album=Soul's Core\|rowheader=true\|access-date=August 30, 2022}}
{{album chart\|Sweden\|46\|artist=Shawn Mullins\|album=Soul's Core\|rowheader=true\|access-date=August 30, 2022}}
{{album chart\|UK2\|60\|date=19990314\|rowheader=true\|access-date=August 30, 2022}}

Certifications

{{certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for Soul's Core}}

{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|relyear=1998|certyear=1999|region=Australia|award=Platinum|access-date=December 27, 2021}}

{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|relyear=1998|certyear=1999|region=United States|artist=Shawn Mullins|title=Soul's Core|award=Platinum|access-date=August 30, 2022}}

References

Category:1998 albums

Category:Shawn Mullins albums

Category:Columbia Records albums

Category:Albums produced by Peter Collins (record producer)