Soul Power!

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{{Infobox album

| name = Soul Power!

| type = Studio

| artist = Richard "Groove" Holmes

| cover = Soul Power!.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1968

| recorded = December 19, 1967

| venue =

| studio = Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

| genre = Jazz

| length = 40:35

| label = Prestige
PR 7543

| producer = Cal Lampley

| chronology = Richard "Groove" Holmes

| prev_title = Get Up & Get It!

| prev_year = 1967

| next_title = The Groover!

| next_year = 1968

}}

Soul Power! is an album by jazz organist Richard "Groove" Holmes, which was recorded in 1967 and released on the Prestige label.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-7500-series/#pr-7543 Prestige Records discography] accessed May 6, 2013

Reception

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|3.5|5}}

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Allmusic awarded the album three and a half stars, stating, "It's relaxed and funky, organ-paced small-combo music, Holmes perhaps breaking out less of a sweat than some of his more bop-influenced and frenetic contemporaries."Unterberger, R. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/soul-power%21-mw0000892475 Allmusic listing] accessed May 3, 2013

Track listing

  1. "Soul Power" (Richard "Groove" Holmes) - 5:50
  2. "Gimme Little Sign" (Jerry Winn, Alfred Smith, Joe Hooven) - 2:30
  3. "How Can I Be Sure" (Eddie Brigati, Felix Cavaliere) - 5:00
  4. "Sunny" (Bobby Hebb) - 5:35
  5. "Since I Fell for You" (Buddy Johnson) - 8:25
  6. "The Preacher" (Horace Silver) - 7:15
  7. "Girl Talk" (Neal Hefti, Bobby Troup) - 5:50

Personnel

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