Soul Singing
{{Short description|2001 single by The Black Crowes}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Soul Singing
| cover = The Black Crowes - Soul Singing.png
| alt =
| border = yes
| caption = UK CD1 cover
| type = single
| artist = The Black Crowes
| album = Lions
| B-side = {{ubl|"Love Is Now"|"Last Time Again"|"Sleepyheads"|"Soul Singing" (Live)}}
| released = July 23, 2001
| recorded = January–February 2001 at Montana Rehearsal Studios, New York City and Theater 99 Recording, New York City
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Blues rock, folk rock, alternative rock, soul
| length = 3:54
| label = V2
| writer = Rich & Chris Robinson
| producer = Don Was
| prev_title = Lickin'
| prev_year = 2001
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}
"Soul Singing" is a song by the American rock band The Black Crowes, released on July 23, 2001, as the second single from the group's sixth studio album Lions.
Writing and production
File:The Black Crowes - Soul Singing - Promotional Video.jpg
"Soul Singing" was co-written, like all original Black Crowes songs, by Chris and Rich Robinson. The song began with a riff that Rich had written a "long time" before the recording of Lions.{{cite web |url=http://www.nudeasthenews.com/interviews/35 |title=Roaring Like Lions: Rich |author=Cohen, Jonathan |publisher=Nude as the News |date=May 16, 2001 |access-date=2008-06-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030120100155/http://www.nudeasthenews.com/interviews/35 |archive-date=January 20, 2003 }} Chris then added the vocal melodies and corresponding lyrics, which pertained to his then-wife, Kate Hudson.{{cite news |last = Goodman |first = Dean |title = Black Crowes Singer in a Whole Lotta Love |agency = Reuters |date = May 24, 2001}} While Chris believed this early form of "Soul Singing", with one instrumental section throughout, sufficed, Rich argued a second section was needed. "So we talked about that one for a while", recalled Rich, who ultimately won the argument.{{cite journal |last = Callaghan |first = John |title = The Lion, The Spliff & The Wardrobe |journal = Guitar |volume = 11 |issue = 12 |pages = 38–44 |date = June 2001 |issn = 1525-5549 |oclc = 41594333}}
Rich recorded his guitar part with a James Trussart metal-bodied electric, which offered a resonator-like tone. "I knew that guitar was the only one that could go from sounding acoustic in the verses to electric in the chorus in the way that I wanted", said Rich.
Track listing
All songs written by Rich & Chris Robinson.
;UK CD1
- "Soul Singing" – 3:54
- "Love Is Now" – 4:23
- "Last Time Again" – 5:30
;UK CD2
- "Soul Singing" – 3:54
- "Sleepyheads" – 4:15
- "Soul Singing" (Live) – 4:05
Charts
| class="wikitable" |
| |Chart (2001)
!Peak |
|---|
| Australia (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://imgur.com/a/oQv304J|title=The Black Crows ARIA Chart history - June 1988 to June 2025 |publisher=ARIA|via=Imgur.com|access-date= June 29, 2025}} N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
| style="text-align:center;"| 191 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=the black crowes|chart=Mainstream Rock Tracks}} |title=Hot Mainstream Rock Songs - Soul Singing |date=2001-08-18 |access-date=2008-05-31 |magazine=Billboard |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150102070526/http://www.billboard.com:80/artist/385000/black-crowes/chart?f=376 |archive-date=January 2, 2015 }}
| style="text-align:center;"|12 |
References
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Category:The Black Crowes songs
Category:Song recordings produced by Don Was
Category:Songs written by Chris Robinson (singer)