Rockin' Soul Explained

Rockin' Soul
Cover:	Rockin'_Soul_-_The_Hues_Corporation.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	The Hues Corporation
Album:	Rockin' Soul
B-Side:	Go to the Poet
Released:	October 1974
Recorded:	1974^[1]
Length:	3:06
Label:	RCA Records
Producer:	Tom Sellers, Wally Holmes
Prev Title:	Rock the Boat
Prev Year:	1974
Next Title:	Love Corporation
Next Year:	1975

"Rockin' Soul" is a song by American trio the Hues Corporation, written by Wally Holmes. The song is the title track of the band's 1974 second album Rockin' Soul.^[2]

The song was a top 20 hit in the U.S., reaching No. 18 on the Billboard Hot 100, their third of five charting singles. "Rockin' Soul" was also a top 40 hit in Canada and the UK.

Chart history

Weekly charts

Chart (1974-75)	Peak position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[3]	33
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary^[4]	40
US Hot Soul Singles (Billboard)^[5]	6
US Disco Action^[6]	5
US Cash Box Top 100	28

Year-end charts

External links

• Lyrics of this song

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Hues Corporation - Rockin' Soul. Discogs. 1974 .
2. Web site: The Hues Corporation - Rockin' Soul (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs . Discogs.com . October 6, 2016 . October 10, 2016.
3. Web site: RPM Top 100 Singles - December 7, 1974.
4. Web site: Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada . Collectionscanada.gc.ca . 1974-10-26 . 2019-07-15.
5. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

   . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 265.

6. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 125.