Soul Deep (Jimmy Barnes album) explained

Soul Deep
Type:	studio
Artist:	Jimmy Barnes
Cover:	Jimmybarnessouldeep.jpg
Released:	November 8, 1991
Recorded:	May−August 1991
Studio:	Freight Train Studios, Bowral, Australia
Genre:	Soul
Length:	40:20
Label:	Mushroom
Producer:	Don Gehman
Prev Title:	Two Fires
Prev Year:	1990
Next Title:	Heat
Next Year:	1993

Soul Deep is the fifth studio album by Australian rock singer Jimmy Barnes. It was his sixth consecutive Australian No. 1 album. The album is a collection of soul covers and featured duets with John Farnham and Diesel. A special edition was later released in a black fold-out cover with embossed gold lettering and included five bonus live tracks and a set of collector cards.

Soul Deep 30

The album was reissued for its 30th anniversary on 17 June 2022, titled Soul Deep 30. It includes the 12 original Soul Deep recordings, with four new songs (two placed before the original 12 tracks, and two after). A limited deluxe physical edition includes the 1991 Soul Deep Live at the Palais concert on CD and DVD.^[1] The album debuted at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart on 24 June 2022.^[2]

Track listing

Live at the Palais 1991 DVD

Barnes toured Australia with Soul Deep and recorded the concert at Melbourne's Palais Theatre. It was released on VHS, and later, DVD.^[3] The DVD and audio of the concert on CD was later included with a limited deluxe edition of the Soul Deep 30 reissue.^[1]

1. "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher"
2. "Respect"
3. "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"
4. "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)"
5. "Signed Sealed Delivered (I'm Yours)"
6. "I Found a Love"
7. "Reach Out I'll Be There"
8. "Many Rivers to Cross"
9. "Show Me"
10. "Try a Little Tenderness"
11. "Stagger Lee"
12. "Bring It On Home to Me" (with Diesel)
13. "Sister Mercy" (with Ross Wilson)
14. "I Gotcha"
15. "Little Darling"
16. "River Deep Mountain High"
17. "When Something Is Wrong with My Baby" (with John Farnham)
18. "Sweet Soul Music" (with Ross Wilson and Diesel)
19. "In the Midnight Hour" (with Diesel and John Farnham)

Personnel

• Jimmy Barnes – vocals
• Tony Brock – drums, percussion
• Diesel – guitar, vocals on track 10
• Jeff Neill – guitar
• Rick Will – guitar
• Michael Hegerty – bass guitar
• Jimmy Haslip – bass
• Mal Logan – keyboards
• Phil Shenale – keyboards
• John Farnham – vocals on track 3
• Jimmy Barnes, Diesel, Marcy Levy, Wendy Fraser, Jessica Williams, Jeff Neill – backing vocals
• John Courtney – trombone
• Kevin Dubber – trumpet
• Mark Dennison – baritone saxophone
• Marty Hill – tenor saxophone
• Rick O'Neil – mastering engineer

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2022)! scope="col"

Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[4]	1
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[5]	32

Year-end charts

Chart (1991)! scope="col"

Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[6]	33

Chart (1992)! scope="col"

Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[7]	3
New Zealand Albums(RIANZ)^[8]	19

Certifications

See also

• List of number-one albums in Australia during the 1990s
• List of number-one albums of 2022 (Australia)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Soul Deep 30 (30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition). JB Hi-Fi. 25 June 2022.
2. Web site: Jimmy Barnes beats Drake to #1. Australian Recording Industry Association. 24 June 2022. 24 June 2022.
3. Web site: Jimmy Barnes Soul Deep live at the Palais. MusicShop.com.au. 28 October 2014.
4. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 27 June 2022. 25 June 2022.
5. Web site: NZ Top 40 Albums Chart. Recorded Music NZ. 27 June 2022. 25 June 2022.
6. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Albums 1991. Australian Recording Industry Association. 28 October 2014.
7. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Albums 1992. Australian Recording Industry Association. 28 October 2014.
8. Web site: Official Top 40 Albums of 1992. Recorded Music NZ. 1992. 6 December 2022.