| Soul Singing | |
| Cover: | The Black Crowes - Soul Singing.png |
| Border: | yes |
| Caption: | UK CD1 cover |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | The Black Crowes |
| Album: | Lions |
| Released: | July 23, 2001 |
| Recorded: | January–February 2001 at Montana Rehearsal Studios, New York City and Theater 99 Recording, New York City |
| Genre: | Blues rock, folk rock, alternative rock, soul |
| Length: | 3:54 |
| Label: | V2 |
| Producer: | Don Was |
| Prev Title: | Lickin' |
| Prev Year: | 2001 |
"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.
"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.[1] Chris then added the vocal melodies and corresponding lyrics, which pertained to his then-wife, Kate Hudson.[2] 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.[3]
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.[3]
All songs written by Rich & Chris Robinson.