| Soul Song | |
| Cover: | Soul_Song_-_Joe_Stampley.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Joe Stampley |
| Album: | Soul Song |
| B-Side: | Not Too Long Ago |
| Released: | October 1972 (U.S.) |
| Recorded: | September 1972 |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 2:25 |
| Label: | Dot 17442 |
| Producer: | Norro Wilson |
| Prev Title: | If You Touch Me (You've Got to Feel Me) |
| Prev Year: | 1972 |
| Next Title: | Bring It On Home to Your Woman |
| Next Year: | 1973 |
“Soul Song” is a song written by George Richey, Billy Sherrill and Norro Wilson and first recorded by Tanya Tucker as a track for her 1972 debut album Delta Dawn.[1]
The song also represented a first for co-writer Norro Wilson: a No. 1 hit as a producer. Wilson had previously written several songs that topped Billboard magazine’s Hot Country Singles chart—notably, David Houston’s “Baby, Baby (I Know You’re a Lady),” and Tammy Wynette’s “He Loves Me All the Way” and “My Man (Understands).” During the next three decades, Wilson produced numerous No. 1 hits (including two more by Stampley), including Margo Smith, Charley Pride, Janie Fricke, Chely Wright, Kenny Chesney and Reba McEntire.
The song was later recorded by American country music singer Joe Stampley. It was released in September 1972 as the first single and title track from the album Soul Song, The song was Stampley's first No. 1 song,[2]
| Chart (1972–73) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3] | 37 | |
| U.S. Cash Box Top 100[4] | 33 | |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 2 |
. The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 328.
. The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition . Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 596.