Soul Deep (Box Tops song)

"Soul Deep" is a song by The Box Tops. It was the third of three singles released from their 1969 Dimensions LP.[1] Lead vocals were provided by Alex Chilton.

"Soul Deep"
Single by The Box Tops
from the album Dimensions
B-side"(The) Happy Song"
ReleasedJune 1969
Recorded1969
GenrePop
LabelMala
Songwriter(s)Wayne Carson-Thompson
Producer(s)Tommy Cogbill, Chips Moman
The Box Tops singles chronology
"I Shall Be Released"
(1969)		 "Soul Deep"
(1969)		 "Turn on a Dream"
(1969)
"Soul Deep"
Single by Eddy Arnold
from the album Dimensions
B-side"(Today) I Started Loving You Again"
ReleasedMarch 1970
GenreCountry, Easy Listening
Length2:25
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)Wayne Carson-Thompson
Producer(s)Chet Atkins
Eddy Arnold singles chronology
"Since December"
(1969)		 "Soul Deep"
(1970)		 "A Man's Kind of Woman"
(1970)

The Box Tops' song became an international Top 40 hit, charting modestly at #22 in the UK and #18 in the U.S.[2] It reached the Top 10 in Australia (#7) and in Canada (#9).[3] "Soul Deep" did best in South Africa, where it reached #2.[4]

"Soul Deep" became the group's final U.S. Top 40 entry. Regionally, it peaked at #3 on KHJ (Los Angeles) on 30 July[5] and on WLS (Chicago) on 18–25 August.[6] "Soul Deep" was also part of the title of the group's 1996 anthology.

Eddy Arnold cover

"Soul Deep" was covered by Eddy Arnold in 1970. The track is included on his album, Love and Guitars. Arnold had a Top 40 Country as well as Adult Contemporary hit with the song in both the U.S. and Canada.[7]

Other cover versions

Gary U.S. Bonds covered "Soul Deep" in 1982. It became a modest hit in the UK.[8]

The song was covered in 1992 by the Alternative rock band Gin Blossoms, and featured on the soundtrack to the film Speed.

A version had been recorded by Robbie Lane and the Disciples in 1966, but only released in 1993 on the compilation LP Backtrax.[9]

Roberta Flack covered it on her 1977 album Blue Lights in the Basement.

Chart history

Weekly charts

References
  1. https://www.discogs.com/The-Box-Tops-Dimensions/release/1374505
  2. Whitburn, Joel (1990). The Billboard 100 Charts; The Sixties (30 August 1969 and 6 September 1969). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research, Inc. ISBN 0-89820-074-1.
  3. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1969-09-06. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
  4. "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  5. "KHJ's 'Boss 30' Records In Southern California! Official Issue No. 213 - Previewed July 30, 1969". Users.guest.net. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
  6. "WLS 890 Hit Parade, August 25, 1969". Retrieved 2012-02-22.
  7. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 29.
  8. "Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. 1982-07-17. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  9. Robbie Lane and the Disciples: Backtrax at Discogs
  10. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1969-09-06. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
  11. "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  12. "Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. 1969-08-23. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  13. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  14. Cash Box Top 100 Singles, September 6, 1969
  15. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1970-04-04. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
  16. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 29.
  17. "Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. 1982-07-17. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  18. "Top 100 Hits of 1969/Top 100 Songs of 1969". musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  19. http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/60s_files/1969YESP.html Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 27, 1969
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