Soul Song

“Soul Song” is a song 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,^[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.

Prior to Stampley's hit version, Tanya Tucker recorded "Soul Song."

Chart performance

Chart (1972–1973)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[2]	37
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	2

References

↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 328.
↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 596.

Sources

Allmusic — Soul Song
Roland, Tom, "The Billboard Book of Number One Country Hits" (Billboard Books, Watson-Guptill Publications, New York, 1991 (ISBN 0-82-307553-2))

Preceded by "She's Got to Be a Saint" by Ray Price	Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single January 20, 1973	Succeeded by "(Old Dogs, Children and) Watermelon Wine" by Tom T. Hall

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