"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.
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Single by The Black Crowes | ||||
from the album Lions | ||||
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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 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Rich & Chris Robinson | |||
Producer(s) | Don Was | |||
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"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.[2] Chris then added the vocal melodies and corresponding lyrics, which pertained to his then-wife, Kate Hudson.[3] 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.[4]
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.[4]
All songs written by Rich & Chris Robinson.
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U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks[5] | 12 |
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