What Is Soul

1967 studio album by Ben E. King
What Is Soul?
Studio album by
Ben E. King
ReleasedMarch 8, 1967
RecordedJanuary 21, 1967[1]
VenueNYC
StudioTalent Masters
GenreSoul
LabelAtco
ProducerBert Berns

What is Soul is the seventh album and sixth studio album by Ben E. King, and his fifth and last studio album on the Atco label.

Track listing

  1. "The Record (Baby I Love You)" (Kenny Young, Arthur Resnick)
  2. "She's Gone Again" (Ben E. King)
  3. "There's No Place To Hide" (Roger Atkins, Helen Miller)
  4. "Cry No More" (Bert Berns, Jerry Ragovoy)
  5. "Goodnight My Love, Pleasant Dreams" (George Motola, John Marascalco)
  6. "Katherine" (Ben E. King, Bob Gallo)
  7. "I Can't Break The News To Myself" (Jimmy Williams, Larry Harrison)
  8. "I Swear By Stars Above" (J.R. Bailey, Johnny Northern)
  9. "Get in a Hurry" (Joe Simon)
  10. "They Don't Give Medals To Yesterday's Heroes" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David)
  11. "Teeny Wheeny Little Bit" (Ben E. King)
  12. "What Is Soul?" (Ben E. King, Bob Gallo)

Personnel

  • Ben E. King – vocals
  • Art Farmer – trumpet
  • Dave Burns – trumpet
  • George Jeffers – trombone
  • Bill Bivens - tenor sax
  • Haywood Henry - baritone sax
  • Robert Banks - piano
  • Billy Butler - guitar
  • Chuck Rainey – electric bass
  • Bernard Purdie – drums
  • Strings
  • Bob Gallo and Eric Gale (arr., dir.)

References

  1. ^ Ruppli, Michel. Atlantic Records: A Discography, Volume 2, p. 73. Greenwood Press, 1979. ISBN 0313211728, 9780313211720. Google Books. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
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