On October 26, 1967,”Stax” label released “Soul Men”, the third Sam & Dave album. It was recorded August – October 1967, and was produced by Isaac Hayes and David Porter. The album featured the single “Soul Man” that became one of the R&B classics and won Sam & Dave a “Grammy” in 1967 for” Best R&B Group, Vocal or Instrumental”.
Personnel:
- Sam Moore- vocals
- Dave Prater- vocals
- Booker T. & the MG’sand the Mar-Key Horns – instrumentation
- Booker T. Jones- keyboards
- Steve Cropper- guitar
- Donald “Duck” Dunn- bass guitar
- Al Jackson, Jr.- drums
- Charles “Packy” Axton- tenor saxophone
- Don Nix- saxophone
- Wayne Jackson- trombone, trumpet
- Isaac Hayes- organ
- Loring Eutemey – design
- Jean-Pierre Leloir – photography
- Soul Man – Isaac Hayes, David Porter
- May I Baby – Isaac Hayes, David Porter
- Broke Down Piece of Man – Steve Cropper, Joe Shamwell
- Let It Be Me – Gilbert Bécaud, Mann Curtis, Pierre Delanoé
- Hold It Baby – Bonnie “Mack” Rice
- I’m With You – Lowman Pauling
- Don’t Knock It – Isaac Hayes, David Porter
- Just Keep Holding On – Alvertis Isbell, Booker T. Jones
- The Good Runs the Bad Away – Wayne Jackson, Andrew Love
- Rich Kind of Poverty – Isaac Hayes, Paul Selph
- I’ve Seen What Loneliness Can Do – Homer Banks, Allen Jones
