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

1. Soul Man – Isaac Hayes, David Porter
2. May I Baby – Isaac Hayes, David Porter
3. Broke Down Piece of Man – Steve Cropper, Joe Shamwell
4. Let It Be Me – Gilbert Bécaud, Mann Curtis, Pierre Delanoé
5. Hold It Baby – Bonnie “Mack” Rice
6. I’m With You – Lowman Pauling
7. Don’t Knock It – Isaac Hayes, David Porter
8. Just Keep Holding On – Alvertis Isbell, Booker T. Jones
9. The Good Runs the Bad Away – Wayne Jackson, Andrew Love
10. Rich Kind of Poverty – Isaac Hayes, Paul Selph
11. I’ve Seen What Loneliness Can Do – Homer Banks, Allen Jones