On January 13, 2006, “SPV” label released “Soul of a Man”, album by Eric Burdon, dedicated to Ray Charles, John Lee Hooker and the city of New Orleans. It was recorded in 2005, and was produced by Tony Braunagel.

Personnel:

• Eric Burdon – vocals
• Carl Carlton- guitar, slide guitar
• Johnny Lee Schell- guitar, slide guitar, background vocals
• Jon Cleary- piano
• James Hutchinson- bass
• Reggie McBride – bass
• Les Lovett – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Nick Love – trombone
• John Sublett- saxophone
• Rod Piazza- harmonica
• Lenny Castro- percussion
• Tony Braunagel- drums

Track listing:

1. Soul of a Man – Blind Willie Johnson
2. Kingsize Jones – Jimmy Wood, J.J. Holliday
3. Red Cross Store – Fred McDowell
4. Como Se Llama Mama – Gregg Sutton, John Heron
5. Forty Days and Forty Nights – Bernard Roth
6. Feeling Blue – Eric Bibb, Fredrik Boström
7. Never Give Up Blues – David Munyon
8. GTO – Munyon
9. Forty-Four – Roosevelt Sykes, Eurreal Wilford Montgomery
10. Slow Moving Train – John Keller
11. Don’t Ever Let Nobody Drag Your Spirit Down – Charlotte Hoglund, Eric Bibb
12. Devil Run – John Bundrick
13. I Don’t Mind – John Bundrick
14. Circuit Rider – Billy Watts, David Raven, Pete Anderson, Taras Prodaniuk