American Idol Season 3: Greatest Soul Classics is a soul music

Soul music

Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...

 compilation that was released on April 27, 2004. It contains one cover song from each of the twelve finalists of the third season of American Idol

American Idol (Season 3)

The third season of American Idol premiered on Monday, January 19, 2004 and continued until May 26, 2004. The third season was won by Fantasia Barrino, who defeated Diana DeGarmo by an approximate margin of 2% ; the vote total was the highest recorded vote total in the show's history until the...

 and one ensemble.

The album debuted at No. 10 on the Nielsen Soundscan album chart and sold 55,300 the first week. It was certified gold on August 4, 2004 for shipment of 500,000, but sold only 266,000 by 2006.

Track listing

1. "" – Fantasia Barrino
   Fantasia Barrino
   Fantasia Monique Barrino commonly known as Fantasia, is an American R&B singer, Broadway and television actress who rose to fame as the winner of the third season of the reality television series American Idol in 2004. Following her victory, she released her debut single, "I Believe", which...
   
    
2. "" – George Huff 
3. "" – Diana DeGarmo
   Diana DeGarmo
   Diana Nicole DeGarmo is an American singer and Broadway actress. She finished as the runner-up on the third season of the reality/talent-search television series American Idol, narrowly missing the win by about 2% out of over 65 million votes...
   
    
4. "" – LaToya London
   LaToya London
   LaToya Renee London is an American R&B and soul singer and actress who was the fourth-place finalist on the third season of the reality/talent-search television series American Idol...
   
    
5. "" – Jennifer Hudson
   Jennifer Hudson
   Jennifer Kate Hudson is an American recording artist, actress and spokesperson. She came to prominence in 2004 as one of the finalists on the third season of American Idol coming in seventh place...
   
    
6. "" – Amy Adams
   Amy Adams (singer)
   Amy Christina Adams is an American singer best known as the tenth-place finalist on the third season of the television series American Idol....
   
    
7. "" – Matthew Rogers
   Matthew Rogers
   Matthew Wyatt "Matt" Rogers is an American television host of There Goes the Neighborhood...
   
    
8. "" – Jasmine Trias
   Jasmine Trias
   Jasmine Trias is an American singer-entertainer who was the third place finalist on the third season of American Idol, due in part to tremendous call-in support from California, New York, and her native state of Hawaii. She has released one album to date, Jasmine Trias...
   
    
9. "" – Jon Peter Lewis
   Jon Peter Lewis
   Jon Peter Lewis is an American singer and songwriter, and was one of the finalists on the third season of the reality/talent-search television series American Idol...
   
    
10. "" – Camile Velasco
    Camile Velasco
    Ciara-Camile Roque Velasco is a Filipino-American singer and was one of the finalists on the third season of the reality/talent-search television series, American Idol...
    
     
11. "" – Leah LaBelle
12. "" – John Stevens
    John Stevens (singer)
    John Bassat Stevens IV is an American classic pop singer and was the sixth-place finalist on the third season of the television series American Idol.-Biography:...
    
     
13. "" – American Idol Season 3 Finalists