"Soul Singing" is a song by the American

United States

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 rock

Rock music

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 band The Black Crowes

The Black Crowes

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, released on July 23, 2001, as the second single from the group's sixth studio album Lions

Lions (album)

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.

Writing and production

"Soul Singing" was co-written, like all original Black Crowes songs, by Chris and Rich Robinson

Rich Robinson

Rich Robinson is an American musician and founding member of the rock and roll band The Black Crowes. Along with older brother Chris Robinson, Rich formed the band in 1984 while the two were in high school...

. The song began with a riff that Rich had written a "long time" before the recording of Lions. Chris then added the vocal melodies and corresponding lyrics, which pertained to his then-wife, Kate Hudson

Kate Hudson

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. While Chris believed this early form of "Soul Singing", with one instrumental section throughout, sufficed, Rich argued a second section was needed. "So we talked about that one for a while", recalled Rich, who ultimately won the argument.

Rich recorded his guitar part with a James Trussart metal-bodied electric, which offered a resonator

Resonator guitar

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-like tone. "I knew that guitar was the only one that could go from sounding acoustic in the verses to electric in the chorus in the way that I wanted", said Rich.

Track listing

All songs written by Rich

Rich Robinson

Rich Robinson is an American musician and founding member of the rock and roll band The Black Crowes. Along with older brother Chris Robinson, Rich formed the band in 1984 while the two were in high school...

 & Chris Robinson.

UK CD1

1. "Soul Singing" – 3:54
2. "Love Is Now" – 4:23
3. "Last Time Again" – 5:30

UK CD2

1. "Soul Singing" – 3:54
2. "Sleepyheads" – 4:15
3. "Soul Singing" (Live) – 4:05

Charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks	12