The Soul Album (1966)

 

The Soul Album is the fourth studio album by American soul singer-songwriter Otis Redding, released in 1966.^[1] It features Redding performing songs that he co-wrote, as well as covers of songs by such musicians as Sam Cooke, Eddie Floyd, Roy Head, and Smokey Robinson. Guitarist Steve Cropper contributed guitar on the album, and is also credited as the co-author of three tracks.^[3]

The Soul Album entered the Billboard LP charts upon its release in April 1966,^[1] and made the Hot 100 chart in June.^[4] The album peaked at number 54 in July, and remained among the 100 best-selling albums until autumn.^[1] It spent 28 weeks on the US R&B albums chart, peaking at number 3, and reached number 58 on the US pop and rock charts.