"Soul Serenade" | |
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Song by King Curtis from the album Soul Serenade | |
Released | 1964 |
Format | Vinyl, LP |
Genre | Smooth Jazz |
Label | Capitol Records |
Writer(s) | Curtis Ousley/Luther Dixon |
"Soul Serenade" | |
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Single by Willie Mitchell | |
A-side | "Soul Serenade" |
B-side | "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" |
Released | 1968 |
Format | Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM |
Genre | Funk/Soul |
Label | Hi Records |
Writer(s) |
Curtis Ousley/Luther Dixon ("Soul Serenade") Josef Zawinul ("Mercy, Mercy, Mercy") |
"Soul Serenade" is a jazz song written by Curtis Ousley (King Curtis) and Luther Dixon. The song was released on Curtis' 1964 album of the same name.
Willie Mitchell covered the song in 1968. It peaked at #43 in the UK Singles Chart in April 1968. It was backed by Cannonball Adderley's "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy"; this song was sampled by the rapper GZA in the title track of his 1995 album Liquid Swords.
Byron Lee & The Dragonaires was released as the B side of Elizabethan Reggae in 1970