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Soulful Strut

"Am I the Same Girl"
Single by Barbara Acklin
from the album Seven Days of Night
B-side "Be By My Side"
Released February 1969
Format 7" single
Recorded 1968
Label Brunswick
Writer(s) Eugene Record
Sonny Sanders
Producer(s) Carl Davis
Barbara Acklin singles chronology
"From the Teacher to the Preacher"
(with Gene Chandler)
(1968)
"Am I the Same Girl"
(1969)
"After You"
(1969)
"Soulful Strut"
Single by Young-Holt Unlimited
from the album Soulful Strut
B-side "Country Slicker Joe"
Released November 1968
Format 7" single
Recorded 1968
Label Brunswick
Writer(s) Eugene Record, Sonny Sanders
Producer(s) Carl Davis
Young-Holt Unlimited singles chronology
"Soul Sister"
(1968)
"Soulful Strut"
(1968)
"Who's Making Love"
(1969)
"Am I the Same Girl"
Single by Dusty Springfield
B-side "Earthbound Gypsy"
Released 12 September 1969
Format 7" single
Recorded August 1969
Length 2:58
Label Philips
Writer(s) Eugene Record, Sonny Sanders
Producer(s) Bill Landis
Dusty Springfield singles chronology
"Son of a Preacher Man"
(1968 UK)
"Am I the Same Girl"
(1969 UK)
"Brand New Me"
(1969 UK)
"Am I the Same Girl"
Single by Swing Out Sister
from the album Get in Touch with Yourself
B-side "Breakout" (remix)
"I Can Hear You But I Can't See You"
"Spirit Moves"
Released 1992
Format CD single
Recorded 1992
Length 4:07
Label Fontana Records
Writer(s) Eugene Record, Sonny Sanders
Producer(s) Paul Staveley O'Duffy
Swing Out Sister singles chronology
"You on My Mind"
(1990)
"Am I the Same Girl"
(1992)
"Notgonnachange"
(1992)

"Am I the Same Girl" is a popular song written by Eugene Record and Sonny Sanders. First recorded in 1968 by Barbara Acklin, "Am I the Same Girl" charted most successfully in the US as a 1992 release by Swing Out Sister. However the song had its greatest impact as a 1968-69 instrumental hit single by Young-Holt Unlimited under the title "Soulful Strut".

Although Barbara Acklin — who was married to Eugene Record — recorded the song first, producer Carl Davis removed her voice from the track, replaced it with a piano solo by Floyd Morris, and released the resultant track in November 1968 as "Soulful Strut" credited to Young-Holt Unlimited; it became a #3 hit in the United States and went to #1 in Canada. It became a gold record. Neither Eldee Young nor Red Holt is believed to have played on the track, which was the work of session musicians identified only as the Brunswick Studio Band. Acklin's version was released in February 1969 and reached #33, R&B crossing over to #79 Pop.

Dusty Springfield, who had heard Acklin's version, recorded "Am I the Same Girl" at Philips Studios Marble Arch in August 1969; Bill Landis produced the session which was arranged by Keith Mansfield. The track marked Springfield's last UK chart appearance of the 1960s but was not a major hit, stalling at #43. "Am I the Same Girl" also gave Springfield a minor hit in Australia (#75).

The vocal version "Am I the Same Girl" had its most successful incarnation via a 1992 remake by Swing Out Sister, recorded for the Get in Touch with Yourself album. The group's vocalist Corinne Drewery has acknowledged Dusty Springfield as a major influence: however it was a chance hearing of the original Barbara Acklin version at a Manchester disco specializing in Northern soul which decided Drewery and her Swing Out Sister partner Andy Connell to remake "Am I the Same Girl".


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