Soulful Strings
Soulful may refer to: * The quality of "having soul", often used in the context of a performer or a work in soul music * ''Soulful'' (Dionne Warwick album), 1969 * ''Soulful'' (Ruben Studdard album), 2003 See also * Soul (other) A soul is the incorporeal essence of a living being. Soul may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film *''Dusha'' (lit. ''Soul''), a 1981 Soviet film * ''Soul'' (2013 film), a Taiwanese film * ''Roh'' (film), a 2019 Malaysian horror film * '' ...

Soul Music
Soul music is a popular music genre that originated in the African American community throughout the United States in the late 1950s and early 1960s. It has its roots in African-American gospel music and rhythm and blues. Soul music became popular for dancing and listening, where U.S. record labels such as Motown, Atlantic and Stax were influential during the Civil Rights Movement. Soul also became popular around the world, directly influencing rock music and the music of Africa. It also had a resurgence with artists like Erykah Badu under the genre neo-soul. Catchy rhythms, stressed by handclaps and extemporaneous body moves, are an important feature of soul music. Other characteristics are a call and response between the lead vocalist and the chorus and an especially tense vocal sound. The style also occasionally uses improvisational additions, twirls, and auxiliary sounds. Soul music reflects the African-American identity, and it stresses the importance of an African-Ameri ...
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Soulful (Dionne Warwick Album)
''Soulful'' is the twelfth album by Dionne Warwick. Released in 1969 on Scepter Records, it was the first of Warwick's Scepter albums that did not directly involve her longtime production and songwriting team of Burt Bacharach and Hal David. Instead, the album was produced by Warwick and Chips Moman and was composed of covers of soul hits and soul-influenced pop songs. History Warwick was encouraged to make an R&B album by the surprise appearance of the B-side of her smash hit "Do You Know the Way to San Jose": "Let Me Be Lonely" on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The gospel-tinged track reached #71 with little to no promotion . ''Soulful'' was recorded at Moman's American Studios in Memphis, Tennessee; Warwick was backed by the studio houseband comprising Gene Chrisman (drums), Tommy Cogbill (bass), Bobby Emmons (keyboards) and Reggie Young (guitar). Thirteen tracks were recorded: Warwick's renditions of "The Weight", "Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever" and " The Love of My Man" were ...
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Soulful (Ruben Studdard Album)
''Soulful'' is the debut studio album from second-season ''American Idol'' winner Ruben Studdard, released on December 9, 2003 by J Records. The record received mixed reviews from critics divided over the quality of the track listing and Ruben's vocal performance. ''Soulful'' debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200 and spawned two singles: "Sorry 2004" and "What If". Critical reception ''Soulful'' garnered mixed reviews from music critics divided over the track listing and Studdard's vocal performance. A writer for ''People'' said that ''Soulful'' does "a good job of translating to record the cuddly Velvet Teddy Bear charm that won over ''Idol'' fans, resulting in a likable if unspectacular set." David Browne, writing for ''Entertainment Weekly'', commended the "penthouse R&B and mild hip-hop" tracks by Swizz Beatz and Irv Gotti for providing versatility in Studdard's performance but found his vocals on the ballads to be "raw and unpolished," filled with mediocrity whene ...
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