"Jesus Is a Soul Man" is a

hit single A hit song, also known as a hit record, hit single or simply a hit, is a recorded song or instrumental that becomes broadly popular or well-known. Although ''hit song'' means any widely played or big-selling song, the specific term ''hit record' ...

by the American country singer

Lawrence Reynolds Lawrence Reynolds (July 13, 1944 – August 15, 2000) was an American country singer. He had a hit single with "Jesus Is a Soul Man" in 1969, which hit No. 28 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart A chart (sometimes known as a graph) ...

. The song was co-written by Reynolds and Jack Cardwell. The track appeared in the 1970 Reynolds album released also as ''Jesus Is a Soul Man''. The album peaked at No. 45 on the U.S. Country Albums chart in 1970.

Chart performance

The single was released in 1969, reaching No. 28 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and No 10 in Australia.

Covers

"Jesus Is a Soul Man" has been covered by a great number of artists: *It was covered very notably by Hank Williams Jr in his 1969 album ''Sunday Morning'' * Johnny Rivers in a 1970 single release, as the

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to " Into the Mystic." Rivers' version of "Jesus Is a Soul Man" was later included in his compilation album ''Summer Rain: The Essential Rivers (1964-1975)''. *

Conway Twitty Harold Lloyd Jenkins (September 1, 1933 – June 5, 1993), better known by his stage name Conway Twitty, was an American singer and songwriter. Initially a part of the 1950s rockabilly scene, Twitty was best known as a country music performer. ...

on his 1973 album ''Clinging to a Saving Hand''. *Darrell Adams in The Adams Family 1970 album ''Bridge Over Troubled Water''. *

Roy Clark Roy Linwood Clark (April 15, 1933 – November 15, 2018) was an American singer and musician. He is best known for having hosted ''Hee Haw'', a nationally televised country variety show, from 1969 to 1997. Clark was an important and influen ...

in his 1975 album ''Gospel: Songs of Strength''.

Adaptations

*The song "Schuhe Schwer Wie Stein" in German uses the same melody of "Jesus Is a Soul Man". Johnny Rivers' German release of "Jesus is a Soul Man" was titled "Jesus Is a Soul Man (Schuhe Schwer Wie Stein)" and released as a bilingual English / German song.Discogs - Johnny Rivers – "Jesus Is A Soul Man (Schuhe Schwer Wie Stein)"
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Popular culture

Johnny Cash John R. Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American country singer-songwriter. Much of Cash's music contained themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption, especially in the later stages of his ca ...

performed the song live as a duet with Reynolds in May 1970 on '' The Johnny Cash Show''.

References

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