Soul Serenade (King Curtis song)

"Soul Serenade"
Song by King Curtis[1]
from the album Soul Serenade
Released	1964
Genre	Smooth jazz
Label	Capitol Records
Songwriter(s)	Curtis Ousley/Luther Dixon

"Soul Serenade"
Song by Willie Mitchell
from the album Soul Serenade
Released	January 1968
Recorded	1967
Genre	Jazz
Label	Hi
Songwriter(s)	Curtis Ousley/Luther Dixon

"Soul Serenade" is a jazz instrumental written by King Curtis (Curtis Ousley) and Luther Dixon. Curtis played the lead on a B-flat saxello, a version of the alto sax.^[2] The song was released on Curtis' 1964 album "Soul Serenade".

Cover versions

• Aretha Franklin on I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You (1967)
• Willie Mitchell, backed by Cannonball Adderley's "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy";^[3] It peaked at #43 in the UK Singles Chart in April 1968.^[4]
• The Allman Brothers Band, woven into a performance of Willie Cobbs' "You Don't Love Me" during a concert, "Live from A&R Studios", held in Manhattan on August 26, 1971, and broadcast by WPLJ-FM. The song was released on the band's Dreams compilation in 1989.^[5]
• The Derek Trucks Band on Soul Serenade (2003) and Songlines Live (DVD, 2006)
• Gloria Lynne
• Maxine Brown
• David Sanborn
• Jeff Golub

References

1. "Discogs Curtis". Discogs. 1964.
2. Luther Dixon: songwriter and producer "...together they wrote Soul Serenade, which Curtis performed on a B-flat soprano saxophone called a saxello"
3. "Willie Mitchell - Soul Serenade / Mercy Mercy Mercy". Discogs. 1968.
4. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 372. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
5. "The Allman Brothers Band Live from A&R Studios: Limited Edition Vinyl LP Release :: Hittin' the Web with the Allman Brothers Band :: Where Music Plus Friends Equals Family". Archived from the original on 2017-01-30. Retrieved 2019-06-29.