The Soulful Strings

Country: United States
Comments: Studio project of the Chicago soul producer Richard Evans, releasing a repertoire composed almost entirely of covers.
Between the years of 1966 and 1971, Evans worked with several musicians from the Cadet Records house band to record six LP’s and several singles. The members of the band included Charles Stepney, Bobby Christian, Billy Wooten, Phil Upchurch, Lennie Druss, and Cleveland Eaton.

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Originals

	Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
i	Burning Spear	The Soulful Strings	October 1967	(4 artists)
i	Valdez in the Country	The Soulful Strings	October 1969	(24 artists)
i	Zambezi	The Soulful Strings	September 1969	(2 artists)

Covers by The Soulful Strings

	Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
i	Alfie	The Soulful Strings	October 1967	Cilla Black
i	Alice Blue Gown	The Soulful Strings	June 1968	Edith Day PRF, Helen Clark REC
i	All Blues	The Soulful Strings	October 1967	Miles Davis
i	A Lover's Concerto	The Soulful Strings	1966	(unknown), The Toys [US]
i	California Dreamin'	The Soulful Strings	1966	Barry McGuire REC, The Mama's and The Papa's REL
i	Chocolate Candy	The Soulful Strings	October 1969	Sonny Cox
i	Comin' Home Baby	The Soulful Strings	October 1967	The Dave Bailey Quintet
i	Deck the Halls	The Soulful Strings	November 1968	(unknown)
i	Eight Miles High	The Soulful Strings	1966	The Byrds
	Groovin'	The Soulful Strings	October 1967	The Young Rascals
i	Hello, Goodbye	The Soulful Strings	June 1968	The Beatles
i	(I Know) I'm Losing You	The Soulful Strings	October 1967	The Temptations [US1]
i	I'm a Girl Watcher	The Soulful Strings	1969	The O'Kaysions
i	Inner Light	The Soulful Strings	June 1968	The Beatles
i	It Ain't Necessarily So	The Soulful Strings	June 1968	John W. Bubbles PRF, Lawrence Tibbett REC,REL
i	It's Cold Duck Time	The Soulful Strings	October 1969	Les McCann and Eddie Harris
i	I Wish It Would Rain	The Soulful Strings	January 1969	The Temptations [US1] REL, Earl Van Dyke REC
i	Jericho	The Soulful Strings	June 1968	Harrod's Jubilee Singers
i	Jingle Bells	The Soulful Strings	November 1968	Edison Male Quartette
i	Lady Madonna	The Soulful Strings	June 1968	The Beatles
i	Listen Here	The Soulful Strings	January 1969	Eddie Harris
i	Love Is a Hurtin' Thing	The Soulful Strings	1966	Lou Rawls
i	MacArthur Park	The Soulful Strings	1969	Richard Harris [IE]
i	Merry Christmas, Baby	The Soulful Strings	November 1968	Johnny Moore's Three Blazers
i	Message to Martha	The Soulful Strings	1966	Jerry Butler
i	On the Dock of the Bay	The Soulful Strings	June 1968	Otis Redding
i	Our Day Will Come	The Soulful Strings	October 1967	Ruby and The Romantics - Arr. & Cond. by Leroy Kirkland
i	Paint It, Black	The Soulful Strings	1966	The Rolling Stones
i	Parade of the Wooden Soldiers	The Soulful Strings	November 1968	(unknown)
i	Santa Claus Is Coming to Town	The Soulful Strings	November 1968	Harry Reser and His Orchestra
i	Since You've Been Gone	The Soulful Strings	June 1968	Martha Reeves and The Vandellas REC, Aretha Franklin REL
i	Sleigh Ride	The Soulful Strings	November 1968	Boston Pops Orchestra
i	Snowfall	The Soulful Strings	November 1968	Claude Thornhill and His Orchestra
i	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	The Soulful Strings	October 1969	(unknown)
i	Sunny	The Soulful Strings	1966	Mieko Hirota - Billy Taylor Trio
i	Take Five	The Soulful Strings	1966	The Dave Brubeck Quartet
i	The Christmas Song	The Soulful Strings	November 1968	Nat "King" Cole [Trio] REC, The King Cole Trio with String Choir REL
i	The Little Drummer Boy	The Soulful Strings	November 1968	The Trapp Family Singers
i	There Was a Time	The Soulful Strings	1969	James Brown and The Famous Flames
i	The Sidewinder	The Soulful Strings	1966	Lee Morgan [US1]
i	Wade in the Water	The Soulful Strings	1966	The Sunset Four Jubilee Singers
i	What Now My Love	The Soulful Strings	October 1967	Gilbert Bécaud - Orch. dir. : Raymond Bernard
i	When a Man Loves a Woman	The Soulful Strings	1966	Percy Sledge
i	Within You Without You	The Soulful Strings	October 1967	The Beatles
i	You're All I Need	The Soulful Strings	1969	Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Another Exposure	The Soulful Strings	June 1968	Cadet
Groovin' with The Soulful Strings	The Soulful Strings	October 1967	Cadet
Paint It Black	The Soulful Strings	1966	Cadet
String Fever	The Soulful Strings	October 1969	Cadet
The Magic of Christmas	The Soulful Strings	November 1968	Cadet
The Soulful Strings in Concert	The Soulful Strings	1969	Cadet