Classic Soul Deep Cuts 

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Lesser-known gems and album cuts from the soul canon. Our editors regularly update this playlist—if you hear something you like, add it to your library.
Edwin Starr
Agent Double O Soul (Mono Version)
Edwin Starr
Soul Master
Clarence Carter
Looking for a Fox
Clarence Carter
This Is Clarence Carter
Sam & Dave
I Can't Stand Up for Falling Down
Sam & Dave
Sweat 'N' Soul: An Anthology (1965-1971)
Judy Clay & William Bell
Love-Eye-Tis
Judy Clay & William Bell
Private Numbers
Marvin Gaye
One More Heartache
Marvin Gaye
Moods of Marvin Gaye
Bettye LaVette
Let Me Down Easy
Bettye LaVette
Bettye Lavette Selected Hits
Sly & The Family Stone
Runnin' Away (Mono Single Version) [Bonus Track]
Sly & The Family Stone
There's A Riot Goin' On (Bonus Tracks Edition)
Joe Tex
I Believe I'm Gonna Make It
Joe Tex
Greatest Hits
Gene Chandler
Rainbow '65
Gene Chandler
Soul Master
Betty Everett
Getting Mighty Crowded (Alternate Take)
Betty Everett
Hot to Hold
The Five Du-Tones
Shake a Tail Feather
The Five Du-Tones
The Five Du-Tones' Divorce Court - EP
The Isley Brothers
If You Were There
The Isley Brothers
3+3
Chuck Jackson
I Don't Want to Cry
Chuck Jackson
The Scepter Records Story, Vol. 1
War
Deliver the Word
War
Deliver the Word
Dobie Gray
Out On the Floor
Dobie Gray
Dobie Gray Sings for "In Crowders" That Go "Go Go"
The O'Jays
992 Arguments
The O'Jays
Back Stabbers
Howard Tate
Stop (Single Version)
Howard Tate
Get It While You Can - The Complete Legendary Verve Sessions
Rodger Collins
She's Looking Good (Fresh) (Update)
Rodger Collins
Through My Eyes
James Carr
The Dark End of the Street
James Carr
You Got My Mind Messed Up
Ann Peebles
I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down
Ann Peebles
I Can't Stand the Rain
The Staple Singers
Why? (Am I Treated So Bad)
The Staple Singers
Freedom Highway (Gospel Spirit Series)
Lorraine Ellison
Stay With Me (Single Version)
Lorraine Ellison
Best of Loma Records - Rise and Fall of a 1960's Soul Label
The Dramatics
Hey You! Get off My Mountain
The Dramatics
A Dramatic Experience
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
In My Lonely Room ("16 Big Hits" Stereo Version)
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
Gold
Freddie Scott
Are You Lonely For Me Baby
Freddie Scott
Cry to Me - The Best of Freddie Scott
The Spinners
Ghetto Child
The Spinners
The Very Best of the Spinners
The Contours
First I Look At The Purse
The Contours
Motown Rarities 1965-1968
The O'Kaysions
Girl Watcher
The O'Kaysions
20 Chart Toppers - Super Songs of the Seventies (Re-Recorded Versions)
Little Sister
Somebody's Watching You
Little Sister
I’m Just Like You: Sly’s Stone Flower 1969-1970
Frank Wilson
Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)
Frank Wilson
Black Music Mix Tape - Soul
Lou Rawls
Dead End Street
Lou Rawls
Anthology
The Knight Brothers
Temptation 'Bout To Get Me
The Knight Brothers
The Chess Story 1965-1975
Jackie Payne
Go Go Train
Jackie Payne
Go Go Train
Garnet Mimms
Cry Baby
Garnet Mimms
The Best of Garnet Mimms - Cry Baby
Erma Franklin
Piece of My Heart
Erma Franklin
Piece of Her Heart - The Epic and Shout Years
Junior Walker & The All Stars
Shake And Fingerpop
Junior Walker & The All Stars
Shotgun
Wilson Pickett
I'm in Love
Wilson Pickett
I'm in Love
Eddie Floyd
Big Bird (Mono)
Eddie Floyd
Rare Stamps (Reissue)
Leon Haywood
It's Got to Be Mellow
Leon Haywood
The Best of Leon Haywood
James Brown
I Got a Bag of My Own
James Brown
Get on the Good Foot
The Three Degrees
Year of Decision
The Three Degrees
The Three Degrees
Irma Thomas
Ruler of My Heart
Irma Thomas
Soul Queen of New Orleans
Sir Mack Rice
Mustang Sally
Sir Mack Rice
Eleventh Anniversary Collection - 11 Years of Screwin' Around
Diana Ross & The Supremes
Forever Came Today
Diana Ross & The Supremes
Reflections
Jackson 5
I Found That Girl
Jackson 5
ABC
O.V. WRIGHT
Eight Men, Four Women
O.V. WRIGHT
The Soul of O.V. Wright
Jackie Wilson
No Pity (In the Naked City)
Jackie Wilson
Soul Time
Isaac Hayes
Do Your Thing
Isaac Hayes
The Complete Stax / Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 3: 1972-1975
The Dynamics
Ice Cream Song
The Dynamics
Beg, Scream & Shout!: The Best of '60s Soul, Vol. 2
Brenda Holloway
Just Look What You've Done
Brenda Holloway
The Artistry Of Brenda Holloway
Eddie Holland
Leaving Here
Eddie Holland
Black Music Mix Tape: Motown
The Meters
Ride Your Pony
The Meters
Struttin'
Bobby Moore & The Rhythm Aces
Searching For My Love
Bobby Moore & The Rhythm Aces
Searching For My Love
Jay Wiggins
Sad Girl
Jay Wiggins
Old School Soul Masters
Soul Brothers Six
Some Kind of Wonderful
Soul Brothers Six
Some Kind of Wonderful: Rare Soul Sides - EP
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
The Love I Saw in You Was Just a Mirage
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Make It Happen
Four Tops
Are You Man Enough?
Four Tops
Main Street People
Booker T. & The M.G.'s
Hang 'Em High
Booker T. & The M.G.'s
Soul Explosion
Four Tops
I'll Turn To Stone
Four Tops
Reach Out
Jackson 5
Who's Lovin' You
Jackson 5
Hitsville: The Making of Motown (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Eddie Kendricks
Eddie's Love
Eddie Kendricks
People... Hold On
Solomon Burke
Stupidity
Solomon Burke
If You Need Me
Stevie Wonder
Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)
Stevie Wonder
Additional Singles & Rarities
The Marvelettes
Danger Heartbreak Dead Ahead
The Marvelettes
Deliver: The Singles 1961-1971
Willie Mitchell
Roadhouse
Willie Mitchell
The Many Moods Of
James Carr
Pouring Water on a Drowning Man
James Carr
You Got My Mind Messed Up
The Fantastic Four
The Whole World Is a Stage
The Fantastic Four
Best of the Fantastic Four
James & Bobby Purify
Let Love Come Between Us
James & Bobby Purify
Shake a Tail Feather! The Best of James and Bobby Purify
Bobby Womack
California Dreamin'
Bobby Womack
The Best of Bobby Womack - The Soul Years
Al Green
Driving Wheel
Al Green
Gets Next to You
Aretha Franklin
The House That Jack Built
Aretha Franklin
Soul Queen
Quincy Jones
In the Heat of the Night (feat. Ray Charles)
Quincy Jones
In the Heat of the Night (Soundtrack)
The Chi-Lites
There Will Never Be Any Peace (Until God Is Seated At the Conference Table)
The Chi-Lites
The Ultimate Chi-Lites
Otis Redding
I've Got Dreams To Remember
Otis Redding
The Immortal Otis Redding
Brenton Wood
Me and You
Brenton Wood
Baby You Got It
Earth, Wind & Fire
Evil
Earth, Wind & Fire
Head to the Sky (Remastered)
The Impressions
Woman's Got Soul
The Impressions
People Get Ready: The Best Of The Impressions Featuring Curtis Mayfield 1961 - 1968
Sam Cooke
Nothing Can Change This Love
Sam Cooke
Mr. Soul
The Soul Clan
That's How It Feels (Remastered Single Version)
The Soul Clan
Atlantic Unearthed - Soul Brothers
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
I'm Weak for You (feat. Teddy Pendergrass) [Single Version]
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
Black & Blue (Expanded Edition) [feat. Teddy Pendergrass]
The Temptations
No More Water In The Well
The Temptations
With A Lot O' Soul
Dyke & The Blazers
So Sharp (Alternate Version)
Dyke & The Blazers
Down On Funky Broadway: Phoenix (1966-1967)
Jerry Butler
One Night Affair
Jerry Butler
Iceman: The Mercury Years
Glass House
Crumbs Off the Table
Glass House
The Best of Glass House
Isaac Hayes
Soulsville
Isaac Hayes
Shaft (Music From the Soundtrack)
Shorty Long
Function At The Junction (Single Version)
Shorty Long
Black Music Mix Tape: Motown
Otis Clay
That's How It Is (When You're In Love) - Original
Otis Clay
Windy City Soul
The Temptations
Plastic Man
The Temptations
Masterpiece
Rufus Thomas
The Memphis Train
Rufus Thomas
Feel Good Funk
The Spinners
How Could I Let You Get Away
The Spinners
Spinners
Mary Wells
Dear Lover
Mary Wells
The Two Sides of Mary Wells
The O'Jays
Sunshine
The O'Jays
Back Stabbers
Etta James
Two Sides (To Every Story)
Etta James
Heart & Soul: A Retrospective
Irma Thomas
Wish Someone Would Care
Irma Thomas
Wish Someone Would Care
94 Songs, 4 Hours, 53 Minutes

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