Soul Story

Soul Story is an album by organist Charles Earland which was recorded in 1971 and released on the Prestige label.^[1][2][3]

Soul Story
Studio album by Charles Earland
Released	1971
Recorded	April 3 and May 3, 1971
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	34:37
Label	Prestige PR 10018
Producer	Charles Earland
Charles Earland chronology
Living Black! (1970) Soul Story (1971) Intensity (1972)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars.^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Charles Earland except where noted

1. "Betty's Dilemma" – 8:12
2. "Love Story" (Francis Lai) – 10:10
3. "One for Scotty" – 6:55
4. "My Scorpio Lady" – 2:20
5. "I Was Made to Love Her" (Stevie Wonder, Lula Mae Hardaway, Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy) – 2:50
6. "Happy Medium" – 4:10

Personnel

• Charles Earland – organ, vocals
• Gary Chandler (tracks 1 & 2), Virgil Jones (tracks 3–6) – trumpet
• Clifford Adams Jr. – trombone (tracks 3–6)
• Jimmy Vass – flute, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone (tracks 1 & 2)
• Arthur Grant – tenor saxophone, flute (tracks 3–6)
• Houston Person – tenor saxophone (tracks 1 & 2)
• Maynard Parker – guitar
• Jesse Kilpatrick Jr. (tracks 1 & 2), Billy "Kentucky" Wilson (tracks 3–6) – drums
• Buddy Caldwell – congas, tambourine (tracks 1 & 2)
• Arthur Jenkins – congas (tracks 3–6)

References

1. Prestige Records discography accessed March 11, 2013
2. Jazzlists: Charles Earland discography, accessed November 28, 2017
3. Charles Earland discography, accessed November 30, 2017
4. Allmusic listing accessed March 11, 2013