Sweet Soul Music (London Boys song)

"Sweet Soul Music" is a single by the Europop duo London Boys which also featured Soul Kitchen. The single was written and produced by Ralf René Maué,^[1] and was the first since the duo's rise to fame not to be released in the UK.

"Sweet Soul Music"
Single by London Boys
from the album Sweet Soul Music
Released	1991
Genre	Europop, Euro disco
Length	3:54
Label	TELDEC, EastWest
Songwriter(s)	Ralf René Maué
Producer(s)	Ralf René Maué
London Boys singles chronology
"Freedom" (1991) "Sweet Soul Music" (1991) "Is This Love?" (1991)

The single had a promotional music video created to support the track. This became the last promo video for the duo although there was a video for 1995 single "Gospel Train to London" which was released under the name The New London Boys, despite being the same duo.

Formats

7" Single

1. "Sweet Soul Music" - 3:29
2. "Sweet Soul Music (Instrumental)" - 3:33

12" Single

1. "Sweet Soul Music (Soul Kitchen Mix)" - 7:15
2. "Sweet Soul Music (Radio Mix)" - 3:29
3. "Sweet Soul Music (Instrumental)" - 3:33

CD Single

1. "Sweet Soul Music (Soul Kitchen Mix)" - 7:15
2. "Sweet Soul Music (Radio Mix)" - 3:29
3. "Sweet Soul Music (Instrumental)" - 3:33

CD Single (Japan release)

1. "Sweet Soul Music (Soul Kitchen Mix)" - 7:21
2. "Sweet Soul Music (Radio Mix)" - 3:35
3. "Sweet Soul Music (Instrumental)" - 3:40
4. "Freedom (Radio Version)" - 3:59
5. "Freedom (Eight-O-Eight Mix)" - 8:11
6. "Freedom (Instrumental)" - 3:53

Personnel

• Edem Ephraim: Vocals
• Dennis Fuller: Choreographer, backing vocals
• Ralf René Maué: Writer, producer
• Soul Kitchen: Instruments

Charts

Chart (1991)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[2]	152
Austrian Singles Chart[3]	11
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[4]	1
UK Singles Chart (OCC)[5]	109

References

1. "Explore Releases on Discogs". Archived from the original on 2012-04-21. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
2. "London BoysARIA chart history". ARIA. Retrieved 26 July 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
3. "Home". austriancharts.at.
4. Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
5. "Singles - Positions 76 to 200". Charts Plus. Spotlight Publications. 3 August 1991. p. 2.