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{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Beat & Soul
| name = Beat & Soul
| Type = [[studio album]]
| type = [[studio album]]
| Artist = [[The Everly Brothers]]
| artist = [[The Everly Brothers]]
| Cover = Beatandsoul.jpg
| cover = Beatandsoul.jpg
| Released = August 1965
| alt =
| Recorded = June 1965
| released = August 1965
| Genre = [[Rock and roll|Rock]]
| recorded = June 7–9, 1965
| Length = 31:02
| venue =
| studio =
| Label = [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]]
| Producer = [[Dick Glasser]]
| genre = [[Rock and roll]]<ref name="AM"/>
| length = 31:02
| Last album =''[[Rock'n Soul (Everly Brothers album)|Rock'n Soul]]''<br />(1965)
| label = [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]]
| This album = '''''Beat & Soul'''''<br />(1965)
| Next album = ''[[In Our Image]]''<br />(1966)
| producer = [[Dick Glasser]]
| prev_title = [[Rock'n Soul (Everly Brothers album)|Rock'n Soul]]
| prev_year = 1965
| next_title = [[In Our Image]]
| next_year = 1966
}}
}}
'''''Beat & Soul''''' is an album by [[The Everly Brothers]], originally released in 1965. It peaked at No. 141 on the [[Billboard charts|Billboard]] Pop Albums charts. It was re-released on CD in 2005 on the [[Collectors' Choice Music]] label.
'''''Beat & Soul''''' is an album by [[The Everly Brothers]], originally released in 1965. It peaked at No. 141 on the [[Billboard charts|Billboard]] Pop Albums charts. It was re-released on CD in 2005 on the [[Collectors' Choice Music]] label.
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{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| rev1 =[[Allmusic]]
| rev1 =[[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}} <ref name="AM">{{cite web |first=Richie |last=Unterberger |title= ''Beat & Soul'' > Review |url={{Allmusic|class=album|id= mw0000307409 |pure_url=yes}} |publisher=[[Allmusic]] |accessdate=October 2, 2015}}</ref>
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}} <ref name="AM">{{cite web |first=Richie |last=Unterberger |title= ''Beat & Soul'' > Review |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id= mw0000307409 |pure_url=yes}} |publisher=[[Allmusic]] |accessdate=October 2, 2015}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]''
| rev2Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite book|last=Larkin|first=Colin|author-link=Colin Larkin|title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music|year=2007|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|edition=4th|isbn=978-0195313734|title-link=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Record Mirror]]''
| rev3Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{Cite magazine |last1=Jones |first1=Peter |author-link1=Peter Jones (journalist) |last2= Jopling |first2= Norman |date=21 August 1965 |title=The Everly Brothers: ''Beat 'n' Soul'' |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/60s/65/Record-Mirror-1965-08-21-S-OCR.pdf |magazine=[[Record Mirror]] |issue=232 |page=10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401225502/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/60s/65/Record-Mirror-1965-08-21-S-OCR.pdf |archive-date=1 April 2022|access-date=18 August 2022}}</ref>
}}
}}
Writing for [[Allmusic]], music critic [[Richie Unterberger]] wrote of the album "While the performances are pretty good—and the vocals perennially better than good—it also seemed to be an indication that the pair were unwilling or unable to write or procure a decent supply of new material. Because of the overfamiliarity of most of the songs, it has to rate as one of the brothers' less interesting efforts, regardless of the high level of execution."<ref name="AM" />
Writing for [[Allmusic]], music critic [[Richie Unterberger]] wrote of the album "While the performances are pretty good—and the vocals perennially better than good—it also seemed to be an indication that the pair were unwilling or unable to write or procure a decent supply of new material. Because of the overfamiliarity of most of the songs, it has to rate as one of the brothers' less interesting efforts, regardless of the high level of execution."<ref name="AM" />
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# "[[Love Is Strange]]" ([[Mickey Baker]], [[Sylvia Robinson]], [[Ellas McDaniel]]) – 2:53
# "[[Love Is Strange]]" ([[Mickey Baker]], [[Sylvia Robinson]], [[Ellas McDaniel]]) – 2:53
# "[[Money (That's What I Want)|Money]]" ([[Janie Bradford]], [[Berry Gordy]]) – 2:32
# "[[Money (That's What I Want)|Money]]" ([[Janie Bradford]], [[Berry Gordy]]) – 2:32
# "What Am I Living For?" (Art Harris, Fred Jay) – 3:05
# "[[What Am I Living For|What Am I Living For?]]" (Art Harris, Fred Jay) – 3:05
# "[[Hi-Heel Sneakers]]" ([[Tommy Tucker (singer)|Robert Higginbotham]]) – 3:16
# "[[Hi-Heel Sneakers]]" ([[Tommy Tucker (singer)|Robert Higginbotham]]) – 3:16
# "[[See See Rider|C.C. Rider]]" ([[Ma Rainey|Gertrude "Ma" Rainey]]) – 2:12
# "[[See See Rider|C.C. Rider]]" ([[Ma Rainey|Gertrude "Ma" Rainey]]) – 2:12
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*[[Billy Preston]] – piano
*[[Billy Preston]] – piano


==Reception==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


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{{The Everly Brothers}}
{{The Everly Brothers}}

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[[Category:1965 albums]]
[[Category:1965 albums]]
[[Category:The Everly Brothers albums]]
[[Category:The Everly Brothers albums]]
[[Category:Warner Bros. Records albums]]
[[Category:Warner Records albums]]
[[Category:English-language albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Dick Glasser]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Dick Glasser]]

Latest revision as of 08:11, 4 January 2023

Beat & Soul
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 1965
RecordedJune 7–9, 1965
GenreRock and roll[1]
Length31:02
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerDick Glasser
The Everly Brothers chronology
Rock'n Soul
(1965)
Beat & Soul
(1965)
In Our Image
(1966)

Beat & Soul is an album by The Everly Brothers, originally released in 1965. It peaked at No. 141 on the Billboard Pop Albums charts. It was re-released on CD in 2005 on the Collectors' Choice Music label.

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
Record Mirror[3]

Writing for Allmusic, music critic Richie Unterberger wrote of the album "While the performances are pretty good—and the vocals perennially better than good—it also seemed to be an indication that the pair were unwilling or unable to write or procure a decent supply of new material. Because of the overfamiliarity of most of the songs, it has to rate as one of the brothers' less interesting efforts, regardless of the high level of execution."[1]

Track listing

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Side one
  1. "Love Is Strange" (Mickey Baker, Sylvia Robinson, Ellas McDaniel) – 2:53
  2. "Money" (Janie Bradford, Berry Gordy) – 2:32
  3. "What Am I Living For?" (Art Harris, Fred Jay) – 3:05
  4. "Hi-Heel Sneakers" (Robert Higginbotham) – 3:16
  5. "C.C. Rider" (Gertrude "Ma" Rainey) – 2:12
  6. "Lonely Avenue" (Doc Pomus) – 2:34
Side two
  1. "Man With Money" (Don Everly, Phil Everly) – 2:20
  2. "People Get Ready" (Curtis Mayfield) – 2:05
  3. "My Babe" (Willie Dixon) – 2:40
  4. "Walking the Dog" (Rufus Thomas) – 2:39
  5. "I Almost Lost My Mind" (Ivory Joe Hunter) – 2:37
  6. "The Girl Can't Help It" (Bobby Troup) – 2:09

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Unterberger, Richie. "Beat & Soul > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  3. ^ Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (21 August 1965). "The Everly Brothers: Beat 'n' Soul" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 232. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
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