"Soul Deep" is a song originally recorded by Robbie Lane and the Disciples in 1966, but best known by a recorded version by The Box Tops. It was the third of three singles released from their 1969 Dimensions LP.[1] Lead vocals were provided by Alex Chilton.
The Box Tops' song became an international Top 40 hit, charting modestly at #22 in the UK and #18 in the U.S.[2] It reached the Top 10 in Australia (#7) and in Canada (#9).[3] "Soul Deep" did best in South Africa, where it reached #2.[4]
Record World called it "a rhythm-wide, soul-deep song...which is soulful and contemporary."[5]
"Soul Deep" became the group's final U.S. Top 40 entry. Regionally, it peaked at #3 on KHJ (Los Angeles) on 30 July[6] and on WLS (Chicago) on 18–25 August.[7] "Soul Deep" was also part of the title of the group's 1996 anthology.
"Soul Deep" was covered by Eddy Arnold in 1970. The track is included on his album, Love and Guitars. Arnold had a Top 40 Country as well as Adult Contemporary hit with the song in both the U.S. and Canada.[8]
Preceding the Box Tops' version by some three years, a version had been recorded by Robbie Lane and the Disciples in 1966 but only released in 1993 on the compilation LP Backtrax.[9]
Clarence Carter covered it in his album "Testifyin'," released in July 1969.[10]
^Whitburn, Joel (1990). The Billboard 100 Charts; The Sixties (30 August 1969 and 6 September 1969). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research, Inc. ISBN0-89820-074-1.
