Arthur Conley  

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Arthur Lee Conley (January 4 1946 – November 17 2003) was an American soul singer, best known for the 1967 hit, "Sweet Soul Music". It shot to the number two spot on both the pop and R&B charts, earning Conley the number eleven male artist ranking for 1967. The song paid homage to other soul singers like Lou Rawls, Wilson Pickett, James Brown and Otis Redding.

Recordings

• "Aunt Dora's Soul Love Shack", 1968, which may have inspired The Temptations "Psychedelic Shack"
• "Burning Fire"
• "Baby, What You Want Me To Do"
• "Day-O", 1969, written by Harry Belafonte
• "Flossie Mae", 1963, as Arthur & the Corvets
• "Funky Street", 1968, #5 R&B, #14 pop
• "God Bless", 1970, Top 40 R&B
• "Ha Ha Ha"
• "I Believe", 1963, as Arthur & the Corvets
• "I Can't Stop (No, No, No)", 1966, written by Dan Penn
• "I Got A Feeling"
• "I'm a Lonely Stranger", 1964, solo, re-recorded in 1965
• "I'm Living Good", 1971-1974
• "It's So Nice [When It's Someone Else's Wife]", 1971-1974
• "Is That You Love"
• "Let's Go Steady", B-side of "Sweet Soul Music", later covered by The Rolling Stones on Claudine(album)
• "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da", 1968, #51 pop, #41 R&B, featured guitar of Duane Allman
• "One Night Is All I Need"
• "Otis Sleep On", 1968
• "People Sure Act Funny", 1968, Top 20 R&B
• "Poor Girl", 1963, as Arthur & the Corvets
• "Rita", 1971-1974
• "Run On", 1968
• "Shake, Rattle and Roll", 1967, Top 40 pop, Top 20 R&B
• "Shing-A-Ling"
• "Something You Got"
• "Speak Her Name", featured guitar of Duane Allman.
• "Star Review", 1969, with Tom Dowd, written by Allen Toussaint
• "Stuff You Gotta Watch", featured guitar of Duane Allman.
• "Sweet Soul Music", 1967, co-written with Otis Redding, #2 R&B, #2 pop
• "Take A Step"
• "Take Me (Just as I Am)", 1966-1967(?)
• "That Can't Be My Baby"
• "Walking on Eggs", 1971-1974
• "Who's Foolin' Who", 1966
• "Whole Lotta Woman", 1967, #73 pop
• "Wholesale Love"