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Updated: 14 May
Average Ratings Reviews
Elvis Presley - From Elvis in Memphis, Cover art
From Elvis in Memphis
Elvis Presley
3.68 3k 3,113 72 72
2 June 1969 Album
Country Soul Blue-Eyed Soul Pop Soul
Rhythm & Blues Rock & Roll
love melodic longing sentimental bittersweet passionate lush warm
3k Ratings 72 Reviews 3.68 Average
Mavis Staples - We'll Never Turn Back, Cover art
We'll Never Turn Back
Mavis Staples
3.69 519 519 14 14
24 April 2007 Album
Country Soul Deep Soul Southern Soul
Gospel Country Blues Soul Blues
conscious spiritual uplifting rhythmic happy political Christian religious
519 Ratings 14 Reviews 3.69 Average
Bobbie Gentry - The Delta Sweete, Cover art
The Delta Sweete
Bobbie Gentry
3.68 772 772 16 16
March 1968 Album
Country Soul
Baroque Pop Folk Pop Swamp Pop
playful melodic concept album pastoral eclectic lush uplifting acoustic
772 Ratings 16 Reviews 3.68 Average
Sturgill Simpson - A Sailor's Guide to Earth, Cover art
A Sailor's Guide to Earth
Sturgill Simpson
3.64 4k 3,586 31 31
15 April 2016 Album
Country Soul Alt-Country Progressive Country
Southern Soul Outlaw Country
passionate spiritual eclectic bittersweet introspective aquatic concept album atmospheric
4k Ratings 31 Reviews 3.64 Average
Yola - Stand for Myself, Cover art
Stand for Myself
Yola
3.61 3k 2,554 31 31
30 July 2021 Album
Country Soul Pop Soul
Psychedelic Soul Countrypolitan Southern Soul
passionate melodic bittersweet warm pastoral soft uplifting lush
3k Ratings 31 Reviews 3.61 Average
Charlie Rich - The Fabulous Charlie Rich, Cover art
The Fabulous Charlie Rich
Charlie Rich
3.63 172 172 4 4
January 1970 Album
Nashville Sound Country Soul
Countrypolitan
longing lonely melodic
172 Ratings 4 Reviews 3.63 Average
Bobbie Gentry - Ode to Billie Joe, Cover art
Ode to Billie Joe
Bobbie Gentry
3.58 702 702 14 14
21 August 1967 Album
Country Soul Singer-Songwriter Progressive Country
Country Pop Contemporary Folk Baroque Pop
melodic lush mellow acoustic pastoral ballad poetic soft
702 Ratings 14 Reviews 3.58 Average
Jim Ford - Harlan County, Cover art
Harlan County
Jim Ford
3.59 367 367 7 7
August 1969 Album
Country Soul Country Rock
Swamp Rock Southern Soul
warm rhythmic uplifting optimistic energetic mellow
367 Ratings 7 Reviews 3.59 Average
Bobbie Gentry - Touch 'Em With Love, Cover art
Touch 'Em With Love
Bobbie Gentry
3.58 211 211 6 6
August 1969 Album
Country Pop Country Soul
longing sentimental pastoral warm romantic melodic love passionate
211 Ratings 6 Reviews 3.58 Average
Solomon Burke - If You Need Me, Cover art
If You Need Me
Solomon Burke
3.57 264 264 3 3
June 1963 Album
Southern Soul Country Soul
Rhythm & Blues
love
264 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.57 Average
Bobbie Gentry - Patchwork, Cover art
Patchwork
Bobbie Gentry
3.68 147 147 7 7
May 1971 Album
Country Soul Singer-Songwriter
Pop Rock Pop Soul Baroque Pop Country Pop
introspective playful lush quirky bittersweet energetic passionate warm
147 Ratings 7 Reviews 3.68 Average
Shelby Lynne - I Am Shelby Lynne, Cover art
I Am Shelby Lynne
Shelby Lynne
3.55 345 345 14 14
25 January 2000 Album
Country Pop Country Soul
Sophisti-Pop Southern Soul Nashville Sound
melodic lush sentimental love introspective longing rhythmic
345 Ratings 14 Reviews 3.55 Average
Ray Charles - Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, Cover art
Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
Ray Charles
3.49 2k 2,248 52 52
April 1962 Album
Country Soul Rhythm & Blues Traditional Pop
Big Band Swing Countrypolitan
warm passionate love romantic melodic bittersweet peaceful acoustic
2k Ratings 52 Reviews 3.49 Average
Yola - Walk Through Fire, Cover art
Walk Through Fire
Yola
3.49 616 616 3 3
22 February 2019 Album
Country Soul
Brill Building Southern Soul Singer-Songwriter Country Pop Country Gospel
warm lush peaceful melodic soothing love passionate mellow
616 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.49 Average
Bobbie Gentry - Fancy, Cover art
Fancy
Bobbie Gentry
3.52 208 208 4 4
May 1970 Album
Country Pop Country Soul Pop Soul
Baroque Pop
playful passionate sensual love bittersweet
208 Ratings 4 Reviews 3.52 Average
Dan Penn - Nobody's Fool, Cover art
Nobody's Fool
Dan Penn
3.48 225 225 5 5
17 September 1973 Album
Country Soul Country Rock
Blues Rock Southern Soul
love sentimental melodic
225 Ratings 5 Reviews 3.48 Average
Tyler Childers - Can I Take My Hounds to Heaven?, Cover art
Can I Take My Hounds to Heaven?
Tyler Childers
3.48 342 342 2 2
30 September 2022 Album
Progressive Country Country Soul
Plunderphonics Country Rock Country Gospel Dixieland
Christian eclectic pastoral playful sampling concept album uplifting energetic
342 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.48 Average
Robert Finley - Sharecropper's Son, Cover art
Sharecropper's Son
Robert Finley
3.48 293 293 8 8
21 May 2021 Album
Soul Blues Country Soul
Gospel
warm spiritual melodic passionate bittersweet lush energetic Christian
293 Ratings 8 Reviews 3.48 Average
Karl Blau - Introducing Karl Blau, Cover art
Introducing Karl Blau
Karl Blau
3.45 278 278 6 6
13 May 2016 Album
Alt-Country Country Soul
Nashville Sound
soothing warm pastoral lush melodic love longing bittersweet
278 Ratings 6 Reviews 3.45 Average
Ray Charles - Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, Volume Two, Cover art
Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, Volume Two
Ray Charles
3.45 392 392 12 12
October 1962 Album
Country Soul Rhythm & Blues Vocal Jazz
Traditional Pop Countrypolitan
breakup bittersweet
392 Ratings 12 Reviews 3.45 Average
Solomon Burke - Nashville, Cover art
Nashville
Solomon Burke
3.60 169 169 1 1
26 September 2006 Album
Country Country Soul
Southern Soul
169 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.60 Average
Valerie June - Pushin' Against a Stone, Cover art
Pushin' Against a Stone
Valerie June
3.39 377 377 8 8
6 May 2013 Album
Americana Country Soul
Blues Contemporary Folk
sensual warm passionate sentimental eclectic
377 Ratings 8 Reviews 3.39 Average
Dan Penn - Do Right Man, Cover art
Do Right Man
Dan Penn
3.63 137 137 4 4
8 June 1994 Album
Country Soul Southern Soul
mellow warm melodic
137 Ratings 4 Reviews 3.63 Average
Amythyst Kiah - Wary + Strange, Cover art
Wary + Strange
Amythyst Kiah
3.38 164 164 2 2
18 June 2021 Album
Blues Rock Country Soul
Country Blues
lonely melancholic melodic
164 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.38 Average
Swamp Dogg - Sorry You Couldn't Make It, Cover art
Sorry You Couldn't Make It
Swamp Dogg
3.38 178 178 2 2
6 March 2020 Album
Country Soul
Soul Blues
longing melancholic warm love bittersweet
178 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.38 Average
Hiss Golden Messenger - Haw, Cover art
Haw
Hiss Golden Messenger
3.37 233 233 8 8
8 April 2013 Album
Folk Rock Americana Country Soul
warm
233 Ratings 8 Reviews 3.37 Average
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats - The Future, Cover art
The Future
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
3.37 154 154 2 2
5 November 2021 Album
Rhythm & Blues Blue-Eyed Soul Country Soul
Americana Roots Rock
uplifting melodic
154 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.37 Average
Shannon Shaw - Shannon in Nashville, Cover art
Shannon in Nashville
Shannon Shaw
3.38 151 151 3 3
8 June 2018 Album
Pop Soul Country Soul
Brill Building Nashville Sound
melancholic lush Wall of Sound love passionate romantic breakup
151 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.38 Average
Paul Cauthen - Room 41, Cover art
Room 41
Paul Cauthen
3.51 131 131 1 1
2 September 2019 Album
Country Soul Alt-Country
Outlaw Country
passionate rebellious nocturnal eclectic melodic
131 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.51 Average
Valerie June - The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions for Dreamers, Cover art
The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions for Dreamers
Valerie June
3.30 369 369 3 3
12 March 2021 Album
Country Soul Americana
Contemporary Folk Alt-Country
melodic passionate ethereal mellow space atmospheric love bittersweet
369 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.30 Average
Hiss Golden Messenger - Quietly Blowing It, Cover art
Quietly Blowing It
Hiss Golden Messenger
3.31 186 186 2 2
25 June 2021 Album
Americana Country Soul
Country Rock Heartland Rock Stomp and Holler
warm existential melancholic introspective bittersweet pastoral
186 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.31 Average
Ted Hawkins - The Next Hundred Years, Cover art
The Next Hundred Years
Ted Hawkins
3.64 121 121 5 5
29 March 1994 Album
Soul Contemporary Folk Country Soul
Honky Tonk Acoustic Blues Contemporary Folk
121 Ratings 5 Reviews 3.64 Average
Larry Jon Wilson - New Beginnings, Cover art
New Beginnings
Larry Jon Wilson
3.66 109 109 6 6
1975 Album
Outlaw Country Country Soul
mellow sentimental melodic
109 Ratings 6 Reviews 3.66 Average
Frazey Ford - Indian Ocean, Cover art
Indian Ocean
Frazey Ford
3.45 137 137 4 4
14 October 2014 Album
Country Soul
Neo-Soul Soul Americana
melodic
137 Ratings 4 Reviews 3.45 Average
Tom Jones - Green, Green Grass of Home, Cover art
Green, Green Grass of Home
Tom Jones
3.49 139 139 4 4
March 1967 Album
Pop Country Soul Blue-Eyed Soul
Country Pop
139 Ratings 4 Reviews 3.49 Average
Shelby Lynne - Just a Little Lovin', Cover art
Just a Little Lovin'
Shelby Lynne
3.45 149 149 11 11
29 January 2008 Album
Adult Contemporary Blue-Eyed Soul Country Soul
149 Ratings 11 Reviews 3.45 Average
Percy Sledge - Warm & Tender Soul, Cover art
Warm & Tender Soul
Percy Sledge
3.55 123 123 2 2
November 1966 Album
Southern Soul Country Soul
uplifting warm passionate romantic love melodic
123 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.55 Average
Joe South - Introspect, Cover art
Introspect
Joe South
3.47 125 125 5 5
1968 Album
Folk Pop Singer-Songwriter Country Soul
Pop Rock Psychedelic Pop Baroque Pop
psychedelic melodic love introspective lush conscious
125 Ratings 5 Reviews 3.47 Average
Rhiannon Giddens - You're the One, Cover art
You're the One
Rhiannon Giddens
3.32 137 137 4 4
18 August 2023 Album
Americana Country Soul
Vocal Jazz Singer-Songwriter
137 Ratings 4 Reviews 3.32 Average
Hiss Golden Messenger - Hallelujah Anyhow, Cover art
Hallelujah Anyhow
Hiss Golden Messenger
3.15 218 218 1 1
22 September 2017 Album
Americana Country Soul
Rhythm & Blues
218 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.15 Average
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Live

  • Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham - Moments From This Theatre, Cover art
    Moments From This Theatre
    1999 Album
    106 Ratings 6 Reviews 3.70 Average
    3.70 106 106 6 6
  • Leon Russell & New Grass Revival - The Live Album, Cover art
    The Live Album
    1981 Album
    23 Ratings 3.48 Average
    3.48 23 23
  • Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors - Live at the Ryman, Cover art
    Live at the Ryman
    2016 Album
    4 Ratings 3.71 Average
    3.71 4 4
  • Bruce Springsteen - In Support 1973, Cover art
    In Support 1973
    2022 Album
    5 Ratings 2.79 Average
    2.79 5 5
  • Les doux cactus - Japanese Country, Cover art
    Japanese Country
    2007 Album
    1 Ratings 3.50 Average
    3.50 1 1
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    Archival

  • Dan Penn - The Fame Recordings, Cover art
    The Fame Recordings
    2012 Album
    59 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.82 Average
    3.82 59 59 2 2
  • Jim Ford - Point of No Return, Cover art
    Point of No Return
    2008 Album
    59 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.65 Average
    3.65 59 59 3 3
  • Jim Ford - The Unissued Capitol Album, Cover art
    The Unissued Capitol Album
    2009 Album
    51 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.79 Average
    3.79 51 51 2 2
  • Jim Ford - Big Mouth USA - The Unissued Paramount Album, Cover art
    Big Mouth USA - The Unissued Paramount Album
    2009 Album
    33 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.66 Average
    3.66 33 33 2 2
  • Joyce Street - Tied Down, Cover art
    Tied Down
    2023 Album
    28 Ratings 3.40 Average
    3.40 28 28
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