Soulicious (Sarah Connor album)

Soulicious is the sixth studio album by German singer–songwriter Sarah Connor, released in German-speaking Europe on 30 March 2007 by X-Cell Records. Entirely produced by Kay Denar and Rob Tyger, the album consists of a collection of cover versions of Motown music from the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, apart from two original tracks, "Soothe My Soul" and the title track "Soulicious".

Soulicous
Studio album by
Released30 March 2007 (2007-03-30)
StudioSaal 4 (Berlin, Germany)
Length52:22
LabelX-Cell
Producer
  • Kay D.
  • Rob Tyger
Sarah Connor chronology
Christmas in My Heart
(2005)
Soulicous
(2007)
Sexy as Hell
(2008)
Singles from Soulicious
  1. "The Impossible Dream (The Quest)"
    Released: 30 March 2007
  2. "Sexual Healing"
    Released: 29 June 2007
  3. "Son of a Preacher Man"
    Released: 2007

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
CDStarts.de          [1]
laut.de     [2]

AllMusic editor Jon O'Brien found that Soulicious features "faithful renditions of '60s, '70s, and '80s Motown classics."[3] Jochim Gauger from laut.de rated the album two stars out of five.[2]

Track listing

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Soulicious track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Impossible Dream (The Quest)"3:35
2."Soothe My Soul"
  • Sarah Connor
  • Rob Tyger
  • Kay Denar
4:18
3."Your Precious Love" (duet with Marvin Gaye)3:27
4."Get It Right"4:19
5."Part Time Love"3:30
6."Sexual Healing"
4:10
7."Son of a Preacher Man"
  • John Hurley
  • Ronnie Wilkins
2:31
8."Soulicious"
  • Connor
  • Tyger
  • Denar
3:47
9."Love on a Two-Way Street"
3:45
10."One Day I'll Fly Away"4:20
11."I've Got to Use My Imagination"3:17
12."I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)"
  • Ronnie Shannon
2:59
13."Same Old Story (Same Old Song)"
  • Sample
  • Jennings
4:23
14."If It's Magic"3:11
Total length:52:22

Charts

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References

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  1. ^ Reichel, Matthias. "Sarah Connor – Soulicious". cdstarts.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b Gauger, Joachim. "Sex in der Stimme reicht nicht immer". laut.de (in German). Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  3. ^ O'Brien, Jon. "Soulicious". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Sarah Connor – Soulicious" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-11-29.
  5. ^ "European Top 100 Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 2008-10-04. [dead link]
  6. ^ "Officialcharts.de – Sarah Connor – Soulicious". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2015-11-29.
  7. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Sarah Connor – Soulicious". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-11-29.
  8. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts (2007)". Offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 2015-11-22.