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Genres and themes

NOW Presents... Classic Soul

Various

  • 2023
  • 85 tracks
  • 293 min
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Tracks

Side A 9 tracks · 26:20

  1. 11968Dutch Top 40: peak position 3 in week 41 of 1968, 14 weeks in the chartI Say a Little Prayer
    Aretha Franklin
    3:37A minor
  2. 21964Walk on By
    Dionne Warwick
    2:58
  3. 31968Dutch Top 40: peak position 18 in week 25 of 1986, 13 weeks in the chartI Heard It Through The Grapevine
    Marvin Gaye
    3:14A♯ minor
  4. 41967Dutch Top 40: peak position 24 in week 34 of 1967, 8 weeks in the chartI Was Made To Love Her
    Stevie Wonder
    2:36F minor
  5. 51960Save the Last Dance for Me
    The Drifters
    2:35E major
  6. 61964Dutch Top 40: peak position 19 in week 39 of 1989, 6 weeks in the chartMy Girl
    The Temptations
    2:45E major
  7. 71965Dutch Top 40: peak position 37 in week 28 of 1987, 3 weeks in the chartThe Tracks Of My Tears
    Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
    2:54G major
  8. 81964Dutch Top 40: peak position 6 in week 11 of 1968, 17 weeks in the chart(Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay
    Otis Redding
    2:44
  9. 91966What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted
    Jimmy Ruffin
    2:56D major

Side B 10 tracks · 27:01

  1. 11965Dutch Top 40: peak position 21 in week 18 of 1965, 12 weeks in the chartStop! In The Name Of Love
    The Supremes
    2:53C major
  2. 21964Be My Baby
    The Ronettes
    2:41E major
  3. 31961Please Mr. Postman
    The Marvelettes
    2:28D major
  4. 41964He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'
    The Velvelettes
    2:31C major
  5. 51963(Love Is Like A) Heat Wave
    Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
    2:43C major
  6. 61966Dutch Top 40: peak position 8 in week 45 of 1966, 12 weeks in the chartReach Out I'll Be There
    Four Tops
    2:59D♯ minor
  7. 71967Dutch Top 40: peak position 13 in week 48 of 1967, 9 weeks in the chartSoul Man
    Sam & Dave
    2:39D major
  8. 81967Dutch Top 40: peak position 10 in week 25 of 1967, 10 weeks in the chartSweet Soul Music
    Arthur Conley
    2:21F minor
  9. 91966Knock on Wood
    Eddie Floyd
    3:10E major
  10. 101965In the Midnight Hour
    Wilson Pickett
    2:37E major

Side C 9 tracks · 26:09

  1. 11966Dutch Top 40: peak position 9 in week 30 of 1966, 17 weeks in the chartRiver Deep
    Ike & Tina Turner
    3:35A♯ minor
  2. 21969Dutch Top 40: peak position 13 in week 10 of 1970, 6 weeks in the chartI Want You Back
    The Jackson 5
    2:56C minor
  3. 31965Uptight (Everything's Alright)
    Stevie Wonder
    2:54G♯ minor
  4. 41959Money (That's What I Want)
    Barrett Strong
    2:38F minor
  5. 51965I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)
    Four Tops
    2:40
  6. 61972The Night
    Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
    3:24D♯ major
  7. 71965Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)
    Frank Wilson
    2:22G major
  8. 81976Tainted Love
    Gloria Jones
    2:43G♯ minor
  9. 91962Green Onions
    Booker T. & the M.G.'s
    2:56G♯ minor

Side D 9 tracks · 28:03

  1. 11962Dutch Top 40: peak position 7 in week 15 of 1987, 7 weeks in the chartStand By Me
    Ben E. King
    2:55G♯ minor
  2. 21966Dutch Top 40: peak position 12 in week 26 of 1966, 11 weeks in the chartWhen a Man Loves a Woman
    Percy Sledge
    2:54A♯ minor
  3. 31964Try a Little Tenderness
    Otis Redding
    3:22D major
  4. 41964My Guy
    Mary Wells
    2:54G major
  5. 51964Don't Make Me Over
    Dionne Warwick
    3:20
  6. 61970Rainy Night in Georgia
    Brook Benton
    3:54
  7. 71952Dutch Top 40: peak position 6 in week 17 of 1992, 8 weeks in the chartMad About The Boy
    Dinah Washington
    3:03
  8. 81966Dutch Top 40: peak position 19 in week 30 of 1966, 6 weeks in the chartIt's A Man's, Man's, Man's World
    James Brown
    2:47A♯ minor
  9. 91965Feeling Good
    Nina Simone
    2:54D major

Side E 10 tracks · 27:30

  1. 11967Dutch Top 40: peak position 11 in week 29 of 1967, 12 weeks in the chartRespect
    Aretha Franklin
    2:28F♯ major
  2. 21965Rescue Me
    Fontella Bass
    2:51A major
  3. 31970Dutch Top 40: peak position 7 in week 45 of 1970, 6 weeks in the chartBand Of Gold
    Freda Payne
    2:58D major
  4. 41967Dutch Top 40: peak position 5 in week 42 of 1970, 9 weeks in the chartThe Tears Of A Clown
    Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
    3:02G♯ minor
  5. 51964Dancing In The Street
    Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
    2:45C♯ major
  6. 61964Dutch Top 40: peak position 8 in week 2 of 1965, 9 weeks in the chartBaby Love
    The Supremes
    2:38G♯ minor
  7. 71965A Lover's Concerto
    The Toys
    2:40D minor
  8. 81963On Broadway
    The Drifters
    3:01A♯ minor
  9. 91973I Can't Stand the Rain
    Ann Peebles
    2:30D♯ minor
  10. 101967Dutch Top 40: peak position 11 in week 43 of 1992, 6 weeks in the chartPiece of My Heart
    Erma Franklin
    2:37A♯ minor

Side F 8 tracks · 31:39

  1. 11972Dutch Top 40: peak position 5 in week 3 of 1973, 11 weeks in the chartPapa Was A Rollin' Stone
    The Temptations
    7:00F minor
  2. 21971Dutch Top 40: peak position 21 in week 3 of 1972, 6 weeks in the chartFamily Affair
    Sly & The Family Stone
    3:06F major
  3. 31970Move on Up
    Curtis Mayfield
    2:46F♯ major
  4. 41971Dutch Top 40: peak position 13 in week 51 of 1971, 8 weeks in the chartTheme From Shaft
    Isaac Hayes
    4:39G major
  5. 51970Dutch Top 40: peak position 18 in week 40 of 1970, 6 weeks in the chartWar
    Edwin Starr
    3:20D♯ minor
  6. 61969California Soul
    Marlena Shaw
    2:57D♯ minor
  7. 7Be Thankful for What You've Got
    William DeVaughn
    3:42B major
  8. 81972Could It Be I'm Falling in Love
    The Spinners
    4:10

Side G 8 tracks · 30:16

  1. 11971What's Going On
    Marvin Gaye
    3:53E minor
  2. 21971Let's Stay Together
    Al Green
    3:19A major
  3. 31971Dutch Top 40: peak position 21 in week 48 of 1971, 6 weeks in the chartAin't No Sunshine
    Bill Withers
    2:05A major
  4. 41972Dutch Top 40: peak position 9 in week 5 of 1973, 8 weeks in the chartMe and Mrs. Jones
    Billy Paul
    4:45
  5. 51972Dutch Top 40: peak position 18 in week 12 of 1973, 6 weeks in the chartIf You Don't Know Me by Now (feat. Teddy Pendergrass)
    Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, Teddy Pendergrass
    3:26D♯ major
  6. 61973Dutch Top 40: peak position 12 in week 27 of 1974, 7 weeks in the chartYou Make Me Feel Brand New
    The Stylistics
    4:48F♯ major
  7. 71970Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)
    The Delfonics
    3:21
  8. 81972Dutch Top 40: peak position 15 in week 15 of 1982, 2 weeks in the chartWhy Can't We Live Together
    Timmy Thomas
    4:38C major

Side H 7 tracks · 30:18

  1. 11973Dutch Top 40: peak position 3 in week 12 of 1973, 9 weeks in the chartKilling Me Softly With His Song
    Roberta Flack
    4:47
  2. 21974Dutch Top 40: peak position 9 in week 21 of 1975, 8 weeks in the chartLovin' You
    Minnie Riperton
    3:43
  3. 31976Dutch Top 40: peak position 14 in week 26 of 1977, 6 weeks in the chartFree
    Deniece Williams
    5:57
  4. 41973Dutch Top 40: peak position 4 in week 14 of 1974, 11 weeks in the chartWhen Will I See You Again
    The Three Degrees
    2:59
  5. 51973Dutch Top 40: peak position 27 in week 51 of 1973, 4 weeks in the chartMidnight Train to Georgia
    Gladys Knight & The Pips
    4:39G♯ minor
  6. 61977Dutch Top 40: peak position 5 in week 42 of 1977, 10 weeks in the chartFloat On
    The Floaters
    4:15F♯ major
  7. 71970Dutch Top 40: peak position 16 in week 48 of 1970, 6 weeks in the chartI'll Be There
    The Jackson 5
    3:58

Side I 8 tracks · 29:45

  1. 11970Ain't No Mountain High Enough
    Diana Ross
    3:35G major
  2. 21974Dutch Top 40: peak position 10 in week 2 of 1975, 7 weeks in the chartYou're The First, The Last, My Everything
    Barry White
    3:27C minor
  3. 31977Dutch Top 40: peak position 6 in week 14 of 1978, 13 weeks in the chartFantasy
    Earth, Wind & Fire
    3:46F♯ major
  4. 41973Summer Breeze, Pt. 1
    The Isley Brothers
    3:08D major
  5. 51974Ms. Grace
    The Tymes
    3:26A major
  6. 61972Love Train
    The O'Jays
    2:58G major
  7. 71974Dutch Top 40: peak position 1 in week 33 of 1974, 17 weeks in the chartRock Your Baby
    George McCrae
    3:20D♯ minor
  8. 81975Don't Leave Me This Way (feat. Teddy Pendergrass)
    Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, Teddy Pendergrass
    6:04G major

Side J 7 tracks · 35:41

  1. 11978Dutch Top 40: peak position 3 in week 40 of 1978, 12 weeks in the chartThree Times A Lady
    Commodores
    6:39
  2. 21977Dutch Top 40: peak position 14 in week 24 of 1978, 8 weeks in the chartWishing on a Star
    Rose Royce
    4:52C minor
  3. 31978Dutch Top 40: peak position 1 in week 27 of 1979, 13 weeks in the chartReunited
    Peaches & Herb
    5:45D♯ minor
  4. 41976Always and Forever
    Heatwave
    6:17
  5. 51973Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me
    Gladys Knight & The Pips
    3:45D♯ minor
  6. 62015The Greatest Love of All
    George Benson
    3:32
  7. 71973Let's Get It On
    Marvin Gaye
    4:51A♯ minor

Source of the Dutch Top 40 entries: top40.nl

Sound of NOW Presents... Classic Soul

NOW Presents... Classic Soul sounds more acoustic than the shelves on average, at a tempo around 118 bpm.

Quietest track: When a Man Loves a Woman · most energetic: Love Train

  • Tempo118 bpm · 122 bpm
  • Energy32% · 38%
  • Mood62% · 63%
  • Acoustic96% · 85%
  • Danceable45% · 47%

Across 85 tracks on the shelves. The mark and the small number: the average of the whole collection.

Frequently asked questions

When was NOW Presents... Classic Soul released?

NOW Presents... Classic Soul came out in 2023.

How many tracks are on NOW Presents... Classic Soul?

NOW Presents... Classic Soul has 85 tracks, 293 minutes in total, spread over ten vinyl sides.

Which tracks from NOW Presents... Classic Soul made the Dutch Top 40?

In all, 43 tracks from this album reached the Dutch Top 40: I Say a Little Prayer, I Heard It Through The Grapevine, I Was Made To Love Her, My Girl, The Tracks Of My Tears, (Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay and 37 others. The highest was Rock Your Baby, at number 1 in week 33 of 1974.

Which category is NOW Presents... Classic Soul in?

NOW Presents... Classic Soul is filed under genres and themes. On the home page, sorted by category, the album sits on that shelf, among the other albums in that category.

What do the percentages for the sound of NOW Presents... Classic Soul mean?

They come from an acoustic analysis of the recordings as they are on Spotify: per track a score from 0 to 100 for energy, danceability, mood and acoustic, plus the tempo and the key. They are the outcome of a model, not a measurement of the music itself; 93% acoustic means the model is fairly sure that mostly acoustic instruments are heard. The sound of the album is the average of its tracks, each track counting equally, and the comparison is with the average of all analysed tracks in the collection.

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