Soul Story

Soul Story is an album by organist Charles Earland which was recorded in 1971 and released on the Prestige label.

Soul Story
Studio album by Charles Earland
Released	1971
Recorded	April 3 and May 3, 1971
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	34:37
Label	Prestige PR 10018
Producer	Charles Earland
Charles Earland chronology
Living Black! (1970) Soul Story (1971) Intensity (1972)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars.

Track listing

All compositions by Charles Earland except where noted

1. "Betty's Dilemma" – 8:12
2. "Love Story" (Francis Lai) – 10:10
3. "One for Scotty" – 6:55
4. "My Scorpio Lady" – 2:20
5. "I Was Made to Love Her" (Stevie Wonder, Lula Mae Hardaway, Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy) – 2:50
6. "Happy Medium" – 4:10

Personnel

• Charles Earland – organ, vocals
• Gary Chandler (tracks 1 & 2), Virgil Jones (tracks 3–6) – trumpet
• Clifford Adams Jr. – trombone (tracks 3–6)
• Jimmy Vass – flute, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone (tracks 1 & 2)
• Arthur Grant – tenor saxophone, flute (tracks 3–6)
• Houston Person – tenor saxophone (tracks 1 & 2)
• Maynard Parker – guitar
• Jesse Kilpatrick Jr. (tracks 1 & 2), Billy "Kentucky" Wilson (tracks 3–6) – drums
• Buddy Caldwell – congas, tambourine (tracks 1 & 2)
• Arthur Jenkins – congas (tracks 3–6)