| The Sounds of Simon | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1971 | |||
| Recorded |
Music City Studios ( Nashville, Tennessee) | |||
| Genre | Soul, R&B | |||
| Label | Spring | |||
| Producer | John Richbourg, Joe Simon | |||
| Joe Simon chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  
[1] |
The Sounds of Simon is the sixth studio album recorded by American singer Joe Simon, released in 1971 on the Spring Records label.
Chart performance
The album peaked at No. 9 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached No. 153 on the Billboard 200. The album features the singles "Your Time to Cry", which peaked at No. 3 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 40 on the Billboard Hot 100, and " Help Me Make It Through the Night", which reached No. 13 on the Hot Soul Singles Chart and No. 69 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "To Lay Down Beside You" | Tim Drummond | 3:15 |
| 2. | " I Can't See Nobody" | Robin Gibb, Barry Gibb | 4:15 |
| 3. | " Most of All" | Buddy Buie, J. R. Cobb | 2:40 |
| 4. | "No More Me" | Cecil Doty | 2:29 |
| 5. | "Your Time to Cry" | Joe Simon, Raeford Gerald, Dock Price, Jr. | 2:57 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | " Help Me Make It Through the Night" | Kris Kristofferson | 2:40 |
| 7. | " My Woman, My Woman, My Wife" | Marty Robbins | 4:34 |
| 8. | "I Love You More (Than Anything)" | Joe Simon, Raeford Gerald, Dock Price, Jr. | 2:05 |
| 9. | "Georgia Blue" | Larry Neal | 2:52 |
| 10. | "All My Hard Times" | Joe South | 2:38 |
Charts
| Chart (1971) | Peak [2] |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 153 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 9 |
- Singles
| Year | Single | Peaks | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
US [2] |
US R&B [2] | ||
| 1970 | "Your Time to Cry" | 40 | 3 |
| 1971 | "Help Me Make It Through the Night" | 69 | 13 |
| "To Lay Down Beside You" | — | — | |
| "All My Hard Times" | 93 | 19 | |
| "Georgia Blue" | — | ||
References
- ^ The Sounds of Simon review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
- ^ a b c "US Charts > Joe Simon". Billboard. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
External links
- The Sounds of Simon at Discogs (list of releases)
