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.
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.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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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 |
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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 |
Chart (1971) | Peak [2] |
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U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 153 |
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 9 |
Year | Single | Peaks | |
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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" | — |
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 | ||||
|
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.
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.
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 |
Chart (1971) | Peak [2] |
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U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 153 |
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 9 |
Year | Single | Peaks | |
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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" | — |