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Mind, Body and Soul

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"Mind, Body and Soul"
Single by Flaming Ember
from the album Westbound #9
B-side"Filet De Soul"
ReleasedSeptember 1969 (U.S.)
Recorded1969
GenreSoul
Length2:57
LabelHot Wax Records
Songwriter(s)R. Dunbar, E. Wayne
Producer(s)R. Dunbar
Flaming Ember singles chronology
"Mind, Body and Soul"
(1969)
"Shades of Green"
(1970)

"Mind, Body and Soul" is a song written by Ron Dunbar and “Edyth Wayne” (pseudonym for Holland, Dozier and Holland) and originally recorded by Detroit-based R&B group the Flaming Ember in 1969. It was the first of three singles released from their Westbound #9 LP.[1]

The song reached number 26 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number 19 on Cash Box.[2] In Canada, it spent two weeks at number 13.[3]

Chart history

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Chart (1969) Peak
position
Canada RPM Top Singles[3] 13
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 26
US Cash Box Top 100[2] 19

Other versions

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Jerry Walsh recorded a version of the song. Backed with "Early in the Morning", it was released on Allied International PPX 306.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Flaming Ember - Westbound #9". Discogs.com. 1970. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, November 29, 1969". Archived from the original on September 6, 2017. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1969-12-06. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  4. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  5. ^ AudioCulture - Allied International< Discography, Singles & EP's, Mind, Body & Soul / Early In The Morning
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