Soul Train - Theme Music

Theme Music

Soul Train used various original and current music for theme songs during its run, including

  • 1971–73: "Soul Train (Hot Potato)" by King Curtis (Curtis Ousley) and later redone by the Rimshots as "Soul Train, Parts 1&2."
  • 1973–75: "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)," composed by Gamble and Huff and recorded by Philadelphia soul studio group MFSB with vocals by the Three Degrees. Released as a single, this song became a pop and R&B radio hit in 1974 and the show's best-known theme.
  • 1975–76: "Soul Train ’75" by the Soul Train Gang, which was later released as a single for the newly formed Soul Train Records
  • 1976–78: "Soul Train ’76 (Get on Board)," also by the Soul Train Gang
  • 1978–80: "Soul Train Theme ’79," produced by the Hollywood Disco Jazz Band with vocals by the Waters
  • 1980–83: "Up on Soul Train," first by the Waters and later by the Whispers, whose version appears in their 1980 album Imagination.
  • 1983–87: "Soul Train's a Comin'" by R&B artist O'Bryan
  • 1987–89: "TSOP ’87," a remake of the original "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)," composed and produced by George Duke
  • 1989–93: "TSOP ’89," a remixed version of "TSOP ’87," also by George Duke
  • 1993–99: "Soul Train ’93" (Know You Like to Dance)" by the hip hop group Naughty by Nature with a saxophone solo by Everette Harp
  • 2000–06: "TSOP 2000," with rap vocals by hip hop artist Samson and music by Dr. Freeze, and again featuring an Everette Harp saxophone solo. However, a portion of "Know You Like to Dance" was still used in the show's second-half opening segment during this period.

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