Soul Kind of Feeling

"Soul Kind of Feeling"
Single by Dynamic Hepnotics
from the album Take You Higher
B-side"Last to Know"
Released27 August 1984[1]
RecordedJanuary–March 1984
GenreSoul, pop/rock
Length3:54
LabelWhite Label
Songwriter(s)Robert Susz
Producer(s)Mark Sydow, Dynamic Hepnotics
Dynamic Hepnotics singles chronology
"I'll Make You"
(1984) 		"Soul Kind of Feeling"
(1984) 		"Gotta Be Wrong (Way to Love)"
(1984)

"Soul Kind of Feeling" was a single released in August 1984 by Australian soul music group Dynamic Hepnotics from their album Take You Higher. It was their highest charting hit, which appeared on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart in October 1984 and peaked at No. 5.[2] It charted higher in neighbourly country New Zealand, spending eight weeks in the top 10 and peaking at No. 3 on June 30, 1985. In 1986, "Soul Kind of Feeling" won the APRA Music Award for 'Most Performed Australasian Popular Work'.[3]

"Soul Kind of Feeling" was written by lead singer, Robert Susz.[4] The 12-inch single version, "Soul Kind of Feeling (12" Hepno Mix)" was remixed and extended from the earlier 7-inch single. Both were issued on Mushroom Records' White Label Records. In 1998, Mushroom released a three-track CD version.

The music video was directed by Fiona Cochrane.[5]

Other uses

The song featured prominently in the background in Australian soap opera Neighbours until the early nineties. The song was also performed in an episode of Home and Away by Dan Baker (Tim Campbell), at the reception of his wedding to Leah Patterson (Ada Nicodemou).[6]

Track listing

7" single version

  1. "Soul Kind of Feeling" (Robert Susz) – 3:54
  2. "Last to Know" (Andrew Silver) – 2:40

12" single version

  1. "Soul Kind of Feeling (12" Hepno Mix)" – 5:07
  2. "Last to Know" – 2:40

CD version

  1. "Soul Kind of Feeling" – 3:54
  2. "Last to Know" – 2:40
  3. "Gotta Be Wrong (Way to Love)" (Robert Susz) – 4:06

Credits and personnel

Dynamic Hepnotics

Credited to:[7][8]

  • Bruce Allen – saxophone
  • Allen Britton – bass guitar
  • Andrew Silver – guitar
  • Robert Souter – drums
  • Robert Susz – vocals, harmonica
  • Ian Dixon - trumpet, piccolo trumpet (guest)

Production

  • Producer – Mark Sydow, Dynamic Hepnotics
  • Engineer – Tony Cohen recorded at Alberts, Sydney
  • Mixing engineer – John Bee mixed at EMI Studios 301, Sydney
    • Remixer – John Bee, Mark Sydow (for 12" version)

Charts

References

  1. ^ "Kent Music Report No 531 – 27 August 1984 > Singles: New Releases". Kent Music Report. Retrieved 12 January 2022 – via Imgur.com.
  2. ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 99. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. ^ "1986 Winners - APRA Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 13 December 2011.
  4. ^ ""Soul Kind of Feeling" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  5. ^ Mousoulis, Bill. "Melbourne independent filmmakers > Fiona Cochrane". innersense.com.au. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Tim Campbell (Dan Baker) filmed his final scene with Home and Away last week". Yahoo!7. (Yahoo! and Network Seven). Archived from the original on 10 October 2008. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  7. ^ McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'The Dynamic Hepnotics'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 19 April 2004. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  8. ^ Holmgren, Magnus. "Dynamic Hepnotics". Passagen.se. Australian Rock Database. (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  9. ^ "Dynamic Hepnotics – Soul Kind of Feeling". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Kent Music Report No 548 – 31 December 1984 > National Top 100 Singles for 1984". Kent Music Report. Retrieved 12 January 2022 – via Imgur.com.