Ahh sweet Northern Soul. There’s such an abundance of great songs from that it seems like I come across a song I deem as my new favorite on a bi-weekly basis. As I was driving home yesterday I tuned into the local ‘Superhits’ station 650 CISL and heard a gem of a song called ‘Soulful Strut’ by 60’s soul and jazz instrumental ensemble Young Holt Unlimited. The tune was stuck in my head the entire evening so I had to investigate further. Turns out this was a very popular song back in the day, hitting #3 on 1968’s Hot 100 and subsequently re-recorded (with vocals) by quite a few artists, some notable (Dusty Springfield) and others not so much (Joss Stone). I’ve posted 4 different versions at the break for your soulful strutting pleasure.

Soulful Strut - Young Holt Unlimited

Dusty Springfield - Am I The Same Girl?

Swing Out Sister - Am I The Same Girl?

Joss Stone - Don’t Cha Wanna Ride (not a cover, just uses the instrumental)