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Hi all,

there are many dance Soul songs that evoke the concept of 'the power', Love Power' or even 'Soul Power' more specifically.  Examples jump to mind by The Esquires, Lee Rogers, Willie Hutch, Chubby Checker and more.  It extends into 'Powerful Love', a concept in a few songs with Joe Tex notable.

Examples are welcome, I think there's a fair few songs that mention 'the power' in some form.  So to get us going here's a very early Willie Hutch song and 'Can't Fight The Power'.

 

So get involved, get into it.... it's Soul Power!

 

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"Chicano Power - Thee Midnighters" ... La Raza.

"Socking Soul Power - Simtec Simmons and Wylie Dixon" ... Toddlin' Town.

"The Power of a Woman - Spencer Wiggins" ... Goldwax.

"Green Power - "Jesse James" ... 20th Century Fox.

"Green Power - Lewis Clark" ...  Fuller.

"Green Power - Katie Briggs" ... Columbia.

"Soul Power - Abraham and the Casanovas" ... Murco.

"Power of Love -Amanda Humphrey" ... USA Records.

"The Power of Love - Kitty Love"  ... Dade.

 

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"You've Got The Power" - Gail Wynters - Hickory.  (big record in the venues around the mid 70's)

"Sock Some Love Power To Me" - Lee Rogers - Premium Stuff

 

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"Fight The Power" by Isley Brothers

My favorite Mighty Clouds Of Joy album is "Truth Is The Power" but the title album is not the title of no one track on the LP ("That's What Friends Are Made For" and "God Is Not Dead" are fantastic… the voice of Joe Ligon, RIP, is "da bomb"!)

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3 hours ago, the yank said:

The Joe Simon  "Power Of Love" (Gamble/Huff/Simon) hasn't been mentioned before.

Here's a few more for the list - 

War- "You've Got The Power"

Stephanie Mills- " I Have Learned To Respect The Power Of Love" 

And there's another "Power Of Love" one by Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes from their album "Now Is The Time" (ABC, 1977) a gospel infected track:

 

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