"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]

"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
Songwriter(s)R. Dunbar, E. Wayne
Producer(s)R. Dunbar
Flaming Ember singles chronology
"Mind, Body and Soul"
(1969)
"Shades of Green"
(1970)

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 edit

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

References edit

  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

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