634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.)

{{Infobox song | name = 634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.) | cover = | alt = | type = single | artist = Wilson Pickett | album = The Exciting Wilson Pickett | B-side = That's a Man's Way | released = January 1966 | recorded = 1965 | studio = | venue = | genre = *R&B *soul | length = {{Duration|m=2|s=55}} | label = Atlantic | writer = Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd | producer = *Jim Stewart *Steve Cropper | prev_title = Don't Fight It | prev_year = 1965 | next_title = Ninety Nine and a Half (Won't Do) | next_year = 1966 }}

"'''634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.)'''" is a soul song written by Eddie Floyd and Steve Cropper. It was first recorded by Wilson Pickett on December 20, 1965<ref>Second Hand Songs website{{full citation needed|date=April 2026}}</ref> and included on his 1966 Atlantic Records album ''The Exciting Wilson Pickett'' with backing vocals by Patti LaBelle and the Blue Belles. The single reached number 1 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles chart and number 13 on the Hot 100 singles chart.<ref>{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=461}}</ref>

==Background== The phone number 634-5789 is a reference to the Marvelettes' 1962 hit "Beechwood 4-5789".<ref>{{cite web |title=Single Stories: Wilson Pickett, "634-5789" |url=https://www.rhino.com/article/single-stories-wilson-pickett-634-5789 |website=Rhino |access-date=5 January 2020}}</ref>

==Personnel== *Charles "Packy" Axton – tenor saxophone *Steve Cropper – guitar *Donald "Duck" Dunn – bass *Isaac Hayes – keyboards *Al Jackson Jr. – drums *Wayne Jackson – trumpet *Andrew Love – tenor saxophone *Floyd Newman – baritone saxophone *Wilson Pickett – vocals <ref>Pickett, Wilson, The Exciting Wilson Pickett, Atlantic #8129, released 1966. Notes from Atlantic CD released 1993</ref>

==Chart performance== {| class="wikitable sortable" !Chart (1966) !Peak<br>position |- |UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)<ref>{{cite web|title=officialcharts.com|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/12003/wilson-pickett/|website=officialcharts.com|accessdate=December 25, 2021}}</ref> |align="center"|36 |- |US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite book |title= Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012 |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2013 |publisher=Record Research |page=115}}</ref> |align="center"|13 |- |US Top Selling Rhythm & Blues Singles (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=84}}</ref> |align="center"|1 |}

==Tina Turner version== {{Infobox song | name = 634-5789 | cover = Tina Turner - 6345-789.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Tina Turner & Robert Cray | album = Tina Live in Europe | B-side = "Help!" (Live) | released = 1989 | recorded = 1986 | studio = | venue = | genre = Pop, Soul, Rock, R&B | length = 3:05 | label = Capitol | writer = Eddie Floyd<br /> Steve Cropper | producer = John Hudson | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = | next_year = | misc = {{Extra chronology | artist = Tina Turner singles | type = single | prev_title = Tonight (Live) | prev_year = 1988 | title = 634-5789 (live) | year = 1989 | next_title = The Best | next_year = 1989 }} }}

Tina Turner recorded a live version of the track in 1986 as part of a segment in her ''Break Every Rule'' TV special, in which she interpreted classic soul songs with guitarist and singer Robert Cray, including "634-5789", Sam Cooke's "A Change Is Gonna Come" and Wilson Pickett's "Land of a Thousand Dances" and "In the Midnight Hour". The four tracks were later included on her 1988 album ''Tina Live in Europe'' and "634-5789", sung as a duet with Cray, was also issued as a single in certain territories, reaching number 14 on the Dutch singles chart. The B-sides were "Private Dancer" and "Help!", both taken from the ''Tina Live in Europe'' album.

===Chart performance=== {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" !scope="col"| Chart (1989) !scope="col"| Peak<br>position |- {{singlechart|Flanders|23|artist=Tina Turner & Robert Cray|song=634-5789|rowheader=true|access-date=September 28, 2015}} |- {{singlechart|Dutch40|15|artist=Tina Turner|rowheader=true|access-date=April 1, 2023}} |- {{singlechart|Dutch100|14|artist=Tina Turner & Robert Cray|song=634-5789|rowheader=true|access-date=September 28, 2015}} |- |}

==Other recordings== The song has also been recorded by: Otis Redding, Ry Cooder, Bon Jovi, Johnny Van Zant, Tower of Power, Trace Adkins, The Elgins, Rare Earth, and Sam & Dave.

==Popular culture== *Eddie Floyd and Wilson Pickett performed "634-5789" in the 1998 movie ''Blues Brothers 2000'', appearing as the proprietors of "Ed's Love Exchange" which, according to the storyline in the movie, could be reached at 1-900-634-5789 (a reference to phone sex lines).

==See also== *"853-5937" *"867-5309/Jenny" *Fictitious telephone number

==References== {{Reflist}}

Category:1966 songs Category:1966 singles Category:1988 singles Category:Atlantic Records singles Category:Wilson Pickett songs Category:Tina Turner songs Category:Songs about telephone calls Category:Songs written by Steve Cropper Category:Songs written by Eddie Floyd Category:Song recordings produced by Steve Cropper Category:The Blues Brothers songs