# Soul Shadows

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For the song, see [*Bill Withers' Greatest Hits*](/source/Bill_Withers'_Greatest_Hits).

***Soul Shadows*** is the sixteenth solo [studio album](/source/Studio_album) by the English singer-songwriter [Paul Carrack](/source/Paul_Carrack). It was originally released in 2016 on Carrack's own Carrack-UK label.

Carrack's former [Squeeze](/source/Squeeze_(band)) bandmate [Chris Difford](/source/Chris_Difford) co-wrote one track. The album was co-produced by Carrack and long-time associate [Peter Van Hooke](/source/Peter_Van_Hooke), who is Carrack's former [Mike + The Mechanics](/source/Mike_%2B_The_Mechanics) bandmate.

*Soul Shadows* reached #25 on the UK album charts during a six-week chart stay in 2016. This makes it the highest-charting album of Carrack's solo career, including compilations.[1]

## Reception

Lee Zimmerman of *[Blurt](/source/Blurt_(magazine))* claimed *Soul Shadows* "reflects the UK rocker’s love for authentic American soul music ... (Carrack) sings with the kind of conviction that would make [Al Green](/source/Al_Green), [Otis Redding](/source/Otis_Redding) and [Wilson Pickett](/source/Wilson_Pickett) nod their heads with approval."[2]

In a mixed-to-positive review, [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)'s Stephen Thomas Erlewine says of *Soul Shadows* that "the real human touch comes from Carrack's voice, which is as warm and easy as ever while also benefiting from the gentle assurance of an old master ... if the songs don't necessarily hook, this certainly is a mellow good time."[3]

## Personnel

**Musicians**

- [Paul Carrack](/source/Paul_Carrack) – vocals, acoustic piano (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 11), [clavinet](/source/Clavinet) (1, 5, 8, 9), [Hammond organ](/source/Hammond_organ) (1–3, 5, 6, 8–11), guitars (1–10), bass (1–4, 6–11), [vibraphone](/source/Vibraphone) (1–3, 7, 11), electric piano (3, 8), [melodica](/source/Melodica) (3), drums (3), [Wurlitzer electric piano](/source/Wurlitzer_electric_piano) (6, 9), [harmonica](/source/Harmonica) (6, 7), [washboard](/source/Washboard_(musical_instrument)) (7, 10), [maracas](/source/Maracas) (10), acoustic guitars (11), [baritone guitar](/source/Baritone_guitar) (11)
- Jack Carrack – drums (1, 2, 4–10), handclaps (3)
- [Peter Van Hooke](/source/Peter_Van_Hooke) – percussion (1–9), handclaps (3), drums (11)
- [Pee Wee Ellis](/source/Pee_Wee_Ellis) – saxophones (1, 3, 9, 10), horn arrangements (3)
- Alistair White – trombone (1, 3, 9)
- [Paul Spong](/source/Paul_Spong) – trumpet (1, 3, 9)

**Orchestra (Tracks 1, 4, 5, 8, 9 & 11)**

- Richard Niles – orchestrations (1, 9, 11)
- David Cullen – orchestrations (4, 5, 8)
- Everton Nelson – orchestra leader
- Isobel Griffiths – orchestra contractor
- Susie Gillis – orchestra contracting assistant

**Brass and woodwinds (4, 5, 8, 11)**

- Anna Noakes – [alto flute](/source/Alto_flute)
- Karen Jones – [flute](/source/Flute)
- Andy Wood – [bass trombone](/source/Bass_trombone)
- Richard Edwards – [tenor trombone](/source/Tenor_trombone)
- [Mark Nightengale](/source/Mark_Nightengale) – tenor trombone
- John Barclay – [flugelhorn](/source/Flugelhorn)

**Strings**

- Ian Burdge – first cello
- Chris Worsey – cello
- Vicky Matthews – cello (1, 9, 11)
- Hugh Webb – [harp](/source/Harp) (4, 5, 8, 11)
- Bill Hawkes – first viola
- Nick Barr – viola
- Steve Wright – viola
- Everton Nelson – lead first violin
- Alison Dods – first violin
- Oliver Langford – first violin
- Matthew Ward – first violin
- Nicky Sweeney – first violin (1, 9, 11)
- Richard George – second lead violin
- Simon Baggs – second violin
- Chris Tombling – second violin
- Julian Tear – second violin (1, 9, 11)
- Rose Warren-Green – second violin (1, 9, 11)

**Production**

- Paul Carrack – producer, recording
- Peter Van Hooke – producer
- Graham Bonnett – recording, mixing
- Geoff Foster – string recording (1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11) at [Air Lyndhurst](/source/Air_Lyndhurst) (London, UK)
- Paul Cox – photography
- Ruth Rowland – hand lettering
- Ian Ross – design
- Paul Carrack, Jack Carrack, Peter Van Hooke, Angela Hunnicutt and Dave Robinson – montage photos

## References

1. ["PAUL CARRACK - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company"](http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/24176/paul-carrack/). *www.officialcharts.com*

1. Zimmerman, Lee (12 February 2016). ["PAUL CARRACK – Soul Shadows"](http://blurtonline.com/review/paul-carrack-soul-shadows). *[Blurt](/source/Blurt_(magazine))*. Retrieved 25 March 2018.

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