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- Into My Soul
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Kirk Whalum
Released 2003

Do You Feel Me
04:53
5,056 plays

Into My Soul
04:57
3,186 plays

Hold On I'm Coming
04:14
2,532 plays

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- 1
- Do You Feel Me
- 04:53
- 5,056 plays

- 2
- Into My Soul
- 04:57
- 3,186 plays

- 3
- Hold On I'm Coming
- 04:14
- 2,532 plays

- 4
- Another Beautiful Day
- 03:54
- 2,206 plays

- 5
- Hoddamile
- 04:34
- 2,188 plays

- 6
- I Loved You In Memphis
- 04:53
- 1,861 plays

- 7
- That's All Right
- 04:01
- 1,738 plays

- 8
- Memphis Reason
- 05:06
- 1,703 plays

- 9
- Club Paradise
- 04:22
- 1,873 plays

- 10
- You Had Me At Hello
- 04:24
- 2,125 plays

- 11
- Me, Me & You
- 08:38
- 1,869 plays

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album review

Featuring an organic mix of straightforward R&B, Into My Soul finds alto saxophonist Kirk Whalum on what is ostensibly his Memphis album. Whalum -- a Memphis native -- does evince a Stax-style soulfulness, but he keeps the arrangements and his own playing mild and light despite the album's more natural acoustic production style. The title track, a funky midtempo ballad that recalls the simple elegance of Grover Washington, Jr., is a standout. Similarly, the funky "Hoddamile (Hot or Mild)" gets by nicely with a catchy melody and guest spots by trumpeter Rick Braun and guitarist Norman Brown. And the raw and soulful "That's All Right" -- featuring vocals by Kevin Whalum -- turns the Arthur Crudup-penned Elvis classic into a raw Tony! Toni! Toné!-meets-Sam Cooke rave-up. The rest of Into My Soul is pleasant, but falls short of a Whalum smooth jazz masterpiece. ~ Matt Collar, All Music Guide