American Idol Season 3: Greatest Soul Classics

American Idol Season 3: Greatest Soul Classics is a soul music compilation that was released on April 27, 2004.[1] It contains one cover song from each of the twelve finalists of the third season of American Idol and one ensemble.

American Idol Season 3: Greatest Soul Classics
Compilation album by
American Idol Season 3 finalists
ReleasedApril 27, 2004
GenrePop, Soul
LabelRCA
ProducerJames McMillan, Evan Rogers, Carl Sturken
American Idol chronology
Season 2: All-Time Classic American Love Songs
(2003)		 American Idol Season 3: Greatest Soul Classics
(2004)		 Season 4: The Showstoppers
(2005)

The album debuted at No. 10 on the Nielsen Soundscan album chart and sold 55,300 the first week.[2] It was certified gold on August 4, 2004 for shipment of 500,000,[3] but sold only 266,000 by 2006.[4]

Track listing
  1. "Chain of Fools" (Aretha Franklin) – 3:17 Fantasia Barrino
  2. "Me and Mrs. Jones" (Billy Paul) –4:35 George Huff
  3. "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (Gladys Knight and the Pips) – 3:23 Diana DeGarmo
  4. "If You Don't Know Me By Now" (Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes) – 3:27 LaToya London
  5. "Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)" (Gladys Knight & the Pips) – 4:14 Jennifer Hudson
  6. "You Make Me Feel Brand New" (The Stylistics) – 4:35 Amy Adams
  7. "(Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay" (Otis Redding) – 2:58 Matthew Rogers
  8. "Midnight Train to Georgia" (Gladys Knight & the Pips) – 3:23 Jasmine Trias
  9. "My Girl" (The Temptations) – 3:04 Jon Peter Lewis
  10. "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" (Aretha Franklin) – 3:34 Camile Velasco
  11. "Betcha by Golly Wow!" (The Stylistics) – 3:11 Leah LaBelle
  12. "You Are Everything" (The Stylistics) – 2:39 John Stevens
  13. "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell) – 2:42 American Idol Season 3 Finalists

References
  1. 'American Idol' Top 12 finalists to release "Greatest Soul Classics" album on April 27
  2. 'American Idol 3' CD sells only 55% of 'Idol 2' units in debut but places #10
  3. "RIAA search - American Idol". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2010-12-02.
  4. Idol anthology: Best initial sales ever
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