Soul Train
Specials
Since 1971, "Soul Train" has been the "American Bandstand" of the African-American community. Even today, "Soul Train" continues to be the showcase of urban artists and their chart-topping singles. The program also continues to be the place for beautiful dancers and their dance moves, though the dance and the dancers' attire are a bit more risque due to the changing times.
Where to Watch Specials
16 Episodes
- The Best of Soul Train - Vol. 1E1
The Best of Soul Train - Vol. 1Episode 119, Original Air Date: December 14, 1974 1. The Isley Brothers - That Lady (Part 1) 2. The Isley Brothers - Live It Up Part 1 3. The Isley Brothers - Summer Breeze (Part 1) 4. Graham Central Station - Release Yourself / Soul Train Dancers Episode 142, Original Air Date: May 24, 1975 5. Barry White - Can’t Get Enough of Your Love, Babe 6. Love Unlimited Orchestra - Love’s Theme 7. Barry White - What Am I Gonna Do with You 8. Barry White - You’re the First, the Last, My Everything Episode 89, Original Air Date: February 16, 1974 9. Marvin Gaye - Come Get to This 10. Marvin Gaye - Distant Lover 11. Marvin Gaye - Let’s Get It On Episode 105, Original Air Date: June 29, 1974 12. Sly & the Family Stone - I Want to Take You Higher 13. Earth, Wind & Fire - Mighty Mighty / Soul Train Dancers 14. Sly & the Family Stone - Dance to the Music Episode 33, Original Air Date: October 7, 1972 15. Gladys Knight & the Pips -I Heard It through the Grapevine 16. The O’Jays - Back Stabbers Episode 314, Original Air Date: December 1, 1979 17. Aretha Franklin - Respect / Soul Train Dancers Episode 56, Original Air Date: April 14, 1973 18. Aretha Franklin - Rock Steady - The Best of Soul Train - Vol. 2E2
The Best of Soul Train - Vol. 2Episode 37, Original Air Date: November 4, 1972 1. Bill Withers - Use Me 2. Bill Withers - Lean on Me 3. Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes - If You Don’t Know Me by Now Episode 316, Original Air Date: December 15, 1979 4. Commodores - Still 5. Commodores - Three Times a Lady 6. Commodores - Sail On Episode 45, Original Air Date: January 6, 1973 7. Curtis Mayfield - Pusherman 8. War - The Cisco Kid / Soul Train Dancers 9. The Main Ingredient - Everybody Plays the Fool 10. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly Episode 49, Original Air Date: February 10, 1973 11. James Brown - Get on the Good Foot—Part 1 12. James Brown - Try Me 13. James Brown - Get Up (I Feel Like Being Like a) Sex Machine (Part 1) 14. James Brown - Super Bad (Part 1 & Part 2) - The Best of Soul Train - Vol. 3E3
The Best of Soul Train - Vol. 3Episode 671, Original Air Date: September 21, 1991 1. The O’Jays - Love Train / Soul Train Dancers 2. Stevie Wonder - My Cherie Amour (Medley) 3. Stevie Wonder - Sir Duke (Medley) 4. Stevie Wonder - I Wish (Medley) 5. Stevie Wonder - These Three Words (Medley) Episode 314, Original Air Date: December 1, 1979 6. Aretha Franklin - I Was Made for You 7. Aretha Franklin and Smokey Robinson - Ooo Baby Baby 8. Aretha Franklin - Respect / Soul Train Dancers Episode 235, Original Air Date: November 5, 1977 9. Teddy Pendergrass - The Whole Town’s Laughing at Me 10. Teddy Pendergrass - I Don’t Love You Anymore 11. Commodores - Brick House / Soul Train Dancers Episode 207, Original Air Date: January 22, 1977 12. Lou Rawls - You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine 13. L.T.D. - Love Ballad 14. Lou Rawls - From Now On Episode 35, Original Air Date: October 21, 1972 15. The Jackson 5 - I Want You Back 16. The Jackson 5 - Corner of the Sky 17. Jermaine Jackson - Daddy’s Home 18. The Jackson 5 - Lookin’ through the Windows - The Best of Soul Train - Vol. 4E4
The Best of Soul Train - Vol. 4Episode 405, Original Air Date: November 27, 1982 1. Luther Vandross - A House Is Not a Home 2. Luther Vandross and Cheryl Lynn - If This World Were Mine Episode 93, Original Air Date: April 13, 1974 3. The Stylistics - Betcha by Golly, Wow 4. The Stylistics - You Make Me Feel Brand New 5. Bobby Womack - Lookin’ for a Love 6. The Moments - Sexy Mama / Soul Train Dancers Episode 51, Original Air Date: February 24, 1973 7. Spinners - I’ll Be Around 8. Spinners - Could It Be I’m Falling in Love 9. War - The World Is a Ghetto / Soul Train Dancers Episode 107, Original Air Date: September 7, 1974 10. George McCrae - Rock Your Baby 11. Rufus - Tell Me Something Good 12. Franklin Ajaye - Comedy Routine 13. Billy Preston - Nothing from Nothing 14. War - Ballero / Soul Train Dancers Episode 26, Original Air Date: March 25, 1972 15. Wilson Pickett - Fire and Water 16. War - All Day Music 17. Wilson Pickett - Don’t Knock My Love Pt. 1 18. War - Slippin’ into Darkness - The Best of Soul Train - Vol. 5E5
The Best of Soul Train - Vol. 5Episode 11, Original Air Date: December 11, 1971 1. Jean Knight - Mr. Big Stuff 2. The Delfonics - Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time) Episode 12, Original Air Date: December 18, 1971 3. The Chi-Lites - (For God’s Sake) Give More Power to the People 4. The Chi-Lites - Have You Seen Her 5. The Originals - The Bells 6. Joe Tex - I Gotcha Episode 17, Original Air Date: January 22, 1972 7. The Honey Cone - Want Ads 8. The Persuaders - Thin Line between Love & Hate 9. Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band - Scorpio / Soul Train Dancers Episode 52, Original Air Date: March 3, 1973 10. Al Green - You Ought to Be with Me 11. Al Green - For the Good Times 12. Al Green - Love and Happiness Episode 25, Original Air Date: March 18, 1972 13. The Chi-Lites - Oh Girl 14. Edwin Starr - War - The Best of Soul Train - Vol. 6E6
The Best of Soul Train - Vol. 6Episode 30, Original Air Date: April 22, 1972 1. Ike & Tina Turner - I Want to Take You Higher 2. Jerry Butler - I Only Have Eyes for You 3. Ike & Tina Turner - Proud Mary Episode 39, Original Air Date: November 18, 1972 4. Joe Simon - Power of Love 5. The Sylvers - Wish That I Could Talk to You 6. Billy Paul - Me and Mrs. Jones Episode 67, Original Air Date: August 11, 1973 7. The Temptations - Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone 8. Four Tops - Ain’t No Woman (Like the One I’ve Got) 9. The O’Jays - Love Train Episode 159, Original Air Date: November 22, 1975 10. Esther Phillips - What a Diff’rence a Day Makes 11. Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes - Bad Luck (Part 1) 12. Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes - Wake Up Everybody (Part 1) Episode 312, Original Air Date: November 17, 1979 13. Smokey Robinson & the Miracles - The Tears of a Clown / Soul Train Dancers 14. Smokey Robinson - Cruisin’ 15. Smokey Robinson - Get Ready / Dance Routine - The Best of Soul Train - Vol. 7E7
The Best of Soul Train - Vol. 7Episode 78, Original Air Date: November 10, 1973 1. Tower of Power - So Very Hard to Go 2. Pointer Sisters - Yes We Can Can 3. Tower of Power - What Is Hip? 4. The O’Jays - Put Your Hands Together / Soul Train Dancers Episode 96, Original Air Date: May 4, 1974 5. Gladys Knight & the Pips - On and On 6. The O’Jays - For the Love of Money / Soul Train Dancers 7. Gladys Knight & the Pips - Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye) Episode 116, Original Air Date: November 9, 1974 8. Ecstasy, Passion & Pain - Good Things Don’t Last Forever 9. Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting / Soul Train Dancers 10. B.T. Express - Do It (’Til You’re Satisfied) 11. Ohio Players - Skin Tight Episode 176, Original Air Date: March 20, 1976 12. Donna Summer - Love to Love You Baby 13. The O’Jays - Livin’ for the Weekend / Soul Train Dancers 14. Johnnie Taylor - Disco Lady 15. Rufus featuring Chaka Khan - Dance wit Me / Soul Train Dancers - The Best of Soul Train - Vol. 8E8
The Best of Soul Train - Vol. 8Episode 4, Original Air Date: October 23, 1971 1. The Staple Singers - Respect Yourself 2. Freda Payne - Band of Gold 3. Isaac Hayes - Theme from Shaft / Soul Train Dancers Episode 7, Original Air Date: November 13, 1971 4. Martha & the Vandellas - Dancing in the Street 5. Aretha Franklin - Rock Steady / Soul Train Dancers 6. The Intruders - Cowboys to Girls Episode 47, Original Air Date: January 27, 1973 7. Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now 8. The O’Jays - Love Train / Soul Train Dancers 9. Brighter Side of Darkness - Love Jones Episode 86, Original Air Date: January 12, 1974 10. Kool & the Gang - Funky Stuff 11. Kool & the Gang - Jungle Boogie Episode 118, Original Air Date: December 7, 1974 12. Carl Carlton - Everlasting Love 13. LaBelle - Lady Marmalade Episode 222, Original Air Date: May 7, 1977 14. Marvin Gaye - Got to Give It Up (Pt. I) This episode features a basketball game between Don Cornelius and Marvin Gaye, with special guest star Smokey Robinson as the official. - Best of Soul Train - Vol. 9E16
Best of Soul Train - Vol. 9Original Air Date: March 23, 1987 1. Cameo Word Up 2. Whitney Houston ~ You Give Good Love 3. Luther Vandross and Dionne Warwick ~ My Cherie Amour 4. Luther Vandross and Dionne Warwick ~ You Are the Sunshine of My Life 5. Luther Vandross and Dionne Warwick ~ All in Love Is Fair 6. Luther Vandross and Dionne Warwick ~ I Just Called to Say I Love You 7. Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder, Luther Vandross, Whitney Houston ~ That's What Friends Are For 8. Luther Vandross ~ So Amazing 9. Vanessa Bell Armstrong, Andrae Crouch, Sandra Crouch, Shirley Caesar, Tramaine Hawkins, Edwin Hawkins and the Edwin Hawkins Singers, The Williams Brothers, Cissy Houston, The Winans ~ Oh Mary Don't You Weep