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Arthur Lee Conley (January 4, 1946 – November 17, 2003) was a U.S. soul singer, best known for 
the 1967 hit "Sweet Soul Music". In 1964, he moved to a new label (Baltimore's Ru-Jac Records) 
and released "I'm a Lonely Stranger". When Otis Redding heard this, he asked Conley to record a new 
version, which was released on Redding's own fledgling label Jotis Records, as only its second release.
Conley met Redding in 1967. Together they rewrote the Sam Cooke song "Yeah Man" into "Sweet Soul 
Music", which, at Redding's insistence, was released on the Atco-distributed label Fame Records, and 
was recorded at FAME studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. It proved to be a massive hit, going to the 
number two position on the U.S. charts and the Top Ten across much of Europe. "Sweet Soul Music" sold 
over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. After several years of hits singles in the early 
1970s, he relocated to England in 1975, and spent several years in Belgium, settling in Amsterdam 
(Netherlands) in spring 1977. At the beginning of 1980 he had some major performances as Lee Roberts 
and the Sweaters in the Ganzenhoef, Paradiso, De Melkweg and the Concertgebouw, and was highly 
successful. At the end of 1980 he moved to the Dutch town of Ruurlo legally changing his name to 
Lee Roberts—his middle name and his mother's maiden name. He promoted new music via his Art-Con 
Productions company. Amongst the bands he promoted was the heavy metal band Shockwave from 
The Hague. A live performance on January 8, 1980, featuring Lee Roberts & the Sweaters, was released 
as an album entitled Soulin' in 1988. Conley died from intestinal cancer in Ruurlo, Netherlands aged 57 
in November 2003. He was buried in Vorden.

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01. Sweet Soul Music 2:20
02. Funky Street 2:25
03. Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da 3:01
04. Shake, Rattle And Roll 2:22
05. Aunt Dora's Love Soul Shack 2:51
06. Hearsay 2:19
07. People Sure Act Funny 2:10
08. Who's Foolin' Who 2:28
09. I Got A Feeling 2:24
10. I Can't Stop (No, No, No) 2:25
11. Something You Got 2:33
12. Stuff You Gotta Watch 2:14
13. That Can't Be My Baby 2:23
14. Run On 2:10
15. Shin-A-Ling 2:18
16. I'm A Lonely Stranger 2:45
17. Is That You Love 2:36
18. Speak Her Name 2:40
19. Take A Step 2:13
20. Take Me (Just As I Am) 2:58
21. Take This Love Of Mine 3:23
22. Otis Sleeps On 2:45