Season 3 1973 - 1974

The Intruders - "I'll Always Love My Mama" and "I Wanna Know Your Name."
Foster Sylvers - "Misdemeanor" & "Hey Little Girl."

Mandrill - "Hang Loose" and "Get It All."

The Whispers - "Feel Like Comin' Home" and "I Only Meant to Wet My Feet."

In an interview segment, Isaac Hayes talks about his marriage.

Fred Wesley & the J.B.'s "Doing it to Death" & "If You Don't Get it the First Time."
Lyn Collins - "Take Me as I Am"
Sly, the Slick & the Wicked - "Sho' Nuff"

The Sylvers perform "Stay Away from Me" and "Through The Love In My Heart."
Los Angeles mayor Thomas Bradley presents scholarships to the winners of a dance contest.

The Isley Brothers - "That Lady, Pt. 1 & 2," "Listen To The Music" and "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight."
Betty Wright - "Gimme Back My Man" and "Let Me Be Your Lovemaker."
Jr. Walker and the All-Stars - "Peace & Understanding Is Hard To Find."

Eddie Kendricks - "Keep on Truckin'"
The Dramatics - "Hey You! Get Off My Mountain"
Rufus featuring Chaka Khan - "Keep It Coming"

B.B. King - "To Know You Is to Love You."
The Moments - "My Thing" and "Gotta Find a Way."

Bloodstone - "Natural High"
Lee Charles - "I Just Want to Be Loved"
The Four Tops - "Are You Man Enough?" (from the 'Shaft in Africa' soundtrack)

Barry White - "I've Got So Much To Give" and "Never Never Gonna Give You Up." Barry White also answers questions from the Soul Train dancers/regulars.

Love Unlimited "Oh Love, Well We Finally Made It" and "It May Be Winter Outside."

The Temprees - "Love's Maze" and "Wrap Me In Love."

Lola Falana is interviewed by Don Cornelius.

This episode was the first time that the "TSOP" theme was used on "Soul Train". According to the production code, this theme was already in use, even though the Jackson 5 episode introduced the new theme. Plus, the Soul Train set had been redesigned: Now train tracks are placed behind the big SOUL TRAIN title on the stage.

The Jackson Five - "Dancing Machine," "Don't Say Goodbye Again" and "Get It Together"
Jermaine Jackson "You're In Good Hands."
Michael Jackson "With a Child's Heart" and "Morning Glow."

Curtis Mayfield "Back to the World," "If I Were only a Child Again" and "Future Shock."

Millie Jackson "Hurts So Good" and "Hypocrisy."

Natural Four "Can This Be Real."

Tower Of Power - "This Time It's Real," "So Very Hard To Go" & "What is Hip?"

The Pointer Sisters - "Yes We Can Can" and "Cloudburst."

Tavares - "Check it Out."

Smokey Robinson - "Just My Soul Responding," "Baby Come Close" and "Sweet Harmony."

First Choice - "Armed and Extremely Dangerous" and "Smarty Pants.

Al Wilson - "Show and Tell."

The Temptations - "Plastic Man," "Hey Girl (I Like Your Style)" and "Masterpiece"

G.C. Cameron - "Let Me Down Easy" and "No Matter Where"

Bobby Bland "This Time I'm Gone for Good" and "Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City."

Ashford & Simpson "Keep it Coming" and "I'd Know You Anywhere."

Barbara Jean English "You're Gonna Need Somebody To Love (While You're Looking For Someone To Love)."

Johnnie Taylor "I Believe in You (You Believe in me)" and "Cheaper to Keep Her"

Ann Peebles "I Can't Stand the Rain" and "I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down"

Maceo and the Macs "Cross the Track (We Better Go Back)" and "Soul Power '74"

Eddie Kendricks - "Keep on Truckin'" and "Darling, Come Back Home."

The Persuaders - "Some Guys Have All the Luck" and "Love Attack."

Eddie Floyd - "I Want to Do Things for You."

Billy Preston - "Space Race" and "I'm So Tired."

Creative Source - "Who Is He and What Is He to You?" (and possibly "You Can't Hide Love").

Eric Mercury - "Love Is Taking Over."

Johnny Nash - "I Can See Clearly," "Ooh, What a Feeling" and "Loving You"
Kool & the Gang - "Funky Stuff" and "Jungle Boogie"
The Originals - "There's A Chance When You Love You'll Lose"

Fifth Dimension - "Flashback," "One Less Bell To Answer," "Ashes To Ashes" and "Black Patch."

Willie Hutch "Sunshine Lady" and "Tell Me Why Our Love's Gone Cold."

Johnny Mathis - "I'm Coming Home" & "Life is a Song Worth Singing."
The Dells "Give Your Baby a Standing Ovation" and "My Pretending Days are Over."
George Foreman (cameo appearance).

Marvin Gaye - "Come Get To This," "Let's Get It On," "Distant Lover" and "Keep Gettin' It On."
The Whispers "A Mother for My Children" and "What More Can A Girl Ask For."

Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes "The Love I Lost" and "Yesterday I Had the Blues."
Billy Paul "Thanks for Saving My Life."
Maxine Weldon "Some Singing."

Jerry Butler - "Power of Love."
The Delfonics - "I Told You So."
Cecil Shaw "What Do You Want From Me, Girl?"

Curtis Mayfield - "Future Shock" and "Future Song (Love A Good Woman, Love A Good Man)"
The Main Ingredient - "Just Don't Want to be Lonely" & "Girl Blue"
Bloodstone - "Outside Woman" & "Let Me Ride"

Al Green - "Sweet Sixteen," "Jesus Is Waiting," "Living For You" and "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)"
The Impressions - "If It's In You To Do Wrong" and "Finally Got Myself Together"

The Stylistics - "Rockin' Roll Baby," "Betcha by Golly, Wow," and "You Make Me Feel Brand New"
Bobby Womack - "Lookin For A Love" and "Let It Hang Out (Point Of No Return)"
Undisputed Truth - "Help Yourself"

The Four Tops - "Am I My Brother's Keeper" and "I Just Can't Get You Out of My Mind"
Blue Magic - "Look Me Up" and "Stop to Start"
Barbara Mason - "World War Three"

Eddie Kendricks - "Boogie Down"
The Dramatics - "And I Panicked"
Martha Reeves - "Power of Love"

Gladys Knight and the Pips - "Neither One of Us," "Midnight Train to Georgia," "You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me," "I Got to Use My Imagination" and "On and On."
Lamont Dozier - "Trying to Hold On to My Woman" & "Fish Ain't Bitin'"

Sylvia - "Sweet Stuff" and "Pillow Talk."
The Moments - "Sexy Mama" and "What's Your Name?"
Ecstasy, Passion & Pain - "I Wouldn't Give You Up."
Sylvia & The Moments - "Sho Nuff Boogie."

The Spinners "One of a Kind (Love Affair)", "Ghetto Child" and "Mighty Love"
The Independents "The First Time We Met" and "Arise & Shine (Let's Get It On)"
Leroy Hutson "Ella Wheeze"

Bill Withers "Friend of Mine" and "The Same Love That Made Me Laugh"

The Soul Children "I'll be the Other Woman" and "Love Makes it Right"

Melvin Van Peebles "Eyes on the Rabbit"

Tyrone Davis - "There It Is" (and possibly "What Comes Up (Must Come Down)").

Hugh Masekela - "Jungle Jim."

Black Ivory "What Goes Around (Comes Around)."

The Staple Singers "If You're Ready (Come Go With Me)," "Touch a Hand, Make a Friend" and "We the People"

Mavis Staples "A House is Not a Home"

Bunny Sigler "That's How Long I'll Be Loving You" and "Things Are Gonna Get Better"

Kool and the Gang - "Funky Stuff," "Hollywood Swinging" and "Jungle Boogie."

Al Wilson - "Touch And Go" and "Broken Home."

The Natural Four - "Love That Really Counts."

The O'Jays - "For the Love of Money" and "Wildflower."
Ramsey Lewis - "Love for a Day."

Sly & The Family Stone - "Thank You," "Dance To The Music," "I Want To Take You Higher" & "If You Want Me To Stay"

The Trammps - "Where Do We Go From Here"

Reverend Jesse Jackson joins Don Cornelius for an interview and a clip from the documentary "Wattstax" is shown.

Clips:
B.B. King "I Like To Live The Love" (from ST #74, 06-Oct-1973)

The Staple Singers "If You're Ready (Come Go With Me)" (from ST #102, 08-Jun-1974)

Smokey Robinson "Sweet Harmony" (from ST #80, 24-Nov-1973)

Tower Of Power "This Time It's Real" (from ST #79, 17-Nov-1973)

Marvin Gaye "Distant Lover" (from ST #89, 16-Feb-1974)

Sly & The Family Stone "I Want To Take You Higher" (from ST #105, 29-Jun-1974)

Jackson 5 "Dancing Machine" (from ST #77, 03-Nov-1973)

Johnny Mathis "Foolish" (from ST #88, 09-Feb-1974)

Gladys Knight & The Pips "On and On" (from ST #97, 04-May-1974)

Al Green "Here I Am (Come And Take Me)" (from ST #93, 06-Apr-1974)

The O'Jays "Love Train" (from ST #57, 21-Apr-1973)