Soul's Edge

In his review for AllMusic, Bill Dahl wrote: "Give this New Orleans master enough studio time, and he'll redo the entire history of postwar R&B his own way."[2] The Chicago Reader wrote that "the core blues feel remains, but Eaglin's remarkable flexibility allows him to inhabit nearly any situation with grace, from the furious key-changing blues of bassist George Porter Jr.'s instrumental 'Aw' Some Funk', a real showcase for the guitarist, to the heart-wrenching lament his playing expresses on 'Nine Pound Steel'."[7] The Times-Colonist wrote that "Eaglin drives the band with majestic blues string bending and grace."[8]

1. "Josephine" (Fats Domino, Dave Bartholomew) – 6:05
2. "Show Me the Way Back Home" (Willie Tee) – 4:13
3. "Ling Ting Tong" (Mabel Godwin) – 4:00
4. "Aw' Some Funk" (George Porter, Jr.) – 4:55
5. "I'm Not Ashamed" (Don Robey) – 3:40
6. "Nine Pound Steel" (Dan Penn, W. Thompson) – 5:32
7. "Answer Now" (Porter, Eaglin) – 6:01
8. "Skinny Minnie" (Bill Haley, Milt Gabler, Rusty Keefer, Catherine Cafra) – 4:14
9. "Thrill on the Hill" (Hank Ballard) – 2:51
10. "You and Me" (Porter, Eaglin) – 6:13
11. "I Went to the Mardi Gras" (Eaglin, Ridgely, Scott) – 4:44
12. "Talk to Me" (Joe Seneca) – 5:23
13. "Mama and Papa" (Earl King) – 4:00
14. "God Will Take Care" (Traditional) – 4:17

• Snooks Eaglin – vocals, guitar
• Sammy Berfect – organ, piano
• David Torkanovsky – piano on 3, 7, 9, 11
• George Porter, Jr. – bass, 2nd vocal on 7
• Herman V. Ernest III – drums, percussion
• Fred Kemp – tenor sax
• Ward Smith – tenor sax, baritone sax
• Steve Howard – trumpet
• Rick Trolsen – trombone