Soul

12 cover stories

Soul music's visual identity drew from the community it served — warm, personal, and rooted in lived experience. From Curtis Mayfield's Superfly to Erykah Badu's headwrapped neo-soul aesthetic.

A Seat at the Table

Solange · 2016

"Awaken, My Love!"

Childish Gambino · 2016

Back to Black

Amy Winehouse · 2006

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill · 1998

Baduizm

Erykah Badu · 1997

Songs in the Key of Life

Stevie Wonder · 1976

Innervisions

Stevie Wonder · 1973

Superfly

Curtis Mayfield · 1972

There's a Riot Goin' On

Sly and the Family Stone · 1971

What's Going On

Marvin Gaye · 1971

Stand!

Sly and the Family Stone · 1969

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

Aretha Franklin · 1967