Soul City Records is an American record label founded by singer Johnny Rivers

Johnny Rivers

Johnny Rivers is an American rock and roll singer, songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. His styles include folk songs, blues, and revivals of old-time rock 'n' roll songs and some original material...

 in 1966. The most notable acts on Soul City were The 5th Dimension, Al Wilson

Al Wilson (singer)

Al Wilson was an American soul singer best known for the million-selling #1 hit, "Show and Tell". He is also remembered for his Northern soul anthem, "The Snake".-Career:...

, and Rivers himself. The label was distributed by Liberty Records

Liberty Records

Liberty Records was a United States-based record label. It was started by chairman Simon Waronker in 1955 with Al Bennett as president and Theodore Keep as chief engineer. It was reactivated in 2001 in the United Kingdom and had two previous revivals.-1950s:...

. Rivers sold the label (but not rights to the name) to Bell Records

Bell Records

Bell Records was an American record label founded in 1952 by Arthur Shimkin in New York, the owner of children's record label Golden Records, and initially a unit of Pocket Books, after the rights to the name were acquired from Benny Bell who used the Bell name to issue risque novelty records. A...

 in 1970. Rivers' 1976 hit "Swayin to the Music (Slow Dancin')" on Big Tree Records

Big Tree Records

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bore the Soul City logo. Rivers reactivated the label in 1988 to issue his own recordings, hence making Soul City a private label.