Soul Bossa Nova
Bernard "Pretty" Purdie
Soul Drums (Expanded Edition)
2:42 January 1, 1968
BPM
102
Key
C Major
Camelot
8B

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Soul Bossa Nova by Bernard "Pretty" Purdie Song Details

On January 1, 1968, the song "Soul Bossa Nova" was released by Bernard "Pretty" Purdie. The duration of This song is about two minutes long, specifically at 2:42. This song does not appear to have any foul language. Soul Bossa Nova's duration is considered a little bit shorter than the average duration of a typical track. There are a total of 19 in the song's album "Soul Drums (Expanded Edition)". In this album, this song's track order is #4. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from United States. In terms of popularity, Soul Bossa Nova is currently not that popular. The overall tone is very danceable, especially with its high energy, which produces more of a euphoric, cheerful, or happy vibe.

BPM and Tempo

With Soul Bossa Nova by Bernard "Pretty" Purdie having a BPM of 102 with a half-time of 51 BPM and a double-time of 204 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Andante (at a walking pace) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall slow tempo. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

C Major is the music key of this track. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 8B. So, the perfect camelot match for 8B would be either 8B or 9A. While, 9B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 5B and a high energy boost can either be 10B or 3B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 8A or 7B will give you a low energy drop, 11B would be a moderate one, and 6B or 1B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 5A allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-11.884 dB
Acousticness
8%
Danceability
60%
Energy
80%
Instrumentalness
91%
Liveness
9%
Loudness
80%
Speechiness
7%
Valence
86%

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ISRC
USSM16701962
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records