est het ically ▁significant ". ▁ ▁The ▁Soul ▁Men ▁LP ▁( Oct ober ▁ 1 9 6 7 ) ▁was ▁Sam ▁& ▁Dave ' s ▁third ▁St ax ▁LP ▁( R & B ▁# 5 / Pop ▁# 6 8 ). ▁Music ologist ▁Rob ▁Bow man ▁called ▁Soul ▁Men ▁" One ▁of ▁the ▁greatest ▁soul ▁music ▁albums ▁of ▁all ▁time ." ▁" Don ' t ▁Kno ck ▁It " ▁from ▁the ▁LP ▁was ▁released ▁as ▁a ▁single ▁in ▁France , ▁but ▁other ▁songs ▁were ▁not ▁released ▁as ▁U . S . ▁singles ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁long ▁run ▁by ▁" S oul ▁Man " ▁on ▁the ▁Pop ▁charts ▁( 1 5 ▁weeks ), ▁by ▁which ▁time ▁" I ▁Thank ▁You / W rap ▁It ▁Up " ▁was ▁ready ▁for ▁release . ▁" May ▁I ▁Baby ," ▁the ▁B - side ▁of ▁" S oul ▁Man ," ▁is ▁also ▁regarded ▁as ▁a ▁classic ▁song ▁on ▁the ▁LP ▁by ▁Whit burn ' s ▁" Top ▁Pop ▁Singles " ▁guide , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁popular ▁live ▁song ▁performed ▁frequently ▁by ▁Sam ▁& ▁Dave . ▁ ▁" I ▁Thank ▁You " ▁single ▁and ▁I ▁Thank ▁You ▁LP ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁Sam ▁& ▁Dave ▁again ▁chart ed ▁with ▁the ▁g ospel - in sp ired ▁" I ▁Thank ▁You / W rap ▁It ▁Up " ▁( R & B ▁# 4 / Pop ▁# 9 ). ▁Crit ics ▁commented ▁that ▁the ▁B - side ▁" W rap ▁It ▁Up " ▁could ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁separate