Neither Eldee Young nor Red Holt is believed to have played on the track, which was the work of session musicians identified only as the Brunswick Studio Band.
[3] British singer Dusty Springfield, on the recommendation of Douggie Reece, the bassist in her touring band the Echoes,[11] recorded "Am I the Same Girl" at Philips Studios Marble Arch in August 1969; Bill Landis produced the session, which was arranged by Keith Mansfield.
The vocal version "Am I the Same Girl" had its most successful incarnation via a 1992 remake by British pop group Swing Out Sister, recorded for their third album, Get in Touch with Yourself (1992).
The group's vocalist Corinne Drewery has acknowledged Dusty Springfield as a major influence;[17] however, it was a chance hearing of the original Barbara Acklin version at a Manchester disco specializing in Northern soul that convinced Drewery and her Swing Out Sister partner Andy Connell to remake "Am I the Same Girl".
In 1969, Bill Deal and the Rhondels included a version of "Soulful Strut" on their Vintage Rock LP (on Heritage Records, HTS-35,003).
Brazilian organist Walter Wanderley recorded a Bossa Nova driven cover of Soulful Strut on his 1969 album, Moondreams.
German pianist Horst Jankowski recorded Soulful Strut as the opening track of his 1969 album, A Walk in the Evergreens.
In 1999, saxophonist Kim Waters recorded "Am I the Same Girl (Soulful Strut)" for his One Special Moment album; featuring vocalist Meli'sa Morgan and Chuck Loeb, the track was a non-charting single release in February 2000.