# Sweet Soul Sister guitar solo

> Billy Duffy's guitar solo on Sweet Soul Sister by The Cult (1989) starts at about 1:57. From the album Sonic Temple. A hard rock classic from the 1980s.

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The Cult, 1989, from *Sonic Temple*. Solo by *Billy Duffy*.

Big, layered guitars and a stinging solo make it one of the band's finest late-80s singles.

Sweet Soul Sister by The Cult is #9 in our ranking of the best The Cult guitar solos. The solo is played by Billy Duffy and the song was released in 1989.

## In our lists

- [The Best The Cult Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/the-cult-guitar-solos/) — #9

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Sweet Soul Sister?

Billy Duffy played the solo on The Cult's Sweet Soul Sister (1989).

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