Northern Soul is the debut studio album by the British dance band M People. It was first released in March 1992 through Deconstruction Records. It entered the Dance Albums Chart at no. 10 for one week on 4 April 1992. After the release of the single "Excited", a new song not originally included on the album, it was re-released with an updated track listing in late 1992, reaching number 53 on the UK albums chart. Following the success of the band's later albums, Elegant Slumming and Bizarre Fruit, this second version was re-issued in October 1995 and charted at number 26. The album is dedicated to Ritchie Close.
<small>All songs written by Mike Pickering and Paul Heard except where noted.</small>
Note: The track list is absent from the rear of the 1992 re-release cover, only being displayed on the actual disc and liner notes.