The Best of Solomon Burke

by Solomon Burke

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  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: July 1965
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 31:36
  • Community rating: 3.92/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

This absolutely vital compilation captures the self-proclaimed 'King of Rock 'n' Soul' during the crucial foundational years of Atlantic Records' defining sound. Heavily driven by his profoundly authoritative, remarkably smooth gospel delivery, the collection highlights his innovative, highly influential fusion of intense R&B rhythms with the melodic sensibilities of traditional country music, effectively laying the essential groundwork for the Southern soul movement.

Genres

Tracklist

  1. Got To Get You Off My Mind (2:32)
  2. The Price (2:44)
  3. Down In The Valley (2:31)
  4. I'm Hanging Up My Heart For You (3:00)
  5. If You Need Me (2:30)
  6. Just Out Of Reach (2:46)
  7. Cry To Me (2:33)
  8. Everybody Needs Somebody To Love (2:46)
  9. Home In Your Heart (2:07)
  10. Tonight's The Night (2:46)
  11. I Really Don't Want To Know (2:58)
  12. Words (2:23)

Credits

  • Solomon Burke - primary artist, written-by
  • Bert Berns - supervised by, written-by
  • Delores Burke - written-by
  • Josephine Burke Moore - written-by
  • Solomon Burke Jr. - written-by
  • Don Covay - written-by
  • John Berry - written-by
  • Robert Bateman - written-by

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