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Solomon Burke - If You Need Me/Rock 'n' Soul Audio CD

A fair review of the Solomon Burke "If You Need Me/Rock 'n' Soul" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Solomon Burke reviews here, or go back to the Solomon Burke tabs.

Solomon Burke Band: Solomon Burke
Title: If You Need Me/Rock 'n' Soul
Rating:
Release Date: 1998-08-11
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: If You Need Me 2: Words 3: Stupidity 4: Go on Back to Him 5: I Said I Was Sorry 6: It's All Right 7: Home in Your Heart 8: I Really Don't Want to Know 9: You Can Make It If You Try 10: Send Me Some Loving 11: This Little Ring 12: Tonight My Heart She Is Crying 13: Goodbye Baby (Baby Goodbye) 14: Cry to Me 15: Won't You Give Him (One More Chance) 16: Hard, Ain't It Hard 17: Can't Nobody Love You 18: Just out of Reach 19: You're Good for Me 20: You Can't Love 'Em All 21: Someone to Love Me 22: Beautiful Brown Eyes 23: He'll Have to Go

5 is for great, 4 is for darn good
There are unfortunately all kind of Solomon samplers around, with lots of duplication. And this is darn good. This, however, is two LPs packed into one CD, with the strengths and weaknesses of those old LPs. The good songs are plenty, and very very very good. The weak ones, ah, well. . . . .

Solomon has a sensational voice, and the arrangements on most of these really shine. Even a bad song sounds good when he does it. But there is just too much filler on these to give it 5.

However, 23 songs is great value. Way too many of these re-releases just slap an LP (and many of them were short back then--10 2-3 minute songs) on a CD. But this gives you plenty to pick and choose from. And the sound quality is good as well, background vocals are clear, that 60's organ pops and Solomon's voice is balanced quite well. A very good re-release.


An instant Solomon Burke Collection!
If you are looking for which Solomon Burke CD to get, I would have a tough time choosing between this one and his "very best of". Solomon Burke, a contemporary of Wilson Pickett and Sam Cooke shares a similar musical styling with a certain amount of sexuality in his voice. Due to the fact that this collection of 2 of his more popular albums on 1 CD gives you more Solomon for the money, I would choose this. But if you've never heard his track "The Price" you should buy the "Very Best Of. . . " as well. With a seductive voice and the true pain of the human spirit, Solomon is like no other.

Truely he is the king of Soul.


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