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Solomon Burke

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While Solomon Burke never made a major impact upon the pop audience — he never, in fact, had a Top 20 hit — he was an important early soul pioneer. On his '60s singles for Atlantic, he brought a country influence into R&B, with emotional phrasing and intricately constructed, melodic ballads and midtempo songs. At the same time, he was surrounded with sophisticated "uptown" arrangements and was provided with much of his material by his producers, particularly Bert Berns. The combination of gospel, pop, country, and production polish was basic to the recipe of early soul. While Burke wasn't the only one pursuing this path, not many others did so as successfully. And he, like Otis Redding and Wilson Pickett, was an important influence upon the Rolling Stones, who covered Burke's "Cry to Me" and "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" on their early albums.

Burke came by his gospel roots even more deeply than most soul stars. He was preaching at his family's Philadelphia church and hosting his own gospel radio show even before he'd reached his teens. He began recording gospel and R&B sides for Apollo in the mid- to late '50s. Like several former gospel singers (Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett), he was molded into a more secular direction when he signed with Atlantic in the '60s. Burke had a wealth of high-charting R&B hits in the early half of the '60s, which crossed over to the pop listings in a mild fashion as well. "Just Out of Reach," "Cry to Me," "If You Need Me," "Got to Get You Off My Mind," "Tonight's the Night," and "Goodbye Baby (Baby Goodbye)" were the most successful of these, although, unlike Franklin or Pickett, he wasn't able to expand his R&B base into a huge pop following as well. He left Atlantic in the late '60s and spent the next decade hopping between various labels, getting his biggest hit with a cover of Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Proud Mary" in 1969, and recording an album in the late '70s with cult soulster Swamp Dogg as producer.

From the '80s through the first decade of the new millennium, Burke became one of the most visible living exponents of classic soul music, continuing to tour and record albums in a rootsy, at times gospel-ish style. Although these were critically well-received, their stylistic purity also ensured that their market was primarily confined to roots music enthusiasts, rather than a pop audience. His live and later recorded work, however, is a favorite of those who want to experience a soul legend with his talents and stylistic purity relatively intact. Burke's 2002 release Don't Give Up on Me was hailed as a major comeback for the legendary soul man. Great songwriters like Elvis Costello, Dan Penn, Nick Lowe, and Tom Waits contributed songs, and Joe Henry produced the album, which has been compared to Johnny Cash's landmark American Recordings.

After the critical success of Don't Give Up on Me reaffirmed Burke's status as one of the greatest living exponents of classic soul, the singer teamed up with producer Don Was for Make Do with What You Got, an updated variation on his classic style that was released in spring 2005. A year later, Burke released an interesting country and soul hybrid, Nashville, on Shout! Factory. A second album on the label, Like a Fire, followed in 2008. Burke next reunited with producer Willie Mitchell for Nothing’s Impossible, which was released shortly after Mitchell’s death in 2010 by Koch Records’ E1 Music. In October of 2009, Burke teamed up with Dutch Soul band De Dijk for recording sessions that would become his final album: Hold on Tight. Sadly, Burke died on October 10, 2010 upon arrival at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, The Netherlands where the soul legend was scheduled to perform at a sold-out show at the city's Paradiso concert hall with De Dijk. Hold on Tight was eventually released in March 2011.

Title: True Colours

Artist: Solomon Burke

Genre: Hip Hop/R&B

Title: Follow Me

Artist: Solomon Burke

Genre: Hip Hop/R&B

Title: Always Happy

Artist: Solomon Burke

Genre: Hip Hop/R&B

Title: At His Best!

Artist: Solomon Burke

Genre: Hip Hop/R&B

Title: Joker

Artist: Solomon Burke

Genre: Rock

Title: Mega Tree

Artist: Solomon Burke

Genre: Hip Hop/R&B

Title: Fellow

Artist: Solomon Burke

Genre: Hip Hop/R&B

Title: All Too Delicate

Artist: Solomon Burke

Genre: Rock

Title: Bird Of Prey

Artist: Solomon Burke

Genre: Hip Hop/R&B

Title: Explore

Artist: Solomon Burke

Genre: Hip Hop/R&B

Title: Pictures Of You

Artist: Solomon Burke

Genre: Jazz

Title: Heavenly

Artist: Solomon Burke

Genre: Blues

Title: Up And Down

Artist: Solomon Burke

Genre: Hip Hop/R&B

Title: Homeland

Artist: Solomon Burke

Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul

Title: Hello Santa

Artist: Solomon Burke

Genre: Hip Hop/R&B

Title: Xmas Angel

Artist: Solomon Burke

Genre: Hip Hop/R&B

Title: The Start

Artist: Solomon Burke

Genre: Hip Hop/R&B

Title: Cool Breeze

Artist: Solomon Burke

Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul

Title: Switch Off

Artist: Solomon Burke

Genre: Hip Hop/R&B

Title: Shuttle Bus

Artist: Solomon Burke

Genre: Hip Hop/R&B

Title: Hear And Feel

Artist: Solomon Burke

Genre: Rock, Punk Rock

Title: Diamonds Club

Artist: Solomon Burke

Genre: Rock, Punk Rock

Title: Fresh As Dew

Artist: Solomon Burke

Genre: Hip Hop/R&B

Title: Rainbow Girl

Artist: Solomon Burke

Genre: Hip Hop/R&B

Title: At The Door

Artist: Solomon Burke

Genre: Rock, Punk Rock

Title: The Three

Artist: Solomon Burke

Genre: Hip Hop/R&B

Collections

Title: Night Ride

Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock

Title: 100 Soul Hits

Genre: Rock

Title: Soul Christmas

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Title: Soul Clan

Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul

Title: Tear Jerkers, Vol.2

Genre: Pop

Title: Hitsville 62, Vol. 2

Genre: Pop

Title: Be My Valentine

Genre: Jazz

Title: A Gospel Holiday

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Featuring albums

Title: R&B Christmas, Vol. 3

Artist: R.

Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul

Title: R&B Icons

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Blues

Title: Best Of Friends

Artist: Jools Holland

Genre: Blues, Jazz

Title: Wedding Music

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Pop

Title: 40 Love Songs

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Pop

Title: 60's Love Songs

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Pop

Title: Deck the Halls

Artist: Various Artists

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Title: X-Mas

Artist: Various Artists

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Title: Soul Box

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul

Title: 60s Box

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Pop

Title: 60s R&B

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul

Title: Hits of the 1960s

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Pop

Title: 60s Love Songs

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Pop

Title: Protest Music

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Pop

Title: Soul Men

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul

Title: 60S

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Pop

Title: Play Love Songs

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Pop

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