Nashville
Released: Sep 26, 2006
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Released: Sep 26, 2006
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Four years after the stellar and eclectic Don't Give Up on Me from 2002, which won a Grammy, Solomon Burke returns with another surprise. Nashville was recorded in Music City with producer Buddy...
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The Definitive Soul Collection
Released: Jul 11, 2006
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Released: Jul 11, 2006
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Now this is how compilations should be done. This double-disc set from Rhino compiles 30 cuts ranging form 1961 ("Just out of Reach (Of My Open Arms),") to 1974 ("You and Your Baby Blues"), and...
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The Essentials
Released: Oct 4, 2005
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Released: Oct 4, 2005
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Although he never had a huge commercial hit, Solomon Burke's brand of secular gospel mixed with a touch of country helped set the stage for soul, and at least two of his early-'60s singles for...
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That's Heavy Baby 1971-1973
Released: Oct 4, 2005
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Released: Oct 4, 2005
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Raven's That's Heavy Baby gathers 22 Solomon Burke rarities he recorded for MGM between 1971 and 1973, following his career-defining soul hits for Atlantic in the '60s. During his brief stint with...
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Got to Get You Off My Mind
Released: Apr 12, 2005
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Released: Apr 12, 2005
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With Solomon Burke enjoying a richly deserved post-millennial comeback thanks to his well-received albums Don't Give Up On Me and Make Do With What You Got, some recent converts to the King of Rock...
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Make Do With What You Got
Released: Mar 1, 2005
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Released: Mar 1, 2005
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One of the great pleasures of Solomon Burke's 2002 "comeback" album, Don't Give Up on Me (Burke never really went away, but this time around folks were paying attention), was the fact it was so...
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King Solomon/I Wish I Knew
Released: Oct 12, 2004
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Released: Oct 12, 2004
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This release from Collectables pulls together Solomon Burke's final two albums for Atlantic Records, both released in 1968, the penultimate King Solomon and the somewhat confused I Wish I Knew. The...
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