Very Best of Solomon Burke

Solomon Burke | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 3, 1998)
• Original Release Date: February 3, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Atlantic / Wea
• ASIN: B00000346M
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #65,458 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Just Out of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms)

2. Cry to Me

3. Down in the Valley to Pray

4. I'm Hanging up My Heart For You

5. If You Need Me

6. Can't Nobody Love You

7. You're Good For Me

8. Goodbye Baby (Baby Goodbye)

9. Everybody Needs Somebody to Love

10. Price, The

11. Got to Get You Off My Mind

12. Tonight's the Night

13. Someone Is Watching

14. Take Me (Just as I Am)

15. I Wish I Knew (How It Would Feel to Be Free)

16. Soul Meeting - (with Arthur Conley/Don Covay/Ben E. King/Joe Tex)

Editorial Reviews

Soul music at its purest and most powerful! Includes Just Out of Reach; Cry to Me; Down in the Valley; Can't Nobody Love You; If You Need Me; Take Me Just As I Am and more! 16 tracks in all. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Soul sanctified, April 30, 2001

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David Kinney (San Francisco, Ca. United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Very Best of Solomon Burke (Audio CD)

Imagine my surprise, after years of diggin' the sanctified, country drenched soul music of Soloman Burke, when I learned that this great preachin' man was from Philadelphia. Well, no matter which side of the Mason Dixon line he hails from, the result is pure, unadulterated deep, committed, SOUL music from a master. "Cry To Me", "Everybody Needs Somebody" (which the wicked Wilson Pickett appropriated note for note), and "If You Need Me" are soul classics. "Down In The Valley", and "Just Out Of Reach' are country songs, but they're closer to the country surrounding The Apollo than the Grand Ole Opry. A delight from start to finish, this collection does a good job of capturing the Dixieplilly soul of a true believer. I'm a convert, that's for dang sure.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Solomon's Gold Mine, August 21, 2005

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Mr. Crawford Fulton (Lanarkshire, Scotland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Very Best of Solomon Burke (Audio CD)

The 'Bishop of Soul' serves up a service of pure musical salvation here: from the Country number 'Just Out Of Reach' to the classic 'Everybody Needs Somebody To Love' (as covered in the movie 'The Blues Brothers'). These tracks have been lovingly restored from the original single recording sessions, with all their raw power, but also with a good sound balance.

This CD pulses with soul: tight brass, great harmonies, and emotive singing by Burke. If you have Otis, Wilson, James Carr, and Aretha in your collection 'The Very Best of Solomon Burke' is a 'must have'.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The King of Soul, June 10, 2000

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kilgore_armentrout (Tango, WV United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Very Best of Solomon Burke (Audio CD)

Solomon Burke tells you how it is and how it should be. He preaches, moans, shouts, with horns and choirs wrapped around that golden voice, and when you hear him, you know he's telling you the truth. "Down in the Valley" and "I Wish I Knew How it Would Feel to be Free" fill the room with meaning and hope. If you don't know Solomon Burke, think Ray Charles and the Staple Singers, and yes, you do want this disc.