- Solomon Burke( James Solomon McDonald )【 6 albums 120 lyrics 】
- Solomon Burke (born James Solomon McDonald, March 21, 1940 – October 10, 2010) was an American preacher and singer, who shaped the sound of rhythm and blues as one of the founding fathers of soul music in the 1960s and a 'key transitional figure in the development of soul music from rhythm and blues. He had a string of hits including 'Cry to Me', 'If You Need Me', 'Got to Get You Off My Mind', 'Down in the Valley' and 'Everybody Needs Somebody to Love'. Burke was referred to as 'King Solomon', the 'King of Rock 'n' Soul', 'Bishop of Soul' and the 'Muhammad Ali of soul'. Due to his minimal chart success in comparison to other soul music greats such as James Brown, Wilson Pickett and Otis Redding, Burke has been described as the genre's 'most unfairly overlooked singer' of its golden age. Atlantic Records executive Jerry Wexler referred to Burke as 'the greatest male soul singer of all time'.
Burke's most famous recordings, which spanned five years in the early 1960s, bridged the gap between mainstream R&B and grittier R&B. Burke was 'a singer whose smooth, powerful articulation and mingling of sacred and profane themes helped define soul music in the early 1960s.' He drew from his roots – gospel, jazz, country and blues – as well as developing his own style at a time when R&B, and rock were both still in their infancy. Described as both 'Rabelaisian' and also as a 'spiritual enigma,' 'perhaps more than any other artist, the ample figure of Solomon Burke symbolized the ways that spirituality and commerce, ecstasy and entertainment, sex and salvation, individualism and brotherhood, could blend in the world of 1960s soul music.'
During the 55 years that he performed professionally, Burke released 38 studio albums on at least 17 record labels and had 35 singles that charted in the US, including 26 singles that made the Billboard R&B charts. In 2001, Burke was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a performer. His album Don't Give Up on Me won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album at the 45th Grammy Awards in 2003. By 2005 Burke was credited with selling 17 million albums. Rolling Stone ranked Burke as no. 89 on its 2008 list of '100 Greatest Singers of All Time'. - Sorted by ＞ Sorted by album (Time) Sorted by song name (Characters) Sorted by other
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Soul Arrives! 1955-1961
2013-01
1.How Many Times (Provided)
2.Why Do Me That Way (Provided)
3.I'm in Love (Provided)
4.To Thee (Provided)
5.No Man Walks Alone
6.Walking in a Dream (Provided)
7.This Is It (Provided)
8.I Need You Tonight (Provided)
9.For You and You Alone (Provided)
10.Don't Cry (Provided)
11.They Always Say (Provided)
12.My Heart Is a Chapel (Provided)
13.Friendship Ring (Provided)
14.Doodle De Doo (Provided)
15.It's All Right
16.This Little Ring (Provided)17.I'm Not Afraid (Provided)
18.You Don't Send Me Anymore (Provided)
19.Always Together (Provided)
20.Honk, Honk, Honk Pt 1 (Provided)
21.Christmas Presents (Provided)
22.I'm All Alone (Provided)
23.Just Out Of Reach
24.A Picture of You (Provided)
25.You Can Run but You Can't Hide (Provided)
26.You Are My One Love (Provided)
27.Leave My Kitten Alone (Provided)
28.Mama, Mama Dear (Provided)
29.Honk, Honk, Honk Pt 2 (Provided)
30.Keep the Magic Working
31.Be Bop Grandma (Provided) -
The Last Great Concert (Live)
1.That's How I Got to Memphis (Live)
2.None of Us Are Free (Live)
3.A Change Is Gonna Come (Live)
4.Detroit City (Live)
5.He'll Have to Go (Live)
6.Tonight's the Night (Live)7.If You Need Me (Live)
8.Like a Fire (Live)
9.Diamond in Your Mind (Live)
10.Fast Train (Live)
11.Atta Way to Go (Live)
12.Proud Mary (Live) -
Nothing's Impossible
1.Oh What A Feeling (Provided)
2.Everything About You (Provided)
3.Dreams (Provided)
4.Nothing's Impossible (Provided)
5.It Must Be Love (Provided)
6.You Needed Me7.Say You Love Me Too (Provided)
8.You're Not Alone (Provided)
9.New Company (Provided)
10.When You're Not Here (Provided)
11.The Error Of My Ways (Provided)
12.I'm Leavin' (Provided) -
Nashville
1.'til I Get It Right
2.Up to the Mountain
3.Millionaire (Provided)
4.Atta Way to Go5.Honey Where's the Money Gone
6.Ain't Got You
7.That's How I Got to Memphis
8.We're Gonna Hold On -
Like A Fire
1.A Minute To Rest And A Second To Pray
2.Ain't That Something (Provided)
3.If I Give My Heart To You
4.Like A Fire (Provided)
5.Thank You6.The Fall (Provided)
7.Understanding (Provided)
8.We Don't Need It
9.What Makes Me Think I Was Right (Provided)
10.You And Me -
Miscellaneous
1.Goodbye Baby (baby Goodbye)
2.If You Need Me
3.Just Out Of Reach (of My Two Open Arms)
4.Cry To Me
5.Got To Get You Off My Mind
6.I Got the Blues
7.What Good Am I?
8.It Makes No Difference
9.At the Crossroads
10.Shame On Me
11.Why, Why, Why
12.Lonesome Highway
13.You're Good For Me
14.Keep a Light In the Window
15.I'm Hanging Up My Heart For You
16.Wealth Won't Save Your Soul
17.Take Me (Just As I Am)
18.None of Us Are Free
19.Tonight's The Night
20.Can't Nobody Love You
21.My Rose Saved From The Street
22.More Beauty
23.Down in the Valley
24.You Can't Love 'Em All25.I Will Survive
26.Got to Get You Off My Mind (Edit)
27.Good Rockin' Tonight (Live)
28.Everybody Needs Somebody to Love (Live)
29.Don't Give Up On Me (Live At the Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland 2006)
30.Come Rain or Come Shine
31.The Do Right Song
32.Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
33.Everybody Needs Somebody
34.Everybody Needs Somebody To Love (Single/LP Version)
35.If You Need Me (Re-Recorded Version)
36.The Other Side of the Coin
37.The Electronic Magnetism
38.Home in Your Heart
39.Someone to Love Me
40.I Wish I Knew (How It Would Feel to Be Free)
41.Don't Give Up On Me
42.I Need Your Love In My Life
43.Maggie's Farm
44.Lonesome Highway (Album Version)
45.Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye
46.When a Man Loves a Woman
47.It's Just a Matter of Time
【Correction of errors in the album information】