Solomon Burke

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Solomon Burke (March 21, 1940 – October 10, 2010) was an American recording artist and vocalist, 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 Burke's minimal chart success in comparison to other soul music greats such as James Brown, Wilson Pickett and Otis Redding, Burke is often described as the genre's "most unfairly overlooked singer" of its golden age.Atlantic Records executive Jerry Wexler once referred to Burke as "the greatest male soul singer of all time".

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Discography

Album

Year Title Artist Rating Releases
1963 If You Need Me Solomon Burke 1
1964 I Almost Lost My Mind Solomon Burke 1
1964 Rock 'N Soul Solomon Burke 1
1968 I Wish I Knew Solomon Burke 1
1968 King Solomon Solomon Burke 1
1972 Electronic Magnetism Solomon Burke 1
1974 I Have a Dream Solomon Burke 1
1979 Sidewalks, Fences and Walls Solomon Burke 1
1987 A Change Is Gonna Come Solomon Burke 1
1993 Home Land Solomon Burke 2 1
2000 Proud Mary: The Bell Sessions Solomon Burke 1
2002 Don't Give Up on Me Solomon Burke 4 2
2005 Soul of the Blues Solomon Burke 1
2005 Make Do With What You Got Solomon Burke 1
2006 Proud Mary Solomon Burke 1
2006 Nashville Solomon Burke 1
2008 Like a Fire Solomon Burke 1
2010 Nothing's Impossible Solomon Burke 2
2010 Hold on Tight Solomon Burke & De Dijk 1
— If You Need Me Solomon Burke 1
— The Definition of Soul Solomon Burke 1

Album + Compilation

Year Title Artist Rating Releases
1990 The Best Of Compilation Solomon Burke 1
1992 The Best Of Compilation Solomon Burke 1
1994 The King of Soul Compilation Solomon Burke 1
1998 The Very Best of Solomon Burke Compilation Solomon Burke 1
1998 If You Need Me / Rock 'n Soul Compilation Solomon Burke 1
2006 The Chess Collection Compilation Solomon Burke 1
2006 The Definitive Soul Collection Compilation Solomon Burke 1
2007 The Platinum Collection Compilation Solomon Burke 1
2013 Soul Arrives! 1955-1961 Compilation Solomon Burke 1
— Home in Your Heart Compilation Solomon Burke 1
— The Best of Solomon Burke Compilation Solomon Burke 1
— The Collection Compilation Solomon Burke 1

Album + Live

Year Title Artist Rating Releases
1990 Soul Alive! Live Solomon Burke 1
1994 Live at the House of Blues Live Solomon Burke 2
2012 Last Great Concert Live Solomon Burke 1

Album + Soundtrack

Year Title Artist Rating Releases
1972 Cool Breeze Soundtrack Solomon Burke 1

Single

Year Title Artist Rating Releases
1961 Cry to Me / I Almost Lost My Mind Solomon Burke 1
1962 I'm Hanging Up My Heart for You / Down in the Valley Solomon Burke 1
1964 Everybody Needs Somebody to Love Solomon Burke 1
1965 Got to Get You Off My Mind / Peepin' Solomon Burke 1
1966 Keep Looking / Don't Want You No More Solomon Burke 1
1968 What'd I Say Solomon Burke 1
1972 We're Almost Home Solomon Burke 2
2003 None of Us Are Free Solomon Burke 5 1

Unspecified type

Year Title Artist Rating Releases
— King of Rock 'n' Soul Solomon Burke 2

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