If You Need Me
Solomon Burke
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If You Need Me | Solomon Burke | 2:38 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Cry to Me | Solomon Burke | 2:35 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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He'll Have to Go | Solomon Burke | 3:23 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Goodbye Baby (Baby Goodbye) | Solomon Burke | 3:26 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Hard It Ain't Hard | Solomon Burke | 2:53 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Just Out Of Reach | Solomon Burke | 2:54 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Someone to Love Me | Solomon Burke | 3:08 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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You're Good for Me | Solomon Burke | 2:52 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Beautiful Brown Eyes | Solomon Burke | 3:50 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Won't You Give Him (One More Chance) | Solomon Burke | 2:37 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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You Can't Love 'em All | Solomon Burke | 2:49 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Can't Nobody Love You | Solomon Burke | 2:35 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 12 Songs |
Album Review
This early Solomon Burke album is named for the opening cut, his take on Wilson Pickett's "If You Need Me," which was a successful single for Burke, almost reaching number one on the R&B charts. Recorded between late 1959 and early 1963, these mostly mid-tempo songs find Burke's somewhat gritty pleas at home in sultry, bluesy surroundings ("Send Me Some Loving") and sweetened up for the occasional exotica-tinged arrangement ("Tonight My Heart She Is Crying"). It's unfortunate that the sound was not remastered for the late-'90s reissue by Sequel.
Biography
Born: March 21, 1940 in Philadelphia, PA
Genre: R&B/Soul
Years Active: '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s, '10s
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...
Full BioTop Albums and Songs By Solomon Burke
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Cry to Me | Beg, Scream & Shout!: The Best of '60s Soul, Vol. 2 | 2:33 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Cry to Me (Single Version) | The Very Best of Solomon Burke | 2:31 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Everybody Needs Somebody to Love | The Very Best of Solomon Burke | 2:44 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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None of Us Are Free | Don't Give Up On Me | 5:29 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Cry To Me | Cry To Me | 2:35 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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If You Need Me | The Very Best of Solomon Burke | 2:34 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Don't Give Up On Me | Don't Give Up On Me | 3:45 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Cry to Me (Single Version) | Rock 'N' Soul | 2:31 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Presents for Christmas | R&B Christmas, Vol. 3 | 3:13 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Got to Get You Off My Mind | The Very Best of Solomon Burke | 2:35 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
