Rock 'N Soul

I recognized the first song and like it so I thought the rest would be pretty good. But it ended up feeling too sappy and a bit boring to me. It sounds like just another record from this time and isn't soulful enough. Too vintage, too much love, and too weak overall: 1.5

Not bad but too many love songs. Wish Burke put some soul into another topic at least once on this album. The songs are simple and easy to listen to but not stimulating enough.

Never heard of Solomon Burke. Rock N Soul is fine for a one time listen but it does little to differentiate itself from the countless 1960s soul albums on this list. I guess I appreciate that he has a little more guitar accompaniment. Otherwise its just another soul album from this time period. 0.80 stars

This is pretty much the definition of undeniably good. I think humanity is lucky to have this album and other albums like it.

At first I thought I was going to struggle a little with this - a competent but dated soul churner with loverman lyrics. However, the second half really grabbed my attention, especially the imaginative use of acoustic (12 string?) guitar. On one of the tracks, the entire edifice was kept afloat solely by a guitar playing scales. Not quite good enough to boost to four stars, but a high three.

Quite enjoyed this and only found out after listening that this was the first soul album. Pretty cool that Solomon Burke paved the way for a while genre

It's a beautiful album and Burke's vocals are immaculate. He has a real gift for pushing the microphone to its limits with that begging, pleading soul voice. The songs themselves are effective rock songs about love, breakups, wanting, needing, but nothing transcendent like a "Be My Baby," or a "Could it be I'm Falling in Love." These are meat and potatoes belters for Burke's vocal fireworks. Overall, I'm having trouble evaluating this. It feels like an important album along the lines of a "Modern Sounds in Country and Western" but I found myself a little underwhelmed by the songs themselves. I'm interested in exploring more of Burke's work, but this album felt a little like homework.

I liked this a lot! This was very easy to listen to. This album's genre is listed as soul but it can easily pass as old school rock and roll too. I'm somewhere between a 4 and 5 for this one. Let's call it 4.5.

Fun and easy!

Classy soul vibes Too much singing bout love

I love love love love love Solomon Burke. Cry to Me is the first song in this project I wanted to rate six stars. The album is delightful overall and has its peaks and valleys. I first became aware of him via their excellent 2002 album Don't Give Up on Me. A well curated best-of compilation of Solomon Burke would easily earn five stars from me.

What a pleasant way to start the week! I will say that other than the transcendent Cry to Me and a handful of others, the rest of the songs were good not great. But overall very enjoyable.

A great voice, a great album. This starts out with three 4 and 5 star songs, and then settles in to finish out with 3 and 4 star songs the rest of the way. A really nice listen.

This is as "early '60s R&B and Soul" as an album can get honestly. Dirty recording, howling or crooning vocals expressing feelings of endless love (or longing for love), and those typical backing vocal harmonies. It's certainly a trip to the past and the songs do remain enjoyable throughout. Solomon Burke is immensely talented. I was not familiar with his music but the man is expressive as all hell. Parts of his vocals remind me a lot of Otis Redding and I can see why this album was massively influential for 60s R&B. I can't think of any *actual* flaws with this album; it does exactly what it wants to do and what it needs to do. Overall, even though it's relatively short, this type of "of-the-time" music works better in single form as showcased with the opening "Cry for Me". Weirdly enough "Cry For Me" sounds way more lively and full than most other songs here. It has an incredible lead melody, backing vocals, and bassline. I also really enjoy the other single "Can't Nobody Love You" with the more aggressive delivery nearing the end. Once you've heard those two songs, you've heard everything this album has to offer and from there on out, it's a matter of how much more you want of it. The song structures aren't particularly interesting in that sense. That being said, another favorite for me is "Won't You Give Me (One More Chance)" with its cutesy guitar melody and catchy backing vocal. "You Can't Love Em All" is also a fun little song with an enjoyable call-and-response chorus. Me not enjoying this album in its entirety doesn't take away from my respect for this Soul legend. He is a really really amazing singer and this album still works as a means to showcase that.

Mehr Soul als Rock, aber mit dem Herz in der Stimme.

I had no idea who Solomon was until hearing this one. At moments sounding like Sam Cooke, Otis and Aretha all wrapped up in one, it’s interesting that his popularity has not sustained like all those other contemporaries of the time. Even more fascinating is the amount of record labels he was signed to: 17.

Love this era of soul, always a vibe. Interesting that he name checked Sam Cooke in Can’t Nobody Love You (annd Ray Charles), invoking that comparison wouldn’t do anyone any favors. Dude can definitely sing, I felt like the songs were a pretty average representation of the genre.

One of the advantages of a Friday album is you get to spend the weekend with the artist. I found myself going back to Solomon over the weekend and liked it more the more I listened. A great mood album. Maybe like when your making some waffles on Saturday morning trying to slow dance with your wife and she’s like “get away from me.” Anyhoo, my favorite is when the power of his voice exceeded the recording capabilities of the time and you start to get a little overdrive/distortion (prob not the right technical term but hopefully you get what I’m saying). 3.25

I’m not familiar with Solomon Burke and really enjoyed his stuff. That said, as an album I think this is just above average. Look forward to digging into his catalog a bit more. 3.25/5

Solid little album which collects some of Burke’s singles from 1961-1964 plus some additional tracks. It hints at Burke’s gospel ties but mostly stays firmly in the style of rock/soul that other great musicians like Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, or even Ray Charles were doing around the same time.

Love the voice

Pretty middle-of-the-road soul. He's got a good voice, but there wasn't much else going on here.

Lots of R&B singers reference Solomon Burke, now I know why.

- 'Cry to me' is such an excellent song! - Beautiful singing voice - Fantastic album for an afternoon at work - 'Can't nobody love you' is another banger

Cry To Me - a classic! Makes me think of that scene from Dirty Dancing. Great album - easy, cozy listening. Perfect for a slow, sunny Saturday morning. Guy sure does love to shout, though.

This hasn’t always been my type of music but i’ve definitely become more open minded. I did like this album especially doing work alongside it. Would listen again and I enjoyed. It lacked some interesting aspects though, but all in all better than I expected.

Mixed bag for me. I do like some of the songs considerably more than others, e.g. "Cry To Me" but not so much the 50s-style slow ballads ("Just Out of Reach"). On the positive side, Solomon Burke - and maybe a few other soul singers (Wilson Pickett comes to mind) - breaks my personal mold of usual lack of caring (or even distaste) for singers, or just the focusing on vocalists. Burke on a song like "Can't Nobody Love You" really does make the song. In the end, the songs themselves are nothing remarkable but this is the rare "only the singer is making this worthwhile" album, and he really was expressive/soulful/fantastic. 6/10 3 stars

Voice low like canyon Gritty like gravel covered Walkways to your heart

Solid album with great vocals. Hard to place significance and history of a piece like this but even unknown as an album it produces a wonderful nostalgia.

Great bit of classic soul, rock and roll and blues. Fantastic voice - smooth and silky... Must get on vinyl for the collection...

Dirty Dancing!!! This was a lot of fun.

Jag har aldrig riktigt tyckt om soul musik så därför var det inte så förvånande att detta album fick 2/5 stjärnor. Dock var Solomon Burkes röst väldigt bra men det var tempot och bakgrundsmusiken som drog ner allt. Min favoritlåt från albumet var Wont you give him (One more chance).

Solomon seamlessly intertwines gritty and luxury on this record. He gives it his all, yet it feels effortless.

Distinct soul album with wonderful arrangements.

Loved it!

Never been the biggest R&B fan, but certainly still enjoyable. A lot of the songs do feel very similar, which is unfortunate. Top tracks: Cry to Me, If You Need Me

Great stuff!

Story of a bitter heartbroken man trying to move on, the pain personified through the top class vocals. The vocals show similarity to Elvis melodically backed up by backing vocals that wouldn’t be out of place in an early Beatles song. A great album with short, to the point songs leaving no room to feel bored during the 35 minutes. Great listen

2/5, good album about a 5/10 but there are better Soul albums

Wow. I had not heard this incredible album before. Thank you! I love this so much.

Typical Elvis-fair. Probably has a better voice than Elvis so overall not a terrible listen.

I love this old style music and Solomon has a fantastic voice. It reminds me of listening to Sam Cooke or Otis Redding. Not a terrible long album at 12 songs and 40 minutes. I thought the first have of the album was definitely stronger than the second half but more of a 5 vs 4 so not a huge difference

Love this kind of music. I think it was great, but the highs were never that high and the lows were not that low.

Sweet and soulful

I’ve had Five Guys one time. And I found it to be very bland and boring, especially considering the price. I felt like there were just much better places to go to get burgers and fries for a much more affordable price point. Plus I could probably make a better burger myself for cheaper. Now why am I telling this story? Because this is how this album makes me feel, and I had no other interesting way of starting this. Now I’m not saying this album is overpriced. It didn’t cost me anything. And I’m not saying I could make something better than this, because I couldn’t. But what I am saying is that this album bores me. It’s incredibly plain, like a Five Guys burger. And why would I ever give this the time of day when there are way better rock and soul albums that pushed both of those genres to new heights. I gave this one full listen purely for the list and for the experience. I have the experience now and I don’t plan on ever wasting my time with this again. It sounds mean, and I’m probably being harsher than I need to be, but I just don’t enjoy these placeholder albums that are almost entirely lackluster and could be replaced with much better, more deserving records. Like I said in yesterday’s review, this is on here, and Animals by Pink Floyd isn’t.

aw cute. 3 OHHHHHH THIS IS THE GUY WHO SINGS CRY TO ME I KNOW THAT SONG really good so far bumped up to 4.8 like the sugar is good for the teeth,,ure good for me,,lol

I'm in 2 minds about this album, on the one hand: Fun 60s album, good chill background music that represents the sound of the early years of the decade very well. Has sweet lyrics about love that most people will be able to relate to in some way. But on the other hand: Can be boring at times, and sounds mostly the same all the way through. Very generic and annoying lyrics about an overdone topic, there are plenty of other 60s albums that do everything that this album does just better. Overall I'll give this album the benefit of the doubt as I did find myself enjoying more than I wasn't, and in the context of it being the early 60s the lyrics are very typical of that era.

I’d never heard of Solomon Burke and I enjoyed this one. Just a couple of rungs below the classics names synonymous with that era but still really good.

revolutiinized soul but obv old

Well done, but not exactly my cup of tea. There's other stuff like this I've heard that works much better for me.

forgot to download songs but easy listen would listen again if on

Album cool et relax.

Nr. 127/1001 Cry to Me 4/5 Just Out Of Reach 3/5 Goodbye Baby 4/5 If You Need Me 4/5 Can't Nobody Love You 4/5 Someone to Love Me 4/5 You're Good For Me 4/5 Won't You Give Him 4/5 Hard, Ain't It Hard 4/5 You Can't Love Em All 4/5 Beautiful Brown Eyes 4/5 He'll Have To Go 3/5 Average: 3,83 Really soulful & fun listen.

What a voice! What songs! What a performance! What harmonies! What a recording! Hot damn. The plucky little guitar parts on the second half take away from it, giving it a dinky jazz-psuedo-bluegrass sound that distracts from the core strengths of the album. It's like they accidentally left on a track of the engineer noodling along on top of the recordings. Otherwise, this totally nails the arrangements/instrumentation. The bass is great, the clean little guitar stabs are perfect, even the strings aren't too cheesy and I loved the Spanish bolero style horns on Can't Love em All. But that voice, damn!

I mean some of the lyrics reflect the more misogynistic views of the time…but I love oldies like this in general.

Not my favorite decade but not horrible.

Nice stuff

Love portions of this …. His voice, that early soul sound Starting a 1001 playlist and going to put 2–5 songs on from each album… Then I’ll listen over the weekend and keep just the ones that I really like… saved five from this album ….

Not a fan of pop/soul, so this was definitely NOT in my wheelhouse... That said, for a 1963-64 album, it was fairly well done... Solomon can clearly sing, and does a good job on every track, and I liked the diversity of sound throughout the album - even though every song was a 3-minute ditty on a similar topics - but I guess that's what songs were like back then... I guess this is on the list because I read that there were like 7 number 1 hits on this album - which is hard to fathom, but okay... Compared to most other albums, this one is going to fall well short, as it is clearly dated... However, for it's time, it was exceptionally well-done compared to most...

Good find

Enjoyed this much more than I thought I would. Voice is great. Others have said country and soul don’t mix, but I disagree.

Definitely feels like a bridge from what was "blues" to what became "soul" or "R&B". I kinda had to mentally put myself into another era to enjoy it. Not necessarily a bad thing. Can't argue that was a pretty fun era of music. PS the fade-out ending is so funny to me. Always just makes me wonder if they couldn't think of an ending.

soul y rnb primigenio, encima era preacher. respeto histórico

Ta bien, love soul

3/5 good old school rock ballads. Solomon has an incredible voice.

This is the kind of album you can take off the shelf and sit and listen to all by yourself. Today's music ain't got the same soul. I like that old time... something something.

Gotta love when a new (to me) album kicks off with an iconic Dirty Dancing ditty. This album is packed with soul, and apparently a lot of relationship drama. I think every one of these is about breaking up, hooking up, or someone he’s in love with. In addition to his musical genius, he had 21 kids, four wives, and countless lovers, so that tracks. Lots of inspiration for song writing no doubt. You can’t love ‘em all…or CAN you? He sure can try. Totally dig his voice and his vibe. Great listen!

Rock das antigas 64. Muito top o cantor.

•Not owned: Streaming •Great voice and vocal performance, backed by a band that took the title of the album to heart. •3.5/5

Soul and a little bit of rock. Some of the best music you can make

Burke is the real deal. Can’t go wrong!

It's real nice. He's got a lovely voice. Smooooth. 3.5 rounded down.

Not bad for a 50s / 60s album. It's very much obvious what era it's from.

If ever I find myself in the mood for some old-school soul music, I can see myself reaching for this. Not quite as smooth as Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, or Wilson Pickett. But that’s not a bad thing.

Song that I liked Cry to Me

Proper good. An unexpected treat. Will be listening again. We like the part where the songs happen.

Excellent vocal work too bad all of the songs were pretty boring

Can't hate it

Fun easy listening, cool part of history.

for a mood

Loved it

Old school for sure. Good vibes and sound overall, but not interested in seeking out more.

Bluesy but puts me to sleep. 2/5

Inte mig genre, men trevlig lyssning!

Loved that he gave a shoutout to Sam and Charles. Very good music, even if not hits.

Great voice, some really wonderful tunes, I'm not sure how this guy didn't really make it on my radar. Contemporaries of Sam Cooke and Ray Charles I guess, as he referenced them on "Can't Nobody Love You" but doesn't seem to have the same recognition. That should change.

Du bon soul qui a clairement inspiré beaucoup d'autres artistes, mais pas quelque chose qui m'a vraiment wow. 7/10

Enjoyed

Another solid 3. Is Cry to Me in a movie? It was familiar to me.

A so-so collection of soul songs. His voice is fine, nothing special.

Wikipedia says this had seven top-100 hits. I had never heard of the artist and was unfamiliar with the songs as well. But I thought it was perfectly pleasant. “if you need me” and “you’re good for me” were two favorites.

Something utterly soul enriching about that mono sound. just glorious

Aptly named album. Great listen.

Love this doo wop style record, there’s so many layers beyond the doo wop style though. Great stuff.

not interested in soul. though sounds good

Chef's kiss of '6os soul.

Something for the grandkids to remember him by. All 90 of em...

Impressive pipes but nothing special. Good background music.

Nodded off

I bet this guy was like Juice Wrld for the 60s. Would have loved to have hot head listening to this. Wont ever be listening to it again though, respectfully

Blues and shit it was very calm 2.5/5

Chill rnb. Like a cruise journey in the morning

Lovely soul album from an artist I’d never heard of. Vibes were good even if nothing stood out

Dated. Not unique for its time.

Classic

This kicked major ass. Joyful, soulful, each track a new delight. I was planning to give it four stars, but why not give it five? It's excellent. I'd happily listen again.

quite the crooner

Muy bueno sobre todo las primeras canciones

I had never heard of this soul singer, but he was pretty good. I enjoyed this album mostly. 3 stars.

Timeless tunes. Great listen. 👍👍

favourite song: goodbye baby (baby goodbye) great voice

Just a solid R&B album. Not much else to say

Daring and recognizable, all in one stroke!

Singing and instrumentation were both good, not great. Suffers from a lack of variety in subject matter, but overall an enjoyable listen. Favorite track: Beautiful Brown Eyes

Solid.

Classic.

It was good. He's got a good voice. Overall, enjoyable listen.

No comment

Un album de soul facile à écouter, la voix de Burke est particulièrement agréable.

I enjoyed it, love the old soul sound.

Love the sound of this sort of music, nice to sing along to and just good vibes

Short. Other than that I don't have many positive things to say about this album

Good soul music, more guitars, and I liked his voice also. Much less jazzy than other typical soul albums, but I didn’t mind that Lyrics mostly about love etc, often focused more of the physical side Solid 4****

Enjoyable, good blues/soul sound. Very chill.

Solid album and very easy listening, would be good for a dinner party

Listenable, sounds great and is not cheesy for its time. Listened several times

Very good, but all in all just sounded like another very good R&B album from a decade packed full of very good R&B albums. No songs really stood out.

Foundational R&B. The talent is clear even though the subject is invariably "Baby, I won't cheat anymore" ad nauseum. She doth protest waaay too much.

Great voice, classic soul singer doing some less-than-usual tunes. I especially like the second half of this LP with "Won't You Give Him (One More Chance)". Nicely recorded and put together collection of singles and filler, none of which are throwaways. A nice, positive record if you're into that kind of thing. Didn't blow me away but has a good energy. Influential.

There are some really good songs here. The most gospel rock-inflected R&B music by Solomon Burke isn't necessarily my favorite subgenre of R&B. I think this album deserves a place on the list and if every song was similar in sound to "He'll Have to Go," which I had never heard before and immediately added to my collection, then I could give this album 5 stars. Still, a really good album and Burke's voice is incredible and has so much feeling to it. If this album is on, then I would listen to it and be happy. I am not sure I would search it out though.

Not my style of music

Curti

I imagine this is what the 60’s sounded like all the time.

Soulful. Good vibes. Good music

What a treat to listen to. Burke's voice was calming and melodic. Thoroughly enjoyed, though the genre is not my favorite and I can't see this entering my rotation. I appreciate the artistry and think that anyone who is into blues will enjoy this album tremendously.

⭐️⭐️⭐️ some great oldies!!

Ganz o.k.

3/5. The album felt like it was out of the 50s. The opening track was the strongest, and it got weaker from there.

Never heard of him. Overall pretty good.

fine

I love listening to 60s Soul/Rythm and Blues, especially because most of the time the instruments sound fantastic. On this album, I really like the guitars and especially the bass (is it a contrabass?). However, the album gets a bit long. I know that it's only 35 minutes, but after ~20 minutes it is starting to lose me.

Not really my jam but it was ok

Never heard of Solomon Burke before now. I liked it. Very different from my usual listening.

I often feel like I simply don’t know enough about the history of music to be able to appreciate something like this. Nevertheless it was an okay listen.

Well that was a quickie… I have a ten minute walk to work and I (skip) listened to the album on the way one morning. Yeah, just not my tunes. And gosh, every single one about one or another way of love, getting it, keeping it, loosing it, finding it, crying about it. You get the picture. It’s just too much, like a 12 song long sugarshocksweet candy bar. Now I need something hardy, like some good growly grind core metal.

Not my favorite genre. But i like this one.

A great voice and a warm sound

Puuh. Trotz mehrfacher Durchläufe ist kein einziges Lied hängen geblieben. Sie sind alle auf einem ähnlichen Level von "Och joa, plätschert halt schön im Hintergrund". Und irgendwann nervt mich auch der erregende Frauenchor (Grüße gehen raus an die EAV) mit dem dauernden Wiederholen des vorangegangenen Textes samt "Ahuuuuuuuuuuu".

I will admit to not being at all familiar with Solomon Burke, and I’m glad that I had the chance to fix that today. He has an amazing soul voice and this album was delightful from start to finish.

I'm in love with this album, this is exactly the type of music I thought would be on the list. The vocals are astounding and moving. Adding back up singers to each song is such a nice touch and really stands out. The title of the album is spot on, it's rock n roll, it's soulful and its beautiful.

I was not familiar at all with Solomon Burke before (only heard one of his songs in the closing scene of one of the seasons of the Wire), and while it's not my jam, it spend a nice time listening to it. He has a great voice, and the music supporting his voice is pretty nice and keeps the promise of the title: a pretty nice blend of rock and soul. Some guitar parts are actually pretty good! The way chorus are used is also interesting, in particular how they create a dialogue in Won't You Give Him.

Great voice, but not so super exciting songs.

One of my complaints about The Beatles is that every song is essentially about the same thing, gets super repetitive and boring. All the songs on this album are essentially about the same thing, and yet I thoroughly enjoyed this one. So not so much the subject matter but the delivery. And this guy delivers.

I swear I was listening to Elvis at times. Beautiful music.

Good album The first song is an absolute great Favourite new song "if you need me"

Idles cover?!

Great, achingly cool. Wish I was as cool as Solomon Burke (please be aware that I retract that last statement in the event of Solomon Burke or associates being cancelled in any way at any time due to circumstances that I do not support or in any way wish to be associated with. For a full list of these circumstances please refer to my "Manifesto on Reprehensible Acts" First Published 2017, revised monthly since then. Such acts include but are not limited to - Chicken Marriage, Laughing at swans, Accidentally writing things when young and foolish that people will continue to hold you accountable for even though you have changed, even though those sentiments were previously commonly held, even though you are arguably not the same person you once were; and enjoying Polka).

Loved it. Sadly couldn’t play on Spotify

It was fine.

This is another good listen, not as good as the Fats Domino one we just had, but strong throughout and has a few different styles to mix it up.

Another golden oldie. Had never heard of Solomon Burke, but his voice is just fab, isn't it? Tonnes of soul and richness to it, and it just sounds like he's got a massive smile on his face whilst doing it. That said, it's missing something - I think there was a bit more to the Fats Domino album, this is a bit samey throughout in terms of the arrangements and backing vocals. Still, I'm smiling at the end of it, so it just squeaks a 4.

<3

Man, the way some of these lines are delivered... "I gave you candy, and you fed me dirt..." You can practically feel the poor guy's pain (and hear his influence on so many people that came afterwards).

Enjoyed it more than I thought I would

Great actually? Damn.

I vibe with it. Eight or so albums in, this one is so far the most "I'd never listened to this one before, but I'll be sure to do so again after today" one I've come across yet.

Some alright soul tracks.

This isn’t an album you judge by modern standards. This is the sort of album that in 1964, you bought, you sat down, and you just listened. The lyrics eventually came to you the more you listened. This is a vocal showcase, but it’s also a musical showcase – not about how many synths you can use, or how fast you can drum or strum, or how fast you can spit out a melody, but a musical showcase of the innate spiritual feeling it gives some people, regardless of genre. For my own personal enjoyment, I think just sitting here, vibing, and letting that feeling overcome me is a better experience than either of the last two albums we’ve listened to. I think for me, it’s a strong 3.5 that personally rounds up to a 4, but you have to be in the right mindset and mood for it to be a 4. It’s certainly no less than a 3.

Begins with dirty dancing song??? Definitely a fave!

Something I would hear in a nice shop.

Would be great to have this record

Awesome

short and sweet, nice 60s music

Great voice.

Great sounds but got a little monotonous toward the end.

A bit old fashioned

I found Solomon Burke's music to have similarities in style to Elvis Presley. This is new territory for me as I grew up in the Rock era of late 60s and 70s. This era of music was considered "oldies" on the radio at that time. I also felt like there's some blues and gospel influences.

It’s pleasant easy listening, but not terribly stand out to me. I wouldn’t turn it off, but I don’t think I would seek it out specifically.

Excellent to listen to with a great soulful voice and lyrics that reach your heart

Amazing! Cry to Me!

Album title is very descriptive. Really nice vocals but very much focused solely on the vocals which is a shame. Instrumentation was kinda boring for a jazz album but is expected with soul.

Loved it!

Best song - can't nobody love you

Not into this kind of music at all. Suppose it is well enough made and sounds good, but it does nothing for me. 2/10

Solomon Burke is a cool dude and I like these tunes

Very good, but a bit boring. Guy’s got a beautiful voice. 6.5/10 Top 3: 1. Cry to Me 2. You Can’t Love ‘Em All 3. Goodbye Baby (Baby Goodbye)

Song: Cry To Me Burke has a great voice, rich and passionate, and I liked it on this song. Also, I found the lyrics really sweet and touching, and the song had a really raw vibe that I liked as well. However, the rest of the song was nothing terribly special—I liked it well enough, but nothing stood out. The instrumental felt quintessentially 60s, and I wasn't a huge fan of the background choir. Still, it made me feel nostalgic, and I did enjoy the song—just not as much as others I've listened to.

Classic soul vibe with gospel undertones. Really liked a couple of songs

Strong vocals on a very soulful album. Not sure I heard the "rock" that's mentioned in the title though. 2

Fun soul album but not my taste.

It's alright, not a huge fan honestly

Some great jams in this one. A little outdated at this point music wise but a beautiful voice and his impact on music is undeniable.

Some nice soulful sounds, mostly enjoyed this, don't know if I'd consider it MUST HEAR.

Entertaining

Pretty solid album.

This was an interesting album, but I'm not sure how much I'd regularly listen to it. He has a nice voice and an impressive range. A lot of the songs were catchy, but the album also felt like it dragged even though most of the songs are under 3-minutes long. I'd probably pick out a few songs for repeat listens but don't know if I'd play the whole album through.

I feel so bad for rating this 2 stars. Maybe I should hear it again. Couldn't really pick a favorite song that stood out to me. I was stressed while listening to it, running to catch a bus.

I enjoyed this one.

Definitely can see the path of country and soul crossing here. Never heard this before but it’s pretty good.

This album has a definite decade feel to it, I generally like soul (or soul-adjacent) music, so this one hit just right. I liked it but thought it was a little too 50's generic to get a 5, I'd have preferred a 3.5, but we are stuck with the ratings we have, not the ones we want. Today I'm feeling generous and rounding up.

Pretty groovy, but faded into the background. I listened several times and can’t remember anything about it.

7/10

Motown brilliance

Cry 👍🏻👍🏻

garage band rock 2001.

Absolutely solid soul album. Listen to it.

Nice. Enjoyed listening to this.

Quite Pleasant. Just not really something I would reach for too frequently.

Cool album. 60’s soul singer

I liked that it was only 35 minutes for 12 songs. I think it's a good album, but this was probably the only time I will ever listen to it.

This was personally unappealing to me. Not a Soul guy. Didn't recognize any of the tracks.

Not my favorite type of music, but enjoyable enough.

Absolutely loved this album. Played it on repeat immediately.

Rock n Soul is a great title and captures what this album is. It's quintessential early '60s

Pretty decent. Didn't stand out particularly much from other older albums, but wasn't bad either. If anything it feels a bit late to come with this '64 perhaps?

Any motown or soul albums typically gets at least a three from me by default as I typically like the sound. Burke's singing is really great and some of the songs are killer like "Can't nobody love you" and "If you need me". However, it does manage to feel a bit monotonous even though it has a short run time. The arrangement of the tracks could really use some more variety. Still on my third listen I really started to get in to it. Giving it a solid 3. It really did grow on me on each relisten (benefits of being a shorter album).

It's nice enough, but it's not doing anything special for me personally. If you're a massive soul or RnB fan, this is probably a great pick, but for me, it generally all sounds the same. Nothing to dislike and it's good background listening, but I wouldn't come back to it for any highlights. 12/12/23

I’m not into this decade or sound at all, but this was nice to listen to while I decorated the Christmas tree. Maybe just a mood

I’d never heard his voice before but it’s a great one. Lots of soul. It led to a good seed for other songs too. I’ll remember this one.

Not my taste

Solid soul. Sang from a red and gold throne later when wheelchair bound led a church / cult similarly. 4 wives

2.0. Very smooth

Cry to Me- 8/10 Just Out of Reach (Of My Two Empty Arms)- 7/10 Goodbye Baby (Baby Goodbye)- 9/10 If You Need Me- 7/10 Can't Nobody Love You- 7/10 Someone to Love Me- 7/10 You're Good to Me- 8/10 Won't You Give Him (One More Chance)- 7/10 Hard, Ain't It Hard- 6/10 You Can't Love 'Em All- 6/10 Beautiful Brown Eyes- 7/10 He'll Have To Go- 6/10 85/120

4/5 I liked it.

I like soul music. I liked this album. Was not familiar with Burke, but the album sounds great, just missing a few really spectacular songs. 3.5/5 Will probably listen again

This album is great! You can really hear the emotion in Burke’s performances.

Charming. Solomon has a wonderful voice but sometimes the songwriting doesn't fully match up. 3.5/5

Blues and Soul. Slow. 2/5

Un album qui s'écoute tout seul!

Soulful

Solid, not stellar. Original blend of style for the time.

Influential, inspirational, soulful.

Soulful classics

More Soul then Rock for certain, but OK. Good roots for sure.

Fav song: cry to me

RnB at it's finest, rock fusion, great album

Not my kind of music, sadly. I reckon the guy sings great and probably is a great songwriter and musician but I just don't like it. That's why it's not a one

Amazing

3/5. Just well-written and beautiful ballads that is just nice to listen to. The only downside is that they don't provide a lot of diversity but Burke is just a great and powerful singer that each one is still enjoyable. Nothing crazy good, just good.

Pretty good. About what I'd expect from the genre and time period.

Goodbye baby

dug it

November 27, 2023 Legend. Incredible voice. Great listen start to finish.

1. cry to me - 1 2. juzt out of reach - 1 3. goodbye baby - 1 4. if you need me - 1 5. cant nobody love you - 1.5 6. zomeone to love me - 1.5 7. youre good for me - 1 8. one more chance - 0 9. hard aint it hard - 1 10. you cant love em all - 1 11. beautiful brouun eyez - 0 12. hell have to go - 1

Good stuff

Good, groovy, classic, but just not fantastic. A good easy listen that I could be ok with hearing any day.

was es schöns album, ich han nid gwüsst dass cry on me vo ihm isch

de perfekt soundtrack zum wösch ufhenke

Con buena voz y buenas canciones. Toques de soul y rock. Inicio de todo. Para ser de la época, buen disco

This is a pretty darn sexy album. Bluesy and soulful, I can just imagine the emotion that was put into writing and recording it. Low 4

Smooth, pleasant, really rolled down the ear canal. Would have scored higher if anything particularily stood out however

Soulful heartfelt and at times delightful.

Fantastic - real musicians. After five seconds, it was clear this would be an excellent album.

Hard to follow.

No one is going to listen to a Soul record and say “That was terrible”. That’s true for Solomon Burke. It’s fine, it’s nice. It’s just so slow, it almost reminds me of Christmas music 5.0/10

Beautiful voice. Pretty unastounding backing tracks.

Nice soul/funk album for background listening, but that’s all. Nothing really jumped out for me. Suppose not my genre. 2/5.

Too old school for me, but good. 3/5

9/10

Great cabin music

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Nice, chill album with great sound

Man!

I kind of neglected this album. I only listened to the first half. So, this isn't a fully informed rating. I like Solomon's voice, but the backing vocals sound a little too old timey to me.

I don't think I'd ever heard of Burke before, which is surprising since these songs were all as good as anything else I'd hear from this era and genre.

Fascinating how many gospel singers struggled with going secular - and what a gift they gave soul and R&B music by bringing those gospel inflections over. Of its time but also highly nostalgic courtesy of 'Cry to Me' showing up on 'Dirty Dancing.' Also, this guy might be the Ghengis Khan of soul. Are you related to him? You might want to check.

Enjoyed this album. A really solid blues and soul set with some great production and even better singing. Burke's voice is incredible and the lyrics hit all the right marks of a classic soul album.

Yup this seals it, great week of albums. Didn't know Solomon Burke outside of a featured track on a soul xmas album I enjoy and this was really pleasant. Great example of the genre and the era. Incredible voice. Up there with Sam Cooke. 2nd track wasnt my cup of tea at all but the rest age really well, if a bit samey.

Pleasant if a bit dull at times. I liked You Can’t Love Em All. Overall a decent mix of soul and doo whop. High 3.

Enjoyed the vocals and song writing a lot. I generally like more guitar solos on blues records but this was still very enjoyable

A very good, but not great soul record. He definitely has a powerful voice, but nothing here really blew me away. Would like to give it 3.5 but it gets the benefit of the doubt.

I read on Wikipedia that Solomon Burke is a bridge figure between R&B and Soul and that that sounds about right. There is some grit in these vocals, but not nearly the amount we’d get a few years later with Otis Redding and Wilson Pickett. I did not find any of these songs to be super memorable thought none were bad which does say something.

Undeniably great voice and I enjoyed the B side with the Latin fingerpicking

Pretty decent. He's got a great voice. The music is very old school.

Just good. The soulful crooning over some decently melodic and catchy songs. Though i don't think there is anything that i'd want to play on repeat, there isn't anything to skip here either. All strong.

"The King of Rock 'n' Soul," Solomon Burke is credited with shaping soul and R&B. While this album may no longer be played today, it sounded decent and most likely was a huge influence to music over the past 60 years.

jaj de jó

Cry to Me - 4/5 Just Out of Reach - 2/5 Goodbye Baby - 3/5 If You Need Me - 3/5 Can't Nobody Love You - 4/5 Somebody to Love - 3/5 You're Good for Me - 3/5 Won't You Give Him - 3/5 Hard, Ain't it Hard - 3/5 You Can't Love 'Em All - 3/5 Beautiful Brown Eyes - 3/5 I'll Have to Go - 3/5 Wouldn't add him to my list, but he's got a good voice, and a good sound.

A breath of fresh air after Portishead. 3.5 I reckon.

It's significantly better than a lot of the copycats you see on this list. His talent is obvious, but it is still not really my thing.

YES! Love this. Gives that Sam Cooke feels in all the best ways. Big fan.

good

Not my style

Very solid 60’s R&B. An enjoyable listen, especially “Cry To Me”. There’s seven charting singles on this album, and those are the standouts. But it’s all good. A strong 3 but not enough to round up to 4. 3/5

Dad's music. Its good early morning music. I enjoyed it but im not sure id listen again. 2-3 stars.

no

Enjoyed. Classic 60's R&B

Very pleasant to listen to. Full of love songs. The backup singers really enhanced each song. This is the type of music I think of when I think of the 60s.

Tasty soul

Meh, a more boring Sam Cooke

Ah, back when soul, country, R&B, and rock 'n roll were basically the same thing! Felt more like a collection of singles than an album, but still a blast. And man, those vocals! This guy probably destroyed some expensive studio microphones back in the day.

Classic.

OK, easy listening.

Well, after listening to Pet Sounds and Abbey Road back to back, this seems like a bit of an end to a streak I had going with extremely iconic and beloved albums. This album, however, isn't bad. For one, I think that Solomon Burke has a phenomenal singing voice. His singing is easily the best part of this entire album. The compositions aren't bad on their own. All of the songs on the album are at least decent. My main problem with this album, however, is how similar it feels, not just to itself, but to other music. All of the songs are quite simple in terms of lyrics and the compositions are a bit too similar to each other for any of them to stand out. It also feels a bit derivative of other pieces of music from the era. Overall, a decent soul album, but not one that really sticks out to me. 3/5.

Lovely and soothing.

otis like

Best yet

This was a truly lovely listen; absolutely adding it to my rotation and am really glad this app connected me with it. 5/5

im into it

I love 60s vocal harmonies. His voice is incredible