Rock 'N Soul

Quality soul record from the past. Such good grooves.

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Loved it

This is back to back soul. I didn't know this that well. He's a good singer and I like the variance of the background instrumental stuff across the different songs.

While listening to this album I was thinking about how I'm a fan of the Blues, old Country, jazz and rock and roll. I've never been a big fan of Rhythm and Blues. This feels like the bridge in between and if I spent more time with this album I might learn more from this entry point into Rhythm and Blues.

Bastante fresco y diverso , 3.5/4 sobre 5. Bien riconudo la verdad para tener de fondo así algo fresco.

Badass early soul

I love me some Solomon. I love his take on soul, he's so passionate and warm in his delivery. But at the same time this is the kind of music that I have a hard time to pinpoint highlights, so it's like a pleasant but ultimately unremarkable album. A greatest hits would do the trick just fine for me, but this album's good too.

Classic 60's soul album, like so many. Doesn't stand out from others.

Generic and pleasant soul music from the 60s. Nothing special, nothing bad.

Vocally spot on. Sweet voice, pitch perfect. Musically, tight and melodic. What lets this album down is there is almost no veriation in the tracks. Because of this I found it to be a dull album.

I had never heard of this artist but really enjoyed this album. It holds up really well for being almost 60 years old.

It's fine. Early 60's soul and R&B is just not my jam. I'm honestly getting pretty tired of Boomer music.

I am a sucker for early 60s soul and rock songwriting, and this isn't any different. Didn't knock my socks off or anything, just overall solid, and a lot of passionate delivery. Favorite tracks: "Cry To Me", "If You Need Me"

Heartwarming. Great for background (in the best way possible) and creating an atmosphere

Incredible voice and I loved the vibes of this one. I did enjoy a few tracks on this, but it felt like the majority were quite forgettable. It makes for some brilliant background music, but not something I’d go back to for active listening.

Fun listen!

Full of soul and emotion, a beautiful songwriter. 9/10.

What a great collection of soul songs on this record. Just impeccably excellent from start to finish.

Like a lot of music of this era, I love the sound of it, as long as I don't listen too closely to the lyrics

Burke was a unique talent with a lot of power, and he is well worth a listen.

better than i thought it would be actually! not a big fan of the blues but am happy i listened :)

Not my type of music

2 of 1002. Reminds me of Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, etc. Good vibes and reminds me of music that Hill likes. She had a pretty rough day yesterday. Dealing with chest pains and anxiety. I love her so much. I wish I could take some of the pain away. She's getting better though, and I am always so happy (giddy) to see her.

A little dated for me

1/5 - never listening again 2/5 - its decent but not for me 3/5 - would listen again 4/5 - I love it 5/5 - going in my playlist Cry to me 2/5 Just out of reach 3/5 Goodbye baby 3/5 If you need me 5/5 Cant nobody love you 2/5 Someone to love me 2/5 Youre good for me 1/5 Wont you give him 2/5 Hard, aint it hard 2/5 You cant love them all 3/5 Beautiful brown eyes 2/5 He'll have to go 2/5 Album: 2.1/5

Old-timey goodness

You're Good For Me top 10 værste sange at få skrevet om sig lmao

Det var ret lækkert, men også ret generisk? Kendte ikke nogen af sangene og havde glemt dem igen så snart pladen var færdig

Fin plade. Throwback til kærlighedslivet i '64 😅

A nice gentle listen. Good old school soul.An album not disappointed to hear. Worthy of list

Ok but didn’t grab me

What a voice! The songs are pretty good, although they stay too much in the same patterns, I’d like a bit more variation. It was a good early album that inspired many following artists. 7 out of 10

Never heard of this guy. Good music. Enjoyed this laid back time.

very dirty dancing vibes! love this. also reminds me of grandma and papa

Ehhh. Okej je al ne bi izdvojio nista posebno sem par pesme. Okej prvi listen skroz al ne bih dalje slušao

Fav: LF: It's aight, solid 7

Rock and soul

Liked most of it.

Hygge nok. Lidt et aftenalbum

This sounds 10 years older than it actually is. Solomon Burke has a great voice, but the songs are quite repetitive and not very interesting. One More Chance is a banger though, very fun and catchy. Stand-out: Won't You give Him (One More Chance)

was good

classic!!!

60s soul is not my wheelhouse. It tends to be too soft. No backbone, you know? But that couldn't be further from the truth here. Solomon brings the fire on "Rock 'N Soul" like nobody before or after. There's an undeniable energy here that's lacking from most soul music. There's a heavy dose of rock in "Rock 'N Soul" but it never overwhelms the soul portion. Perfectly balanced. These performances are just spectacular. Burke's voice is so powerful but under perfect control. He's pure talent and emotion. The only other soul artist that I've ever heard who's on this level is the legendary Aretha Franklin. And the band isn't slacking here either. They understood the assignment. Everyone's pulling their weight and working towards the same goal. It's just... really impressive. Started strong and just kept getting better, earning every bit of a 5-star review by the end.

Not bad, some fun tracks but ultimately not for me. Cry to meeeee

Classic genre-defining sound with easy listening tunes that somehow don't feel formulaic.

That voice is amazing. He could growl like Otis and purr like Nat. The engineering on the album is gorgeous. But for an album to be great it needs to be a collection of pieces that together reflect a single point of view. Great performers and great albums merge influences into A sound. Miles said it takes a long time to figure out what you sound like. There's some combination of Solomon, here, not yet knowing what he sounds like and Jerry Wexler not helping him find it or not trusting him enough to feature it. (It kind of reminds me of Columbia's inability to take advantage of Aretha's talent at around the same time.) This album goes from imitations of Staxx songs, to imitations of Beatles songs and ends up with an imitation of a Dean Martin song. And none of those songs really left out. None burrowed into my subconscious. So what's left are beautiful recordings of great performances, but with no coherence to the album and not much to "remember" about Solomon Burke except that he can flat-out sing.

Can't Nobody Love You and Cry to Me are great songs. Good album of a lazy Sunday afternoon

His voice is amazing and I love all 60's soul. But I can't get behind these tunes

whole album very listenable. Wont you give him was very good. Reminded me of the Beatles.

Goodbye Baby is a class act; nice "this is it, girl." But a lot of it is hackneyed 40s pop. "Won't you give him" is like... pre-supremes. The rest of it is all love songs. I'm sure that's what he had to sing to press a record but b l e c h

beautiful

Sounds very much like old school rock n roll

It was good, but I don't think I'll be seeking it out again

Smooth vibes, classic tunes, a few decades past my tastes. Overall quality music though.

He’s no Otis but solid listened 2x before I realized it repeated

Didn't get a chance to listen to this on Friday. So listening now. oooooh I like it! I this guys voice. And the style is just so soul! I love it! Had to play If You Need Me a couple times. Make that 3 times. I'm going to add that to my karaoke list. In fact I should expand my voice styles. I'll be looking into doing more mo town type songs. This was a great album!!

Great Soul Album, 5/5

eh not the worse

Looks like he’s sweating and taking a Yuge dump.

Enjoyable

I liked the first song, I didn't love the rest if the album

Soul power is the cleanest energy source and may just save the human race

Straight ahead soul with nothing to complain about.

pure, undiluted soul. solomon has such an incredible voice.

Definitely the king of rock n soul.

decent. will keep for rainy days

dreadful

Good, dated; a great representation of the era.

Voice is beautiful but the album didn’t catch my attention. Listen again: no Purchase for my collection: no Favourite Song: none stick out to me

I didn’t know any of the songs and none of them really caught my attention.

A very enjoyable album. It made for good background music as well as music to unwind after a long day. I particularly liked Cry For Me and Won't You Give Him (One More Chance).

What this list was made for. A hidden gem. Underappreciated, phenom of a voice. I loved it.

Nice album, shades of both Sam Cooke and Joe Cocker.

Nice voice, but quite flat and monotonous.

Really nice old school rock and roll, blues, jazz. He has a lovely voice

Great stuff, maybe a bit tame overall, but what a great voice. Favourite song: Won't You Give Him (One More Chance)

Pleasant and soulful with some country and bluesy gospel touches. A bit too tame for me, I prefer more funk: grit, grime, groove and sex (eg. James Brown, Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye).

71/100

Just pleasant to listen to.

Whats up with these classic soul albums having one fantastic song in the beginning and then the rest is just fine

# 62 : When your only claim to fame is that you are in this list… If You Need Me

Hyvää vanhan ajan musiikkia. Oisko tää sit Rock 'N Soulia

Amazing. Sounds like Otis Redding with the intensity turned down 15%.

Actually really like this. 3.5/5

Inoffensive, ultimately ended up as background music.

Good album, lot of old school ballads. Some weird song ballads like You Can’t Love Em All. Enjoyed the two listens.

Short 'n sweet, nigh on perfect.

what a beautiful album! solomon burke's voice is so pleasant, and the music itself is an engaging mix of rock and soul, hence the cute album title. this kind of older music is my catnip! soul is definitely the primary genre (like, so much that soul has a capital S), but burke includes country at times, too. his soulful voice makes it work, though! the background singers don't quite get their fair praise on this album. their backing of burke allows songs to become well rounded. there's no way "just out of reach (of my two empty arms)" could sound so beautiful without those background singers! i can't even find record of who his background singers are, which is such a shame.

I had never listened to Solomon Burke before! He has a lovely voice and is an incredibly capable singer. At times, I even heard what sounded like Elvis in his voice. This album was a little monotonous and all the same for me. In my opinion, it lacked much variety, sound-wise. But when you're a forefather of soul, I guess there is no reason not to just focus on what you're good at! The lyric writing was excellent.

This is a great time capsule but just an ok album

Of it’s time and a cover of a Jim Reeves song says it all. My parents may have liked because there wasn’t’t much else around prior to the Beatles explosion.

Listened Before? N This was great! Love the soul sounds here and the old-fashioned lovesongs. I may keep this one in mind for a relisten. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Just Out of Reach

It has the ingredients to connect with me but... It didn't

Great voice and great sound but it’s a covers album. I get how for some of the history of music that’s how it worked but it’s easy to pick any song out and pick a different version that resonates.

Nice but forgettable.

Maybe I'm just not a blues-y rock type of person but this album didn't really move me. The songs all feel too similar and blend together. Not to say that this is a bad album, far from that. The vocals and instrumentation are top quality and well produced. It's just that there isn't enough variation in either mood, lyrics, or melody.

Really enjoyed this, sounds really old but his tone and the tempo are great - will listen to more by this artist

I'd never heard of Solomn Burke before today. Pure 1960's Soul/R&B - I liked most of the album.

Favourite songs: Cry to Me, Goodbye Baby (Baby Goodbye), You're Good For Me, If You Need Me, Beautiful Brown Eyes, He'll Have to Go Least favourite songs: Someone to Love Me 4/5

A pleasant surprise but not consistent enough throughout.

Such a beautiful voice. It’s a perfect album to put on in the background at home on a weekend. I’ll be definitely going back to it. It does seem a bit monotonous though. My favourite song is Goodbye Baby!

It's fine but not my thing

Good but unremarkable

Saw Solomon Burke once in Newcastle just before he passed away later that year on a flight to Amsterdam. This album is from 1964. I did not know it but recognized half of the songs. The other tracks were generally great as well.

Very good voice and - with a few exceptions - not so noteworthy songs.

It was a nice record but nothing that has really struck me. Nevertheless I think it has its value for the history of rock music

What a voice and how well used. Could do a little country (a poor man's "Cold Cold Heart,", a little calypso, too, name-dropping Ray Charles (if one's not mistaken) and ballads and lovers' plaints all over the place, and all of it with soul, so much soul.

Really great instrumentation and amazing singing from Burke

Solid

Fantastic album.

Cool stuff.

Og

Solid tasaisen hyvä. Burken äänestä tosin puuttuu joku roso, jota soulissa kaipaan, vaikka sielua kyllä on.

Periaatteessa laadukasta kategoriassa 60-luvun alkupuoliskon levykokonaisuudet, mutta erityisesti B-puolella kuorotaustojen, folk-kokeilujen ja matalarimaisen tyytymisen varjostamaa. Olenko kuullut riittävästi kuunnellakseni uudelleen? Ehkä en - etsisin suosiolla kokoelman käsiini.

This gets a 3 star rating but man it's so close to a 4. This guy's voice is quite spectacular, and reading the 'life story' was almost worth a 4 on its own - this guy had a crazy life. If it had more in the way of 'hits' than Cry To Me this would prob rank a 4.

Respect. The early days of rock and roll. Sweet songs.

Perfectly crafted, incredibly dull songs

This is an exceedingly rare soul miss for me. The blend of vocals never really reach a powerful climax for me, which is what I'm always looking for in soul music. The backing instrumentalists are also deprecated too much for me, giving them no chance to overcome my perceived shortcomings with the singing. Favorite track: Beautiful Brown Eyes

Good, but I would have preferred a bit more rock.

Fun album, had a good time listening to it

Not my style

Me encanta, simplemente exquisito

STELLAR vocal performance. tender one moment to a heartfelt roar the next. having said that the album itself is a bit too long and some of the songs are kinda boring. it’s very much if its time. solid three gold stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️

A classic R&B album, but nothing escencial.

It was good. Nails that 50s do-wop kinda soul. But this came out in 64? I think I need to give it another listen.

unfortunately i’m too uncultured to think of anything but 80s movies when listening to 60s soul. lovely album but suffers from sounding the same the whole way through. (may need to start a “little girl” counter for these… what’s the obsession? can we love some grown up women please?)

I want to rate this higher but it's just so unsatisfying having every song fade out at the end. It seems a little behind the times as well, I wouldn't have guessed this was from the 60s.

Me gustó más de lo que esperaba.

Sjukt bra!! Dette overgår Sam Cooke. Elsker sounden og melodiene. En herlig albumopplevelse som blir med meg videre. Paolo Nutini må være kraftig inspirert avvente her, både mht arrangementer og stemmebruk. Formidling og rop er helt like.

Meh. Gets a bit bland during the middle and doesn't pick up again. Old blues rock, I find very good but difficult to enjoy a while album.

About what you’d except from an early 60s album. Lots of simple love songs with cute little melodies and whatnot. I felt there was more pop than rock or soul on the record which was a letdown. 5/10

Me ha encantado. No conocía ninguna canción. Una voz muy bonita. Y emociona su interpretación.

This felt like a chore to listen to if I'm going to be honest. I mean, sure, Solomon's singing on here doesn't sound bad, the actual music does sound pretty good. My concern here is that there really isn't anything interesting going for it, just another 1960s Soul album that had some decently charting singles. Rock 'n Soul would probably sound better as background noise or something among those lines.

Pretty cool!

Excellent early rock and roll. Aptly named title.

hell yeah all classic songs in a wonderful style. the performance is what makes this standout. best tracks: goodbye baby (baby goodbye), you can't love them all, cry to me

First listen Saved 3/12 Top track: Can't Nobody Love You

They don't make them like they used to.

I ALREADY RATED THIS YOU IDIOTS

Soulful and awesome.

Enjoyed listening to the album. Have always liked 50-60’s music.

Highlights: Won't You Give Him, Goodbye Baby, He'll Have to Go Leave Em's: Beautiful Brown Eyes, You're Good for Me Overall Thoughts: This album was perfectly named Rock 'N Soul. I don't recall ever hearing any of these specific songs before, but this album captures the essence and the sound of the times in 1964. I have always been a big fan of this style of music as I find it easily enjoyable and seemingly difficult to do wrong. I was not looking to skip through songs or waiting for them to be over. Some songs I liked more then the others, but I didn't truly feel like the album would be better off without the ones I didn't like. If there were a few more recognizable tracks on this album I think it would flirt with a perfect rating in my opinion. A great voice over classic instruments and backup vocals is a recipe for enjoyable music. Score Breakdown: 3.983 & 4 -> 3.992

This album was fine! Not my favorite genre, but incredible talent. A pleasant listen, but not something I’ll go back to.

So-so,

It was fine enough, just boring. It's a high 2. I don't care enough about it to give it a 3. My favourite song was Just Out Of Reach, I guess.

It was alright. Probably very good for it's time, but in the face of the soul music of the next 10-15 years it's very much overshadowed. 3.5/5

liked this a lot actually, lovely stuff

Enjoyed it, nothing super noteworthy imo

Genres: Soul Formed: ? in 1955? Run time: 12 songs, 35 min, 4 sec The title stems from Burke's title as the "King of Rock 'n' Soul". The singer helped shape the sound of rhythm and blues, he was one of the founding fathers of soul music, and was a key figure bridging R&B and soul. The album resulted in seven top 100 Billboard hits. Track 1, “Cry to Me” has over 142M plays on Spotify, with another four tracks exceeding 1M plays. The remaining seven tracks have over 200k plays. He has a velvety soft voice. Presumably as a result of his gospel background, all the lyrics are clean. Many of the songs are about the love of a girl/woman. It’s not a profound album but the subject matter is pertinent to most of us. The songs are pleasant and easy to listen (and relate) to. It is not necessarily my taste in music but it was enjoyable to listen to. Listen Again?: Probably not My Rating: ***

Boy this is the real thing. Such a voice. He used to be one of my mum's favourites and I can see why. Love it.

Nice soul album, pleasant but didn't grab me. Not really many thoughts on it, tbh.

As has been well documented, I'm a big fan of soul music like this. While this wasn't the best of this genre I've heard from this list and wasn't incredibly memorable, I still enjoyed it nonetheless. High 3

I wasn’t too thrilled when I got this and frank sinatra back to back, but I enjoyed this one a bit more because each song was a little unique

5/10

really old school similar to Otis Redding

It's wild to me that this is the first I've heard of Solomon Burke. He should be spoken of in the same breath as artists like Sam Cooke, as he can croon and shout with the best of them. The soul drips from his voice, and the arrangements are often groovy. At the end of the day, he's doing exactly what other artists of his time were doing. But he's doing it well.

****

Some great classics on here. Lovely mellow tunes and fab voice.. Pleasant listening after yesterday’s headf***! Great just to have on in the background.

A total pleasure.

This might be an indicator of how this 1001 adventure has changed my approach to listening to music, at least a little. Upon first spinning this album, I liked it, but that was about it. Sounded a bit rough around the edges — though I suspected this might have been a one-take live in the studio affair in large part — and this early rock and roll (and soul!) was never my favorite, partly due to the limitations of the subject matter. Pretty much all about love... lost love, new love, gimme another try love. This fell squarely into that. After one spin, this was going to get a 3-star rating. It was good, I appreciated the rawness and bits of humor. Then, it started to play again, and I was able to home in on different things in the mix (which was very strange — again, didn't sound like the A-team was on that) and I became more impressed and enamored with the arrangements and ideas. And Burke's sense of humor shone even brighter on the second listen, and I started actively enjoying the songs. "You Can't Love 'Em All" is probably my fave, with the ramshackle backup singers adding an extra punch and good humor, and the calling out of Sam Cooke and Ray Charles in "Can't Nobody Love You" was ballsy. And "You're Good For Me" was another twist on the "boy and girl" lyrical theme and I was won over.

This was cool and was my first exposure to Burke outside of hearing "Cry to Me" in Dirty Dancing. Burke's a damned good singer with a great range, and I dig the style of music on this album. But at the same time, I can hear why his songs haven't quite stood the test of time like some of the other soul singers of his era. The songwriting is often lackluster, and even when the writing's good, the arrangements don't quite hit the mark (though "Won't You Give Him (One More Chance)" was interesting. I think he needed a great producer to bring out the best in him, like Aretha had in Jerry Wexler or Al Green had in Willie Mitchell. "Cry to Me" is the exception where everything clicks, so no wonder that one has had a life outside of this album. But overall, cool stuff.

track 1 - unreal voice, actually really enjoyed this song. voice is just amazing, shame to hear idles covered it track 2 - quite different, once again an enjoyable listen track 3 - more focus on vocals and backings, not as much my thing but still a nice listen. voice still shines through excellently track 4&5 - was working at this point so barely managed to listen to these, felt similar track 6 - more focused on the singers voice again, like. track 7 - albums dragging a bit now idk track 8 - interesting guitar, not what i was expecting. track 9 - quite nice this, enjoyable. very bluesy track 10 - forgettable track 11 - forgettable track 12 - lovely little closer of a track

track 1 - can't listen to this without thinking of the idles cover but was a great song track 2 - didn't do too much for me track 3 - didn't do much for me either track 4 - love this one, Solomon burke has a great voice track 5 - really not my sort of thing but his voice is fantastic track 6 - my favourite so far, loved that track 7 - decent this one track 8 - least favourite this one I think track 9 - okay but tracks are all starting to blend into each other at this point track 10 - didn't even realise a new track had started here track 11 - good background listening track 12 - not bad but once again feels like background listening and hard to focus in overall Burke has a great voice but this isn't my sort of thing, works nicely as background listening but that's as far as this goes for me

Lovely summery soul from a singer I wasn't really aware of before. It lives up to the title, particularly the 'soul' part. The album seems a bit schizophrenic in terms of sound and production in places, but I absolutely love the voice and the arrangements.

I didn't give this the attention it deserves - work shit, innit. From what I heard, it sounds like a monument of an album. The subtle horns on He'll Have to Go add to the emotion of the song. Three stars on a half-hearted first listen. It's probably worth at least one more when I get to grips with the album.

Nice oldies album, relaxing and romantic at the same time. Was a nice listen.

Long been a fan of Solomon Burke and this is a fine collection. Includes the magnificence that is Cry To Me. And if some of the songs are a little pedestrian his incredible vocals raise them up.

Probably wouldn’t listen again, very soulful but not my thing

DNF, every song sounds the same halfway through.

It was alright but another I doubt I'll ever revisit.

I'd rather be listening to Otis

4.5 stars. The name defines it. Rock and roll elements by one of the fathers of soul. Contagious singing that is hard not to get into. Contains lots of hits but standout is "Cry to Me."

old school. s écoute bien

Nice, pleasant, soulful, but purely in a background music kind of way. It left me a little bored by the end. A nice accompaniment in an old-timey diner or something though. Favourite: Won't You Give Him (One More Chance)

Amazing voice. Fun songs.

I’ve got a bit of a soft spot for Solomon Burke because of his cover of Van Morrison’s “Fast Train” that was used in the season 3 finale of The Wire. It’s a wonderful song and, dare I say, better than the original. The rest of his catalog, I’m not super familiar with. Rock ‘N Soul was enjoyable, but as I’ve said in other reviews, early 1960’s music doesn’t really connect with me. It’s often like taking a trip to a forgotten era, one that’s kind of familiar, but also completely foreign. Having been released in 1964, this record is closer to the familiar than to completely foreign, but, it feels…old. Like if you could listen to music in black and white. …and there’s some to charm to that. One of my favorite movies of all time is Dr. Strangelove: Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, but there aren’t many other black and white films I truly love. So when it comes to music, it’s not something I can go back to over and over. This is reflection on me, not the music. Solomon Burke is a great singer, the songs are well written and performed. There’s no good reason for me not to like this. …there’s just something in my brain that isn’t receptive to the late 50’s/early 60’s sound. I can’t explain it otherwise.

Again - the creepiness of 60s teeny bopping songs - pleasant to listen to but so terrible so many years after the realization of what is actually being said and thought. There are better albums that are worth apoligisim but this can pass.

уважаю Соломона заочно, т. к. Кирстен Коэн его фанат. именно песни на этом альбоме не приглянулись (кроме знакомой про краин), надо ещё слушать. но вокалист он великолепный

A perfectly fine soul/rock early RnB album by Solomon Burke. Generally not my cup of tea, however I can appreciate how albums like this allowed us to progress to both the rock and RnB music of today. His quote sums it up perfectly - "without soul, there'd be no rock, and without rock, there'd be no soul." Best: If You Need Me Worst: Hard, Ain't It Hard

lovely classic stuff, great sound, songs sound very distinct from each other but all good 3.5

Great voice, fun listen. Cry to Me is a total classic. the songs are short and move right along, although tbh they are a bit samey by the end; the recording quality isn't doing the music any favors on that front, but also the backing vocals level the songs out regardless of how expressive Solomon's delivery can be. 3.5

No está mal, pero tampoco me gustó mucho. Ya tenía ganas de que me saliera un álbum de este tipo, pues siempre me ah llamado la atención y, qué mejor que empezar con uno de esta lista. Sin embargo, no me convenció del todo. La voz me agrada y la vibra general también, pero, por alguna razón, los coros de fondo no me terminan de convencer. Por esto, decidí darle 3 al final de todo

A delight, and a real time capsule. Tend to expect albums from this era to have a few bangers on them and a lot of filler, but this is consistently high quality.

It's pretty good for early soul. Nice groove and voice with gospel back vocals, but I found it really repetitive. There's some diversity here, utilizing strings, horns, Samba beats, and a Latin-sounding guitar, but this just prevented me from being bored the whole way through. Favorites: Cry to Me, You're Good for Me, Won't You Give Him

It was decent. Nothing really special about it and it really dragged on for WHOLE album

Good singing that’s really close to Otis Redding in style but I’ll just listen to Otis Redding if I want that kinda sound. Kinda disappointing cuz I really like early RnB and soul like Redding and Sam Cooke but it didn’t bring anything new to the table and both of those two have better production and singing. Has a few songs I’ll come back to but won’t ever listen to it all again. Super light 3 if I give it that. Buddy Holly’s at least had its biggest hit be his own song too which helped that one’s significance. 👍: cry to me

Great vocals and a overall easy listen, not gonna be one of my go to oldies

Man just as boring as buddy holly… Cant nobody love you is good tho

I’m willing to admit this score could be a result of 50s/early 60s fatigue because two days in a row is pretty brutal. Solomon Burke has a real smooth tone, so I’ll give him his props there. But there really wasn’t much that stood out here. Honestly, old music bias aside, I think this just wasn’t that strong an album, even for the genre/time. I’m willing to give this a 2 just because it wasn’t as outright offensive as my 1’s. I didn’t necessarily dislike anything I heard but I can promise you none of this will stick with me. This is one of the first that I’m really questioning its place on this list. Best: If you need me (this song grew on me and kinda goes hard) MMM (yikes): Honestly none. Just spent some time searching for this and couldn’t find anything memorable. I truly don’t think I’ll remember any of these Melodies tomorrow so doing a MMM would be dishonest.

A true classic. I enjoyed this one.

Didn’t listen to it all but liked what I heard

This rocks. Love the constraints imposed by the physical length of a single album platter. So much soul jammed into 2 and a half minutes many times over.

Alright I guess

- Loving these 35 minute albums - Decent soul vibes, a fun listen - Favorite songs: Someone to Love Me

- Great singer and storyteller - Thought the first song was the best and then I was a little disappointed with the rest

It’s so unfortunate here that Solomon Burke couldn’t have a stronger backing here because his voice is like Mama’s homemade Pecan Pie on a cold November evening. This is the kind of soul singing that warms your heart and makes your toes tingle. But then you get the backing vocals that sound like my mother yelling at me to take out the trash, backing music that can be found at any local coffee shop, and song composition that could have been done by my tone-deaf friend. And of course, you’ll always struggle when you front load an album with the best songs.

If this were a Harry Potter movie, it'd be The Chamber of Secrets. It's a great genre, and the sound is good. But, it just isn't as good as the other albums from this era and style.

Nice! I only knew Burke from his collaboration with 'De Dijk' and I really enjoyed that album. This album is a great combination of soul, rock 'n roll and blues. Awesome!

Lovely album

Not quite standing out to me but I would never complain if this album is playing

Very soulful

Very old but very good. Flits between rock, folk, country and soul effortlessly - not easy to pull off!

Good

Aan het einde van zijn carrière was de stem van Solomon Burke een aantal octaven gezakt, en zat hij in zijn rolstoel moddervet te wezen, maar maakte hij wel mooi een album met De Dijk, met hun opvallend goed naar het Engels vertaalde nederhits. De man overleed, net geland op Schiphol, nog in het vliegtuig, terwijl hij die avond een concert met Huub en zijn mannen zou geven. Maar goed, hier is Solomon nog jong en een stuk dunner. Het is allemaal wel leuke muziek, maar echte uitschieters zitten er ook weer niet tussen. We hebben betere soul gehad in deze lijst.

Solomon ken ik van die enorm krachtige stem. Die komt op dit album niet in zijn volste recht naar voren. De man kan zingen. Natuurlijk. Maar zijn stemgebruik is hier wat bescheiden. In zijn tijd zal het modern geklonken hebben. Nu klinken sommige nummer zo gedateerd, dat ik het kraken van de LP mis op Spotify. Ik blijf steken op drie sterren.

Fijne (rock n) soul, die zich net niet kan meten met artiesten als Sam Cooke en Otis Redding. Sommige nummers klinken ietwat gedateerd, zoals Just Out of Reach en He'll Have to Go, met zijn Elvis-achtige stem. De nummers waarin zijn stem wat rauwer is en een beetje schuurt, die zijn toch wel het fijnst. Daar zit meer gevoel in lijkt het wel. En daar hebben zijn tijdsgenoten dus wel meer van. Al met al prima om te luisteren, maar als ik zin heb in dit soort muziek zou ik dus eerder die plaat van Sam Cooke opzetten, die we een paar maanden terug kregen.

Solid soul album. Solomon is a fantastic singer, I could listen to his voice all day. Every song here is good, but they’re all essentially basic love songs so it can get somewhat repetitive. Very comfy listen, I’ll probably come back to this sometime in the future.

Awesome voice, smooth yet sparky sound. Things do get kinda repetitive near the end, particularly with the backup singers who are the most gratingly dated element here (though I do still like them sometimes). Not the most substantial album but a nice listen. Best song: If You Need Me

Criminally underrated.

Not bad at all.

Good soul album

Stink, STANK, STUNK. What was memorable about this? Just a product of its time?

This is fine for what it is. Not a bad listen but likely not something I'll come back to.

inoffensive, unmemorable background music

I love the backing vocals and the songwriting. really good work vibe. favorite track in first listen was won't you give him (one more chance) and my least was cant nobody love you just because I'm so used to the zombies version

Superb collection of music.

HL: "Cry To Me", "Just Out of Reach", "Beautiful Brown Eyes", "Someone To Love Me", "Won't You Give Him One More Chance" Not familiar with these songs, but it's straight comfort food for me 🍲

Buttery, silky voice. Immediately reminded me of Sam Cooke. I have never heard Solomon before and while these may just be your standard love and loneliness songs, he executes them so well. Lots of guitar licks, with some horn, keys, and backing vocals to carry this album to a wonderful place. I loved it.

pretty generic sounding for the 60s but that’s not a bad thing! very evident that it was made with a lot of heart too which was cool to listen to

This was my introduction to Solomon Burke, and holy crap, I wish it'd come much sooner. This was fantastic.

Cry to Me has been a favorite for a long while thanks to Dirty Dancing, but I was surprised to find new favorites. What a voice! It feels like he's signing straight to your soul. I was raised on 60s soul & rock, so this felt warm & familiar. Great addition to this challenge. 4 stars.

This was a fun way to start the day. I very much enjoyed this one.

Amazing voice. The music is so alive. I haven't listened to Burke before but he's going on the list with Aretha and Sam and Otis. I look forward to digging deeper into his catalog.

Nice background music

Lives up to the name, enjoyable but not really anything I'll go back to

With a voice as smooth as butter Rock 'N Soul by Solomon Burke ranks with the classics of the original rock and roll founders like Chuck Berry, Little Richard and on-and-on. Pop Soul as Burke's sound is helped lay the tracks for Otis, Motown and other black artists to once again, pave the way for future musicians to walk on.

Lækkert. Cry To Me er en klassiker. God længde.

No surprises here. Exactly what it says on the tin. Soulful, rock n roll. But not really my cup of tea.

Slow but good blend of soul into early rock

very reto and chill. 3? pretty boring tho.

Good voice and full of soul, but I think I'd get a little bored of it after a while. Lyrically not too complex, but it wasn't too distracting.

Pretty good early RnB/rock and roll album. Solomon as a lot of groove and sounds a lot like Otis Redding. Pretty nice. 7,6/10

I'm not a fan of soul, I wouldn't choose any album from this genre for my everyday listening playlist, but after hearing Solomon Burke for the first time today I might change that. "Rock 'N Soul" is an incredibly climactic and atmospheric album, moving you straight to a jazz club in the middle of nowhere in Tennessee. First five songs to start the record were simply amazing and sounded very fresh - I would not guess, that this LP has almost 60 years. Beautiful and deep voice by Solomon was perfectly mixed with a female choir, and on the top of that a great upbeat music created an almost perfect recipe for success. In the second part the album slowed down a bit, but still maintained a high level throughout. great record, that widened my horizon just a little bit more.

Great voice and tone, classic 60s rock style. I've never heard of this artist or any of his songs, I'm surprised he's not more famous. I can hear the influences on other acts. Overall a good album

Cry to Me is a total jam, and If You Need Me is a gem

It's not a bad record by any means, it just didn't resonate with me.

Decent, some good songs

Smooth listening. Great songwriting. Hell of a voice and it just makes me feel good.

Hugely problematic lyrics sung beautifully and soulfully. Easy on the ears but not for me

Meh, stereotypical 60's music

What a fun album! I had been barely acquainted with Solomon Burke previously, but this album was a gem and I look forward to revisiting it. 4/5.

3/4

Good stuff. Lesser known than some of his peers, but I liked him as much as I like Wilson Pickett and Otis Redding. Very nice voice.

It seems like until the Beatles came around (I'm not just attributing this to them) a focus on the voice was all that mattered, and it leads to a lot of songs from the era to sound impressive vocally, but missing something deeper. It is easy listening, certainly, but it's extremely surface level. I can't necessarily blame the album for that, but it doesn't change how I feel about it in the (currently) modern age. Another down the middle album with this one.

Album is all a bit "one note", albeit a talented "note" at that. Soulful and crisp. A monument of its time.

Not bad

I'm a sucker for this type of music, the soul leaving into the blues rather than jazz like Gil Scott-Heron. Really made me want to listen to Sam Cooke and Bill Withers.

When he started shouting "cracka cracka cracka" in cry to me it really hurt my feelings. Not my type of music >:(

impressive vocal register, pretty okay album

Very lovey dovey and soulful. Great sound quality. Solomon Burkes voice and singing is amazing. Songs are a bit repetitive in theme and sound.

Not amused.

So full of soul, great listening.

I’d never heard any Solomon Burke before today… and what a voice I was missing out on. Described as one of the founding fathers of soul music in the early 1960’s, he has never enjoyed the same level of success, ubiquity and ongoing influence as Sam Cooke or Otis Redding. After listening to “Rock n Soul”, it’s hard to see why. He possesses a stunning range and great control: sometimes he howls, sometimes he croons, sometimes he wails, always with tremendous depth of feeling. When he sings “I’ll never see brown eyes again” in “Beautiful Brown Eyes”, you really believe it. “Can’t Nobody Love You” is perhaps his most showstopping vocal performance of all, flipping from raspy grit to soft honeydew within a single phrase. Dense multi-layered lead and backing vocals help to add an immensely satisfying, thick sound (see the backing vocals in “Someone to Love Me”, or all of “You’re Good for Me”). Burke’s voice is by far the key selling point: as pleasant as the songs are, they’re mostly forgotten standards of the day. They’re also mainly soul numbers with little in the way of rock: the mournful waltz-time ballads (“If You Need Me”, “Goodbye Baby”) become a little wearing within the short runtime. It would have been nice to hear more upbeat tracks like “Cry to Me” and the excellent “Hard, Ain’t It Hard”. Later in the album, “Won’t you Give Him (One More Chance)” are “You Can’t Love ‘Em All” are both intriguing changes of pace from the first few tracks, with Latin-inspired percussion and rhythm. Burke then croons his way out on the traditional-sounding “He’ll Have To Go”, a disappointingly understated finale (but the string arrangement is nice). “Rock n Soul” may not change my life, and I may not die full of gratitude to have heard it. But it’s a beautiful place to spend half an hour.

A strong 3 star album.

Solomon Burke sounds great, but this music doesn't move me.

Fantastic

Bluesy and smooth

Man, Cry To Me is the real deal, even 60 years later it really hits. I can see why it was used in DD.

Very listenable early sixties 'classic soul' - perhaps he doesn't touch the desperation or ecstacy that Sam Cooke or Otis Redding can reach, he seems quite a grounded chap. Full marks for putting forward his worldview that not every woman can be loved, as he is only one man.

A lovely soul/R&B album, Solomon Burke's voice is very good, very smooth. I liked this album.

Love some jazz

3.5/5 The title of the album says it all, Rock ‘N Soul, a great combination of the both genres. First time listening to Solomon Burke, but he is great! Wouldn’t mind to hear more from him. Favourite songs: - Cry to me - You can’t love em all

So great. So influential. Love stuff like this.

A great mixture of rock and soul. Sounds great but doesn't soar as much as either of the genres separately.

The Mrs. walked in on the first song and thought it was the Dirty Dancing soundtrack. Ah, 1964. The last song encapsulates my problems with songs of this era: the backup singer sound so... bored. It just makes the piece itself sound boring and old. It made the whole thing end with a bad taste in my mouth. I know it was a cover, but it just didn't feel right. I was hoping for something peppier, but of course... leave them with a slow love song, that's what you did with albums back there. Man, so formulaic. I could hear a bit of where John Fogerty got his vocal sounding from, which is interesting. But still, besides that opening song, it's not something I will revisit :yawn:. It's a 3, but more like a 2.5, rounded up.

What a great voice. I feel a bit embarrassed I don't recognize his name but I do recognize a few songs. His softer songs (Out of Reach, You're Good to Me, Beautiful Brown Eyes) aren't as good as the rest, maybe because that voice should always be set to soar or because his backup singers can't match his quality (they sound bland in comparison). But he is on fire on Cry to Me, Goodbye Baby, If You Need Me, You Can't Love Em All, He'll Have to Go (one softy where his voice still carries). And he's still pretty good on the rest. I read he prefers to be called soul and not R&B, but whatever it is, if he was a pioneer of this sound, god bless.

Very good, hits the soul

amazing. beginning to end amazing. favorite: cry to me

I liked it.

An absolute unit of a man. Saw the year of release and thought it’d be one of those that had aged like milk, but I was pleasantly surprised. Grew on me with every listen

What a voice. Sounds great for 63. Founder of soul. Why isn’t this guy more renown? Enjoyed that SoT Cry to Me Just Out of Reach Can’t nobody love you Won’t you give him one more chance You can’t love em all 4/5

This is a solid soul R&B album. Burke has a splendid voice that can hit a wide range of notes and brings a lot of emotion. The album is pretty quintessential soul where it’s about love songs in most situations. There’s not much bad about this album. The biggest drawback is the age of it and finding the mood to listen to it. But this is worth revisiting. 6.5/10

Burke ends up sounding dated in toto, but the flourishes behind the vocals make a convincing case for the titular genre. The album might mean more to a connoisseur, at which point one would expect it to appear as less of a deep cut.

One of my first full albums of soul rock, huge fan in general, but i respect the genre though. Not really matching my mood today, but happy to explore solomon burke Wont you give him - is my favourite, its light enough to add to a playlist, but overall strong soul album You can tell the album is era appropriate; specifically the guitar and piani riffs and backup singers. Very cool!

It was alright.

7/10 fallout soundtrack vibes. Some pretty bad lyrics

6/10. Seems like the sort of thing I'd like, but also listening to this after lunch kinda put me to sleep, so the jury is still out.

Being a worse Sam Cooke isn’t too bad. I think there was a bit of country twang in some of the slower songs that made me like them less. 7/10

Possibly the same person as Otis Redding. Has anyone ever seen them together?

Really enjoyed this record brought me to a place I’ve never been before. This sound was so rich and his nostalgic vocals were gold. The love lyrics could relate to me as well. Definitely added some of these songs to my rotation.

This was nice, really easy listening album. Some of the songs maybe felt a little too similar but I think that’s to be expected of albums from the 60s and earlier. 3.5/5

Chill as it gets.

Good strong early soul

groovy, smooth, romantic. its good!

Great tracks on here. He does a great job at blending the old-school 50s doo-wop sound with the newer, more energetic 60s soul/Motown sound.

More of this please

Awesome voice! Worth relistening at some point. Highlight : Can't nobody love you.

excelente gracias 1001 por ofrecerme esta joyita

Cry to Me is solid gold. This singer sounds best when he doesn’t try to sound like Elvis.l, IMO. Overall, a great album that I am happy I have heard before dying. ;)

The early 60’s was an interesting time in rock music. It was the ending of music driven by the Silent Generation throughout the ’50s and the beginning of music driven by the Baby Boomers. The release of the album is the capstone of the previous era just as the Beatles, The Beach Boys, The Rolling Stones, and others were forging the sounds of the next generation. As the capstone, this represents the best of the soul sounds from the’50s. While soul would continue on. It would also be forged by new artists. I’m deviating from my scale. This isn’t an absolute favorite, but due to the quality and significance, it earns a 5. Scale: 5 - My absolute favorites. 4 - Albums I like. 3 - It was ok to listen to it but wouldn't seek it out. 2 - Didn't like. 1 - Absolute shit.

Pretty nice album, love those soul backing vocals

Good

Heard it before?: No Enjoy it?: Yeah it’s a charming one full of character and brings out the best of this genre for me so far! Favourite song: Track 3 - Goodbye Baby (Baby Goodbye)

powerhouse album

Enjoyed it. Probably not one I’ll listen to again like but was decent

Some mighty fine easy listening. First track is class. Think it really helped i was listening to this in winter, feel the vibe for this stuff more in this season for some reason. Reminded me of the mafia 2 soundtrack which is quality.

Nice easy listen. I proper enjoyed some songs, especially ‘Won’t you Give Him One More Chance’

Was in the mood for this.

3/5