Rock 'N Soul

Nothing too important about this one. It’s fun, it’s soulful, but there are so many better albums than this in the genre, not sure why the author picked it. It has some good songs, buts it’s just an OK overall experiences.

A pretty cool bluesy soul record, carried by Burke’s fantastic voice even when the writing wasn’t too exciting

Decent change up. It was nice to have a simple early 60s rock album. Still though there’s a lot more late 50s early 60s I’d rather listen to. Still enjoyed myself tho Rating: 2.9

Another album where I think it’s completely fine. The historical context was interesting to learn about. As a listening experience it was mostly good. But I don’t think I’ll ever consciously search for these songs ever again. But I’ll love it when they show up in a movie. 3/5

I liked it, but it kinda makes me want to go listen to Janis Joplin.

2.5 innocuous pop sould

Apt name for this album, some old-school rock with an R&B/soul feel to it. Enjoyed this one.

Fantastic album! Excellent quality singing and soul. I feel like discovering ppl like Solomon Burke is exactly why I’m doing this project. So solid. 3/5

I've never been a fan of Solomon Burke. This listen didn't change my mind either. I'm sure this is the bee's knees for some. And I can definitely hear his influence on vocalists that I do enjoy. But Solomon Burke still isn't for me.

Great. I liked it. Godd Soul or should i rather say rock n soul songs. sometimes i wished for more energy but not everyone is little richard... still great! 3.5/5.0

Pretty classic. Obviously impactful. Another tough one to rate. As an album, solid tracking but a bit redundant for my tastes.

I kind of like Cry to Me, Won’t You Give Him; I almost like Hard Ain’t It Hard

This went right through me, totally average. Nice voice, nice songs, but done better by a lot of others.

Nice sound overall

Hyvää soulii! 3/5

Alkoi vahvemmin kuin päättyi, joten kolmoseen jää.

The first song was fun

Not really my style of rock or subject matter- lots about break ups or being cheated on. However, the songs are catchy enough and easy to listen to. Solomon and his background vocalists all sound great. I think the simplistic instrumentation style is definitely a product of the times, but is mostly effective. The vocals are really the highlight of the album though. Overall a solid Soul album, and I can see how it had a lot of influence over the early Soul and R&B genres

I'm a sucker for soul!

Great singer. Bishop. James Brown tried to but his title of King of Soul.

great!

Fun album enjoyed 7/10

pretty run of the mill 60s stuff nothing too impressive but its not my genre to criticise

Solid soul album. There’s better stuff out there though.

Enjoyed this, and reminds me of a time when this kind of stuff was actually played on the radio. 3/5

nice and chill, not bad

could i write poetry to this? n

Enjoyable 60s kind of pop without a clear breakthrough

There's nothing interesting about this album. Some songs were quite boring. I wouldn't call "Rock 'n Soul" bad though. "He'll Have to Go" is my favourite track. The lyrics of that song are quite good. 3 stars for "Rock 'n Soul".

Good 60’s soul rock.

I love the first song, otherwise it’s all the same.

-damn who broke this man’s heart i just wanna talk to them. i wanna fall in love again now… -The Spanish-sounding guitar toward the end of the album was an interesting feature and kept it from getting stagnant -Favorites are Can’t Nobody Love You and He’ll Have To Go

Good but not my type of music

Opening track "Cry to Me" 5 stars. Rock n' Soul. Bring it! Track 2 - sudden switch to Elvis impression doing a very dull country song. What's going on? It does pick up a bit after that (how could it not), but nothing comes close to the opening track. All a bit generic. Nice enough. And his voice is gorgeous. But overall, a bit meh.

This was a fine listen. Short songs, nice singing, kind of boring. First song almost had a John Fogerty sound to it and I got some Elvis vibes throughout as well. 5.5/10 (2.75/5)

I like rock music. I like soul music. However, this didn't really raise the bar at all for me. It was fine, but didn't grab my attention.

This is pretty cool!

Dug it!

It was just typical rock.

Smooth

No complaints really, not my typical style to listen to but recognisable songs which made it enjoyable

Helt okay. Jeg behøver ikke at give min børneopsparing til Georg

This was a fun album with great vocals. Some of the subject matter was cringe but that is how it goes with old timey music.

Decent. For all the soul and Motown that came out of the 1960s, I have heard so much better. None of it was bad, it just fell flat.

Notable tracks: Cry to Me, Can't Nobody Love You

okuu 7,5/10

Good album.

Don't have much to say about it. Nice music from a bygone era

This was a very listenable album by someone I have come to learn is a soul legend. A mix of soul, blues and country (even what sounded like a mariachi-style brass arrangement in one of rhe later songs). A good example of an album.that rightly belongs in the list of "must listen" albums.

Smooth but not my favorite genre.

feels more doo wop than either rock or soul, with a hint of Caribbean influence on a couple tunes. do love that there's a song basically about how he wants to fuck every woman but there's just too many.

this was really fun! the country twist to some of the songs is such a good layer for otherwise great soul music

Another album I expected to like more than I did. I think I have a hard time with the country-choir harmony backing vocals.

He's good a pretty good voice, but the songs didn't really stick out to me too much. I can see why he's overlooked.

Not an album I'd heard before, and it had many good songs. An enjoyable listen but maybe not excellent.

Nice listen. Don’t think it will stick to me.

This album is outside of my usual listening habits but I enjoyed it. The guy has a big voice with a lot of range and the music has that distinctive 'oldies' sound which I'm a fan of. As an album however it started to grate on my ears halfway. That isn't to say it was unpleasant, I'd definitely relisten to some of the songs here in isolation, like 'Cry to Me', 'Goodbye Baby', and 'If you need me' being standouts.

This is another album on this journey where I had no prior knowledge of the artist, so this was a fun and ultimately quick exercise. Solomon Burke's 12 songs on this record are a terrific mix of 50's style doo-wop and some folky sounds as well. The opening tracks "Cry To Me" and "Goodbye Baby (Baby Goodbye) as well as "You're Good For Me" nail that quintessential jukebox soda fountain vibe, and have some incredible lead and backup vocals to boot. Then later in the record, Burke throws in some tracks that have more of a folksy "The Mamas & The Papas" sounds with "Won't You Give Him (One More Chance)" and "Hard, Ain't It Hard". Associating those two genres that are synonymous with the 50s and early 60s, Burke puts forth an excellent album here. Not usually one I'd go out of my way to listen to, but enjoyable nonetheless. 7/10

#227. A quality album that, as the title suggests, bridges the gap between rick and soul. A pretty good voice too that plays well with the style of music. 3/5: pretty good.

He has a really nice voice, and the background vocals really enhance his sound. He was super influential, and you can tell. Some of the lyrics were not great,(a product of their time I suppose) and I definitely enjoyed Won't You Give Him the most.

His voice is beautiful. It's a charming album, but it didn't suck me in. Rounding my 3.5 down to 3 stars. I love the songs and the feel of the album, but I don't wanna listen over and over again. Great as background music for a summertime date night.

Sure, this album sounds groundbreaking for the soul music / rhythm'n blues genres, especially given the year it was released. Burke apparently didn't like the rhythm'n blues tag, oddly enough. But no matter what the particular tags are here, the lineage is crystal-clear. "Rock 'N Soul" indeed offers a template that Otis Redding or Marvin Gaye refined to quite sophisticated proportions a few years after. The thing is, I'm having trouble identifying what makes those songs so memorable. Unfair to call them "generic" when they paved the way for great things to come (maybe my ears are at fault today). But I would be hypocritical to say otherwise. At least for this micro-reviewing of this "historical" record. 3/5 for the purposes of this list of "essential albums". 8/10 for more general purposes (5 for overall competency + 3 for historical reasons) Number of albums left to review: 190 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 350 Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 203 Albums from the list I won't include in mine: 258 (including this one)

It's fine... Kind of even liked it. But the arrangement is so old school I really don't see myself listening to it again.

What a great voice!

Goodbye Baby (Baby Goodbye) 3.7 Cry to Me 3.5 Won't You Give Him (One More Chance) 3.2 If You Need Me 3.4 Hard, Ain't It Hard 3.3 Can't Nobody Love You 3.3 Just Out of Reach 3 You're Good for Me 3.4 You Can't Love Them All 3.4 Someone to Love Me 3.5 Beautiful Brown Eyes 3.4 He'll Have to Go 3.5 Score: 3.383333333

Very interesting & soulful rock & roll/soul album, I'd never heard of Solomon before but I enjoyed this record, i generally find this sort of music boring after a couple of tracks but this one held my attention all the way through

Not bad at all. Lower 3 Sounds good. Missing a banger, but decent

This album contains a selection of love songs. The album itself is nice to have on while you relax or do something else as it's rather calm and soft.

Good soulful sound and upbeat vibes. Back in the 60s I would have bought this but it doesn't hold up well by today's standards. I feel Burke helped set the tone for others to follow. 3/5

very boring but not exactly bad in any way. the most redeeming quality is its short length, if it was any longer it would drop to a 4/10 but with it being pretty short it just squeezes into being a 5/10

Decent chill old school soul. Nothing earth shattering, but I'm happy having listened to it.

Old timey

Motown feel

Good

Liked it! Liked the stuff that auto-played after (Jimmy Hughes, Garnet Mimms & the Enchanters, Little Willie John, James Hunter) a little more!

Ok now I understand why the Beatles were so popular

Bueno, standard

Funky but dated sound.

He'll have to go :) sounds like Elvis

das ist gut

Did not listen please ignore the rating.

Ik vind het chill om dit soort artiesten uit de 60s te bestuderen. Vaak haal ik alles en iedereen door elkaar, het lijkt ook soms iets te veel op elkaar. Dit album is daar geen uitzondering op. Desondanks is het echt een fijn luisterbaar album met een geweldige stem, laid-back instrumenten en heerlijke achtergrondkoortjes. Rating: 7/10 Highlights: Goodbye Baby, Baby Goodbye, Hard Ain’t it Hard, Cry to Me

Na het grandioze werk van Otis Redding en het wat minder grandioze werk van Ray Charles is dit het derde sleutelfiguur in de totstandkoming van moderne soul muziek. Het is al een stuk geavanceerder dan het ietwat oubollige album van Ray, en de variatie tussen blues riffs, folk gitaren, gospel en zelfs latino invloeden zorgt voor een hogere amusementswaarde. Ben wel een sucker voor krachtige achtergrondvocalen, die op dit album bij tijd en wijlen de show zelfs even stelen van de dominante stem van de tientonner Solomon. De eerste helft van het album bevat de betere individuele momenten, met de iconische opener 'Cry to Me' en de powerhouse 'Can't Nobody Love You'. Die tweede is wel echt het hoogtepunt van de plaat. De tweede helft heeft wat minder individuele souplesse, maar stelt wel de instrumentele variatie van het album ten toon, waar nummers als 'Hard, Ain't It Hard' bluegrass elementen bevatten, en 'You Can't Love 'Em All' zelfs even flirt met Mariachi-muziek. Het is over de gehele lengte echt minder spectaculair dan een ''Otis Blue'' van een jaar later, maar albums als deze doen het altijd wel goed bij mij. 7/10 Highlights: Cry to Me Can't Nobody Love You

Burke's stem is echt fantastisch en ik vind dit album wat minder afgezaagd dan veel soul-albums uit dezelfde jaren die toch veel van hetzelfde doen. Positief verrast dus door dit album en artiest wat toch altijd als verborgen parel verborgen is gebleven. Of iets ondergesneeuwd door de meer usual suspects uit de 50's/60's. De song Cry to Me kende ik natuurlijk al en ook een paar andere nummertjes had ik eerder wel eens opgeslagen, maar nooit bewust en (achteraf) met voldoende respect voor Solomon en dit album. Hoogtepunt van het album is Won't You Give Him (One More Chance). Het mist alleen een klein trommeltje en een ander ritme en dit is een lekkere reggae-track. Blijvertje. 7/10 Highlights Cry to Me Can't Nobody Love You Won't You Give Him (One More Chance)

Pure soul! Beautiful voice. 3/5

I don't feel that it completely inspired me. It was OK

Kinda forgettable, not bad not great. Sounds like my grandparents music

Wasn’t looking forward to this but it was alright

Nice. Favorite track: Cry To Me

such an incredible talent but the material - like so much in the 50s & early 60s, in all pop genres - is so constrained, almost ritualized, and safe

Ganz schön.

Excellent voice, enjoyable soul album, a bit monotonous

Feels like a typical soul-album of the era. Nice album but not something that really sticks.

Rating: 6/10 Good but not my thing.

Liked this - easy soul listening.

A little rock, soul, gospel and country, this guy has a style/vibe that makes me think of Sam Cooke. I'm also getting a little Tony Orlando. I enjoyed this. It's refreshing to get an album from an unknown artist that I'm able to listen to from beginning to end without feeling the need to fast-forward through it like a lot of the garbage that is served up here.

Really solid r&b that occasionally subverts your expectation and although I don't know this album well, seems to hold a large place in history. Excited to know more about it. Didn't blow me away but really enjoyed it, will need to listen more.

Yeah, it's fine.

3.5

Just good rock'n'roll, just good soul. Might even be good doo-wop. I like the little bits with mallets towards the beginning. He'll be a nice addition to my collection.

It's fine. I'd put it on if I was sitting out on the patio and having a couple drinks, maybe. Don't think I'd add it to my regular music rotation, though.

That's not my taste in musik. But ok

Soul is not something that I actively seek out, but I always enjoy it when it is on. There isn't much here that really pulled my ear, but I was vibing the whole way through. 35 minutes was about the right amount for this though. 3 / 5

Short and sweet. Good pipes. Good rhythm. A strong 3.

A fun listen but nothing crazy note worthy. Classic rock n soul. Middle of the road 3. But holy shit I just read this dudes wiki - my man was a sex machine! He had 21 kids and a whopping 90 grandchildren! Imagine the family get togethers!

This was great for what it was. A bit sparse for my taste though

Soul

Good old fashioned soul for the lovelorn. I think I like my soul a bit grittier but it is what it is

Good record. I don't know if I would go out of my way to listen to this as it doesn't do that much for me.

His voice is wonderful. At times, this makes me a bit nostalgic for a time I have never known

Interesting... Solomon Burke has an incredible voice and killer vocal control. I was blown away by the way he can slip in and out of silky smooth and raspy vocals at will. But it's all in service of utterly generic soul music. I do understand that he's part of the defining the genre and respect his contributions there, but he just don't have that same magic you hear in Sam Cooke, Nina Simone, or Otis Redding. I think ultimately he sounds like he's singing ABOUT heartbreak instead of singing through it.

frábær söngvari. ekki svo galið. 3,5.

sock n roul!

I was not familiar with this artist, but this seems to be an above average work for the genre and the time. Many of these early blues artists were so transformational and pivotal in terms of influencing British Invasion rock and American blues rock. Solid.

Early 60's soul singer I was surprised I had never heard of before, but his singing style reminded me some of Sam Cooke. Nice to listen to but it didn't seem particularly groundbreaking, but I've got less context on where he fits in with others of this era. My picks are Cry to Me and You're Good For Me.

Très belle voix, soul très classique (même s’il était dans les défricheurs) pour un album au final sans suffisamment de relief pour être mémorable. Je garde “Cry to me”. Un moment agréable mais pas de révélation comme j’ai pu en avoir précédemment dans cette liste.

A little too old school for me.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

Album cool et relax.

Not my favorite decade but not horrible.

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

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

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

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.

Fun easy listening, cool part of history.

Inte mig genre, men trevlig lyssning!

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

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

Impressive pipes but nothing special. Good background music.

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

quite the crooner

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

favourite song: goodbye baby (baby goodbye) great voice

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

I enjoyed it, love the old soul sound.

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.

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

⭐️⭐️⭐️ some great oldies!!

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

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.

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 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.

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

Idles cover?!

Loved it. Sadly couldn’t play on Spotify

It was fine.

<3

Enjoyed it more than I thought I would

Some alright soul tracks.

Something I would hear in a nice shop.

short and sweet, nice 60s music

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.

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.

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)

Fun soul album but not my taste.

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

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 enjoyed this one.

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

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

7/10

Cry 👍🏻👍🏻

garage band rock 2001.

Nice. Enjoyed listening to this.

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

Cool album. 60’s soul singer

Not my favorite type of music, but enjoyable enough.

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 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

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

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

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

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.

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

Soulful heartfelt and at times delightful.

Hard to follow.

Beautiful voice. Pretty unastounding backing tracks.

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

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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.

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.

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.

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

"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.

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.

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

no

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Old-timey goodness

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

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

Fav: LF: It's aight, solid 7

Rock and soul

Liked most of it.

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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)

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

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

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.

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

Definitely the king of rock n soul.

decent. will keep for rainy days

Good, dated; a great representation of the era.

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

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).

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

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

Actually really like this. 3.5/5

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

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

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

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.

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

It's fine but not my thing

Good but unremarkable

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

Really great instrumentation and amazing singing from Burke

Solid

Cool stuff.

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

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.

Perfectly crafted, incredibly dull songs

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

Fun album, had a good time listening to it

Not my style

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.