Artist
Solomon Burke
Solomon Burke is a soul artist from Philadelphia, PA formed in 1940. 40 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Soul · Philadelphia, PA · Best soul albums
- 40
- Releases
- 1963–2022
- Active years
- 1940
- Formed
Artist
Solomon Burke is a soul artist from Philadelphia, PA formed in 1940. 40 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Soul · Philadelphia, PA · Best soul albums
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Don't Give Up on Me
2002
The Very Best of Solomon Burke
1998
Rock 'N Soul
1964
I Wish I Knew
1968
If You Need Me
1963
The Definition of Soul
1997
A Change Is Gonna Come
1987
The King of Rock 'N' Soul: The Atlantic Recordings (1962-1968)
2020
Solomon Burke's Greatest Hits
2019
The Complete Atlantic Albums
2019
Hits & Rarities
2019
The King of Rock 'n' Soul
2018
Live At Montreux 2006 (Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux,Switzerland / 2006)
2013
Hold on Tight
2010
It Don't Get No Better Than This: Essential Recordings
2010
Nothing's Impossible
2010
Like a Fire
2008
Rock 'N' Soul (Mono)
2007
I Almost Lost My Mind
2007
The Platinum Collection
2007
Blue and Soulful
2007
Very Best Of
2006
Proud Mary
2006
Nashville
2006
Soul of the Blues
2005
Make Do With What You Got
2005
King Solomon
2005
The Collection
2004
Proud Mary (With Bonus Tracks)
2000
Proud Mary: The Bell Sessions
2000
Home Land
1993
Sidewalks, Fences and Walls
1979
I Have a Dream
1974
Solomon Burke (March 21, 1940 – October 10, 2010) was an American recording artist and vocalist, who shaped the sound of rhythm and blues as one of the founding fathers of soul music in the 1960s and a "key transitional figure in the development of soul music from rhythm and blues. He had a string of hits including "Cry to Me", "If You Need Me", "Got to Get You Off My Mind", "Down in the Valley" and "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love". Burke was referred to as "King Solomon", the "King of Rock 'n' Soul", "Bishop of Soul" and the "Muhammad Ali of soul". Due to Burke's minimal chart success in comparison to other soul music greats such as James Brown, Wilson Pickett and Otis Redding, Burke is often described as the genre's "most unfairly overlooked singer" of its golden age.Atlantic Records executive Jerry Wexler once referred to Burke as "the greatest male soul singer of all time".
