[www.rollingstone.com]

I bought his last album and thought it was very good!
You can listen to some song previews of his new CD here:
[www.shoutfactory.com]

The few songs you can listen to sound really cool to me! I'm going to buy the album next week.





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It's out in the states tomorrow and it is supposed to be marvelous. I'll be picking it up along w/ the last "Singles" box.

It's a nice album, but it sounds a bit slick in comparison with the great "Don't Give Up On Me". Guess who produced it!!

Edward

Mr Don Was

And Joe Henry produced the last one. A brilliant fellow. His records are hard to find but well worth tracking down.

Rhinos Very Best of Solompon Burke is a must have
with the original mono single master tapes.
The real mc coy. Much of what you usually here
are later recrecordings of his early sixties hits
(Cry to Me, If You Need Me, Everybody Needs). I'd
assume these are what the Stones cut their teeth on,
the originals that is................

The new Solomon Burke album is terrific. It opens with a blast of grungy guitar weave that (almost) sounded so Stones-like I had to check the credits.

Solomon Burke, Make Do With What You Got

Kitty Empire
Sunday February 27, 2005
The Observer

Solomon Burke
Make Do With What You Got (Sony BMG)
Veteran soul man Solomon Burke leapt out of the nostalgic past into the present with 2002's Grammy-bagging Don't Give Up On Me. This major label sequel sees the working preacher tackle another set of songs by various luminaries, although some of these are covers rather than the new songs that were Don't Give Up On Me 's forte. The tracklisting is skewed towards a certain listenership - Dylan, Stones, Van - but Burke sings everything here with the gusto of a man enjoying his well-deserved reprieve from obsolescence. The Stones covered Burke nigh on 40 years ago, introducing him to a rock audience; here Burke lays into their 'I Got the Blues', replacing boho lust with rueful experience. Dr John personally delivered the title track, and its change of pace is welcome. But the biggest pleasures are at either end - the vigorous opener, 'I Need Your Love in My Life', and the album's closing, pointed Hank Williams number, 'Wealth Won't Save Your Soul'.