# Solomon Burke discography

The following list is the discography of the American soul musician Solomon Burke.

## Studio albums

* Solomon Burke – 1962 (Apollo 498) Reissued 1964 (Kenwood KLP-498) Reissued 2000 (P-Vine)
* Solomon Burke's Greatest Hits – 1962 (Atlantic 8067)
* If You Need Me – 1963 (Atlantic 8085)
* I Almost Lost My Mind – 1964 (Clarion 607)
* Rock 'n' Soul – 1964 (Atlantic 8096)
* The Best of Solomon Burke – 1965 (Atlantic 8109) (#6 R&B, #141 Pop)
* King Solomon – 1968 (Atlantic 8158)
* I Wish I Knew – 1968 (Atlantic 8185)
* Proud Mary – 1969 (Bell 6033) (#140 Pop, chart run – 4 weeks)
* The Electronic Magnetism (also known as King Heavy) – 1971 (MGM 4767)
* Cool Breeze (soundtrack) – 1972 (MGM, 1 SE 35 ST)
* We're Almost Home – 1972 (MGM 4830)
* History of Solomon Burke – 1972 (Pride 0011)
* I Have a Dream – 1974 (ABC/Dunhill ABC 50161)
* Music to Make Love By – 1975 (Chess 60042) (#54 R&B, chart run – 6 weeks)
* Back to My Roots – 1976 (Chess 19002)
* Sidewalks, Fences and Walls – 1979 (Infinity 9024)
* From the Heart – 1981 (Charly R&B CRB 1024)
* Lord, I Need a Miracle Right Now – 1981 (Savoy 14660)
* Into My Life You Came – 1982 (Savoy 14679)
* Take Me, Shake Me – 1983 (Savoy 14717)
* This Is His Song – 1984 (Savoy 14738)
* Soul Alive! – 1984 (Rounder 2042/2043)
* A Change Is Gonna Come – 1986 (Rounder 2053)
* Love Trap – 1987 (Royalty-Gate MCI Records/Isis-Voice 21336)
* Homeland – 1991 (Bizarre/Straight 70558)
* Soul of the Blues – 1993 (Black Top 1095)
* Live at the House of the Blues – 1994 (Black Top 1108)
* The Definition of Soul – 1997 (Pointblank 42557)
* Not by Water but Fire This Time – 1999 (GTR 0237)
* Christmas All Over the World – 1999 (One)
* The Commitment – 2001 (GTROC7994251SB, Canada)
* Don't Give Up on Me – 2002 (ANTI-/Fat Possum 80358)
* Make Do With What You Got – 2005 (Shout! Factory, DK 34357)
* Nashville – 2006 (Shout! Factory 826663-10179)
* Like a Fire – 2008 (Shout! Factory 826663-10846)
* Nothing's Impossible – 2010 (E1, E1E-CD-2086)
* Hold On Tight (with De Dijk) – 2010 (Universal Music)

## Compilations

* The King of Soul – 1980 LP (Charly 1024) Reissued – 1995 (Charly 8014)
* Cry to Me – 1984 LP (Charly 1075)
* You Can Run, But You Can't Hide – 1987 (Mr. R&B, RBD-108)
* Bishop Rides South – 1988 (Charly 1187)
* Best of Solomon Burke – 1991 (Curb 77422)
* Home in Your Heart: The Best of Solomon Burke – 1992 (Rhino/Atlantic 70284)
* Let Your Love Flow – 1993 (Shanachie 9202)
* Solomon Burke's Greatest Hits – 1997 (Sequel 859) = Reissue of Atlantic 8067
* If You Need Me – 1997 (Sequel 860) = Reissue of Atlantic 8075
* Rock 'N Soul – 1997 (Sequel 861) = Reissue of Atlantic 8096
* King Solomon – 1997 (Sequel 862) = Reissue of Atlantic 8158
* I Wish I Knew – 1997 (Sequel 863) = Reissue of Atlantic 8185
* We Need a Miracle – 1998 (Malaco 501 3116)
* The Very Best of Solomon Burke – 1998 (Rhino/Atlantic 72972)
* King of Rock 'N' Soul – 1998 (Black Top 7006)
* If You Need Me/Rock 'N Soul – 1998 (Collectables 6225) = Reissue of Atlantic 8075 and 8096
* King Solomon/I Wish I Knew – 1999 (Koch 8016) = Reissue of Atlantic 8158 and 8185
* Proud Mary: The Bell Sessions – 2000 (Sundazed, SC 11079)
* The Collection – 2004 (Spectrum)
* That's Heavy Baby: The Best of the MGM Years 1971–1973 – 2005 (Raven)
* The Chess Collection – 2006 (Chess/Universal)
* This Is It: Apollo Soul Origins – 2008 (Shout! 46)
* No Man Walks Alone 1955–1957 – 2008 (Saga)
* Looking for a Sign: The Complete ABC & Pride Recordings 1972–74 – 2009 (Shambala)

## Live albums

* Live in Nashville (Snapper) – 2007 – DVD
* The Last Great Concert, Switzerland 2008 – 2012 (Floating World Records)
* Live at Montreux 2006 – 2013 (Eagle Records)

## Singles

| Year | Titles (A-side, B-side) Both tracks from same album except where indicated | Label & Cat. No. | US Pop | US R&B | Album |
| 1955 | "Christmas Presents" b/w "When I'm All Alone" (from Solomon Burke) | Apollo 485 | — | — | Non-album track |
| 1956 | "I'm in Love" b/w "Why Do Me That Way" | Apollo 487 | — | — | Solomon Burke |
| 1956 | "To Thee" b/w "I'm All Alone" | Apollo 491 | — | — | Solomon Burke |
| 1956 | "No Man Walks Alone" b/w "Walking in a Dream" | Apollo 500 | — | — | Solomon Burke |
| 1956 | "You Can Run but You Can't Hide" b/w "A Picture of You" | Apollo 505 | — | — | Solomon Burke |
| 1957 | "I Need You Tonight" b/w "This Is It" (Non-album track) | Apollo 511 | — | — | Solomon Burke |
| 1957 | "You Are My One Love" b/w "For You and You Alone" | Apollo 512 | — | — | Solomon Burke |
| 1958 | "My Heart Is a Chapel" b/w "This Is It" | Apollo 527 | — | — | Non-album tracks |
| 1959 | "Doodle Dee Doo" b/w "It's All Right" | Singular 1314 | — | — | Non-album tracks |
| 1960 | "This Little Ring" b/w "I'm Not Afraid" | Singular 1812 (original) Mala 420 (rerelease) | — | — | Non-album tracks |
| 1961 | "Keep the Magic Working" b/w "How Many Times" | Atlantic 2089 | — | — | Solomon Burke's Greatest Hits |
| 1961 | "Just Out of Reach (of My Two Open Arms)" b/w "Be Bop Grandma" (from Solomon Burke's Greatest Hits) | Atlantic 2114 | 24 | 7 | Rock 'n Soul |
| 1962 | "Cry to Me" b/w "I Almost Lost My Mind" (from Solomon Burke's Greatest Hits) | Atlantic 2131 | 44 | 5 | Rock 'n Soul |
| 1962 | "I'm Hanging Up My Heart for You" / "Down in the Valley" | Atlantic 2147 | 85 71 | 15 20 | Solomon Burke's Greatest Hits |
| 1962 | "I Really Don't Want to Know" b/w "Tonight My Heart Is Crying" | Atlantic 2157 | 93 | — | If You Need Me |
| 1962 | "Go On Back to Him" b/w "I Said I Was Sorry" | Atlantic 2170 | — | — | If You Need Me |
| 1963 | "Words" b/w "Home in Your Heart" | Atlantic 2180 | — | — | If You Need Me |
| 1963 | "If You Need Me" b/w "You Can Make It If You Try" | Atlantic 2185 | 37 | 2 | If You Need Me |
| 1963 | "Can't Nobody Love You" b/w "Stupidity" | Atlantic 2196 | 66 | — | If You Need Me |
| 1963 | "You're Good for Me" b/w "Beautiful Brown Eyes" | Atlantic 2205 | 49 | 8 | Rock 'n Soul |
| 1964 | "He'll Have to Go" b/w "Rockin' Soul" (Non-album track) | Atlantic 2218 | 51 | 17 | Rock 'n Soul |
| 1964 | "Goodbye Baby (Baby Goodbye)" b/w "Someone to Love Me" | Atlantic 2226 | 33 | 8 | Rock 'n Soul |
| 1964 | "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" b/w "Looking for My Baby" (from Solomon Burke's Greatest Hits) | Atlantic 2241 | 58 | 4 | The Best of Solomon Burke |
| 1964 | "Yes I Do" b/w "Won't You Give Him (One More Chance)" (from Rock 'n Soul) | Atlantic 2254 | 92 | 38 | Non-album track |
| 1964 | "The Price" b/w "More Rockin' Soul" (Non-album track) | Atlantic 2259 | 57 | 10 | The Best of Solomon Burke |
| 1965 | "Got to Get You Off My Mind" b/w "Peepin'" (Non-album track) | Atlantic 2276 | 22 | 1 | The Best of Solomon Burke |
| 1965 | "Tonight's the Night" b/w "Maggie's Farm" (Non-album track) | Atlantic 2288 | 28 | 2 | The Best of Solomon Burke |
| 1965 | "Someone Is Watching" b/w "Dance Dance Dance" (Non-album track) | Atlantic 2299 | 89 | 24 | King Solomon |
| 1965 | "Only Love (Can Save Me Now)" b/w "Little Girl That Loves Me" | Atlantic 2308 | 94 | — | Non-album tracks |
| 1966 | "Baby Come On Home" b/w "Can't Stop Lovin' You Now" (Non-album track) | Atlantic 2314 | 96 | 31 | King Solomon |
| 1966 | "I Feel a Sin Coming On" b/w "Mountain of Pride" | Atlantic 2327 | 97 | — | Non-album tracks |
| 1966 | "Suddenly" b/w "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" | Atlantic 2345 | — | — | Non-album tracks |
| 1966 | "Keep Looking" b/w "I Don't Want You No More" | Atlantic 2349 | — | 38 | Non-album tracks |
| 1966 | "Woman How Do You Make Me Love You Like I Do" b/w "When She Touches Me" | Atlantic 2359 | — | — | King Solomon |
| 1966 | "Presents for Christmas" b/w "A Tear Fell" (Non-album track) | Atlantic 2369 | — | — | King Solomon |
| 1967 | "Keep a Light in the Window Till I Come Home" b/w "Time Is a Thief" | Atlantic 2378 | 64 | 15 | King Solomon |
| 1967 | "Take Me (Just As I Am)" b/w "I Stayed Away Too Long" (Non-album track) | Atlantic 2416 | 49 | 11 | King Solomon |
| 1967 | "Detroit City" b/w "It's Been a Change" | Atlantic 2459 | — | 47 | King Solomon |
| 1968 | "Party People" b/w "Need Your Love So Bad" (Non-album track) | Atlantic 2483 | — | — | King Solomon |
| 1968 | "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free" b/w "It's Just a Matter of Time" (from King Solomon) | Atlantic 2507 | 68 | 32 | I Wish I Knew |
| 1968 | "Save It" b/w "Meet Me in Church" | Atlantic 2527 | — | — | I Wish I Knew |
| 1968 | "Soul Meeting" b/w "That's How It Feels" | Atlantic 2530 | — | — | Non-album tracks |
| 1968 | "Get Out of My Life, Woman" b/w "What'd I Say" | Atlantic 2566 | — | — | I Wish I Knew |
| 1969 | "Up Tight Good Woman" b/w "I Can't Stop" | Bell 759 | — | 47 | Proud Mary |
| 1969 | "Proud Mary" b/w "What Am I Living for" | Bell 783 | 45 | 15 | Proud Mary |
| 1969 | "That Lucky Old Sun" b/w "How Big a Fool" | Bell 806 | — | — | Proud Mary |
| 1969 | "The Generation of Revelations" b/w "I'm Gonna Stay Right Here" | Bell 829 | — | — | Non-album tracks |
| 1970 | "In the Ghetto" b/w "God Knows I Love You" | Bell 891 | — | — | Non-album tracks |
| 1970 | "All for the Love of Sunshine" b/w "Lookin' Out My Back Door" | MGM 14185 | — | — | Electronic Magnetism |
| 1971 | "The Electronic Magnetism (That's Heavy, Baby)" b/w "Bridge of Life" | MGM 14221 | 96 | 26 | Electronic Magnetism |
| 1971 | "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" b/w "PRS 1983" (from Electronic Magnetism) | MGM 14302 | — | — | Non-album track |
| 1972 | "Love's Street and Fool's Road" b/w "I Got to Tell It" (from We're Almost Home) | MGM 14353 | 89 | 13 | Cool Breeze |
| 1972 | "We're Almost Home" b/w "Fight Back" (from Cool Breeze) | MGM 14402 | — | 42 | We're Almost Home |
| 1972 | "Get Up and Do Something for Yourself" b/w "Misty" (from We're Almost Home) | MGM 14425 | — | 49 | Cool Breeze |
| 1972 | "I Can't Stop Loving You" (Part 1) b/w Part 2 | Pride 1017 | — | — | History of Solomon Burke |
| 1972 | "I Can't Stop Loving You" (Part 1) b/w "All I Want for Christmas" (Non-album track) | Pride 1022 | — | — | History of Solomon Burke |
| 1973 | "Ookie Bookie Man" b/w "My Prayer" (from History of Solomon Burke) | Pride 1028 | — | — | Non-album tracks |
| 1973 | "Shambala" b/w "Love Thy Neighbor" | MGM 14571 | — | 97 | Non-album tracks |
| 1974 | "Midnight and You" b/w "I Have A Dream" (from I Have A Dream) | Dunhill 4388 | — | 14 | Non-album tracks |
| 1974 | "You and Your Baby Blues" b/w "I'm Leaving on That Late, Late Train" (Non-album track) | Chess 2159 | 96 | 19 | Music to Make Love By |
| 1975 | "Let Me Wrap My Arms Around You" b/w "Everlasting Love" | Chess 2172 | — | 72 | Music to Make Love By |
| 1976 | "I'll Never Stop Loving You" b/w "The Do Right Song" | Chess 401 | — | — | Back to My Roots |
| 1978 | "Please Don't You Say Goodbye to Me" b/w "See That Girl" | Amherst 736 | — | 91 | Non-album tracks |
| 1979 | "Sidewalks, Fences and Walls" b/w "Boo Hoo Hoo" | Infinity 50046 | — | — | Sidewalks, Fences and Walls |
| 1985 | "My Aunt Margurite" b/w "God We Need a Miracle (Right Now)" | Mother Earth 71442 | — | — | Lord, I Need a Miracle Right Now |
| 1986 | "Love Buys Love" b/w "Don't Tell Me What a Man Won't Do for a Woman" | Rounder 4557 | — | — | A Change Is Gonna Come |
| 2002 | "None of Us Are Free" (radio edit) "Don't Give Up on Me" (live, non-album track) "I Need a Holiday" (Non-album track) CD Maxi-single | Fat Possum 1090-2 | — | — | Don't Give Up on Me |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. ||||||

## Contributions

* Jackpot of Hits (Apollo 490) Various Artists – 1959 – "Just Walking In A Dream" and "You Can Run But You Can't Hide"
* Blues Before Sunrise starring Ray Charles and Solomon Burke (Grand Prix 406) – 1964 – "Friendship Ring", "Mama, Mama Dear", and "Leave My Kitten Alone";
* Soul Clan (ATCO) Soul Clan – 1969 – "Just Out of Reach (of My Open Arms)" Reissue: 2009
* Gospel at Christmas (Hob 3525) Various Artists – 1993 – "Let's Keep the Christ in Christmas"
* Soul Christmas (Atlantic/ WEA) Various Artists – 1994 – "Christmas Presents"
* Till the Night Is Gone: A Tribute to Doc Pomus (Rhino 71878) Various Artists – 1995 – "Still in Love"
* I'll Always Love My Mama (AMW) Various Artists – 1999 – "Mother Loves Her Children All the Same"
* At the Club (Kent) Various Artists – 1999 – "Keep Lookin'"
* The Beat Goes On...Atlantic's Dance Through The 50s, 60s & 70s (CD Kent 191 UK) – 2000 – "Maggie's Farm"
* Sanctified Soul (Kent) – 2000 – "He'll Have To Go" and "That's How It Feels" (The Soul Clan)
* Ultimate Dirty Dancing (RCA Victor Europe) Various Artists – 2000 – "Cry to Me" reissued 2006 (Sony BMG)
* Joyful Noise – Derek Trucks Band – 2002 – "Home in Your Heart" and "Like Anyone Else"
* Lifted: Songs of the Spirit – 2002 – "None of Us Are Free"
* The Heart and Soul of Bert Berns (Umvd Labels) Various Artists – 2002 – "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love"
* ZU & Co. – Zucchero – 2004 – "Diavolo in Me / Devil in Me"
* Jack O the Green – Jools Holland – 2005 – "Message to My Son" with Eric Clapton
* Atlantic Top 60: Sweat-Soaked Soul Classics (Rhino Atlantic) Various Artists – 2007 – "Cry to Me (Single/LP Version)", "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love", "Got to Get You Off My Mind (LP Version)", "If You Need Me (Single/LP Version)", "Just Out of Reach (of My Two Empty Arms)", and "Soul Meeting' (LP version) – The Soul Clan
* Brussel – De Dijk – 2008 – "Het Moet En Het Zal/Enough Is Enough"
* The Bert Berns Story Volume 1: Twist & Shout 1960–1964 (Ace Records UK) Various Artists – 2008 – "Cry to Me"
* The Bert Berns Story – Mr Success Volume 2: 1964–1967 (Ace Records UK) Various Artists – 2009 – "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love"
* Only in America: Atlantic Soul Classics – (Rhino Atlantic) – 2009 – "Stupidity", "If You Need Me", "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love", "Keep Looking", "Maggie's Farm", "That's How It Feels" (as part of the Soul Clan)
* How Many Roads – Black America Sings Bob Dylan (Ace Records UK) Various Artists – 2010 – "Maggie's Farm"