Solomon Burke

Dr **Solomon Burke** (* 21. März 1940 z Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; † 10. Oktober 2010 z Haarlemmermeer, Holland) isch en US-amerikanische Soul- und Rhythm-and-Blues-Singer gsi. 1955 isch er bin ere Taläntshow entdeckt worde und er het e Verdrag bi de Apollo Records übercho. Er het kei Erfolg gha bis er 1960 für Atlantic Records het afo schaffe. Dr Höhepunkt vo siiner Popularität isch in de 1960er Johr gsi, und er het Singer wie dr Mick Jagger, dr Rod Stewart und dr Tom Jones beiiflusst. Dr Burke het au as Komponist gschafft und Hits wie *Everybody Needs Somebody to Love* gschriibe.

## Diskografii
### Singles
Apollo:
* Christmas Presents / When I’m All Alone (#485), Dezember 1955
* I’m in Love / Why Do Me That Way (#487), Februar 1956
* I’m All Alone / To Thee (#491), Mai 1956
* No Man Walks Alone / Walking in a Dream (#500), September 1956
* You Can Run but You Can’t Hide / A Picture of You (#505), November 1956
* This Is It / I Need You Tonight (#511), April 1957
* You Are My One Love / For You and You Alone (#512), Juni 1957
* They Always Say / Don’t Cry (#522), März 1958
* My Heart Is a Chapel / This Is It (#527), August 1958

Singular:
* Doodle Dee Doo / It’s All Right (#1314), Juni 1959
* This Little Ring / I’m Not Afraid (#1812), Juli 1960

Atlantic:
* Keep the Magic Working / How Many Times (#2089), Januar 1961

Als Little Vincent:
* You Don’t Send Me Anymore / Always Together (Apollo #747), Februar 1961

Solomon Burke:
Atlantic:
* Just Out of Reach (Of My Two Empty Arms) / Be Bop Grandma (#2114), September 1961
* Cry to Me / I Almost Lost My Mind (#2131), Dezember 1961
* I’m Hanging Up My Heart for You / Down in the Valley (#2147), Mai 1962
* I Really Don’t Want to Know / Tonight My Heart She Is Crying (#2157), August 1962
* Go On Back to Him / I Said I Was Sorry (#2170), Dezember 1962
* Words / Home in Your Heart (#2180), März 1963
* If You Need Me / You Can Make It if You Try (#2185), April 1963
* Can’t Nobody Love You / Stupidity (#2196), Juli 1963
* You’re Good for Me / Beautiful Brown Eyes (#2205), September 1963
* He’ll Have to Go / Rockin’ Soul (#2218), Januar 1964
* Goodbye Baby (Baby Goodbye) / Someone to Love Me (#2226), April 1964
* Everybody Needs Somebody to Love / Looking for My Baby (#2241), Juli 1964
* Yes I Do / Won’t You Give Him (One More Chance) (#2254), September 1964
* The Price / More Rockin’ Soul (#2259), November 1964
* Got to Get You off My Mind / Peepin’ (#2276), Februar 1965
* Tonight’s the Night / Maggie’s Farm (#2288), Mai 1965
* Someone Is Watching / Dance, Dance, Dance (#2299), August 1965
* Only Love Can Save Me Now / Little Girl That Loves Me (#2308), November 1965
* Baby Come On Home / I Can’t Stop Loving You Now (#2314), Dezember 1965
* I Feel a Sin Coming On / Mountain of Pride (#2327), März 1966
* Lawdy Miss Clawdy / Suddenly (#2345), Juni 1966
* Keep Looking / I Don’t Want You No More (#2349), Juli 1966
* When She Touches Me / How Do You Make Me Love You Like I Do (#2359), September 1966
* Presents for Christmas / A Tear Fell (#2369), November 1966
* Keep a Light in the Window Till I Come Home / Time Is a Thief (#2378), Februar 1967
* Take Me (Just as I Am) / I Stayed Away Too Long (#2416), Juni 1967
* Detroit City / It’s Been a Change (#2459), November 1967
* Party People / Need Your Love So Bad (#2483), Februar 1968
* I Wish I Knew (How It Would Feel to Be Free) / It’s Just a Matter of Time (#2507), April 1968
* Meet Me in Church / Save It (#2537), Juni 1968
* What’d I Say / Get Out of My Life Woman (#2566), September 1968

BELL:
* Up Tight Good Woman / I Can’t Stop (#759), Januar 1969
* Proud Mary / What Am I Living For (#783), April 1969
* That Lucky Old Sun / How Big a Fool (#806), Juli 1969
* The Generation of Revelations / I’m Gonna Stay Right Here (#829), Oktober 1969
* In the Ghetto / God Knows I Love You (#891), August 1970

MGM:
* Lookin’ Out My Back Door / All for the Love of Sunshine (#14185), November 1970
* The Electronic Magnetism (That’s Heavy, Baby) / Bridge of Life (#14221), April 1971
* J.C., I Know Who You Are / The Things Love Will Make You Do (#14279), Juli 1971
* The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down / PSR 1983 (#14302), November 1971
* Love’s Street and Fool’s Road / I Got to Tell It (#14353), April 1972
* We’re Almost Home / Fight Back (#14402), Juni 1972
* Get Up and Do Something for Yourself / Misty (#14425), August 1972

PRIDE:
* I Can’t Stop Loving You Pt. 1 / I Can’t Stop Loving You Pt.2 (#1017), Oktober 1972
* All I Want for Christmas / I Can’t Stop Loving You, Pt.1 (#1022), Dezember 1972

MGM:
* Shambala / Love Thy Neighbor (#14571), Mai 1973
* Georgia Up North / Here Comes the Train (#14651), Oktober 1973

PRIDE:
* My Prayer / Ookie Bookie Man (#1028), Dezember 1973
* Sentimental Journey / Vaya Con Dios (with Lady Lee) (#1038), April 1974

ABC:
* Midnight and You / I Have a Dream (#4388), April 1974

CHESS:
* You and Your Baby Blues / I’m Leaving on That Late, Late Train (#2159), März 1975
* Let Me Wrap My Arms Around You / Everlasting Love (#2172), Juni 1975
* I’ll Never Stop Loving You / Do Right Song (#401), 1976
* I’m Going Back to My Roots / Love’s Paradise (#30003), 1977

AMHERST:
* Please Don’t Say Goodbye to Me / See That Girl (#736), 1978

INFINITY:
* Sidewalks, Fences and Walls / Boo Hoo Hoo (Cra-Cra-Craya) (#50046), 1979

SAVOY:
* Silent Night / A Christmas Prayer (#0002), Dezember 1980

SOULTOWN:
* Bettin’ on America / Cowboy Hat (#3001), 1981

ROUNDER:
* A Change Is Gonna Come / Let It Be You and Me (#4554), 1986
* Love Buys Love / What a Man Won’t Do for a Woman (#4557), 1987

OUTPOST:
* Power (#OET-3001), 1989

The Soul Clan:
* Soul Meeting / That’s How It Feels (#2530), Originalaufnahme aus 1968

Fat Possum:
* None of Us Are Free (radio edit)/Don’t Give Up on Me (live)/I Need a Holiday (#1090-2), 2002

### LPs

## Noowiis


## Weblingg

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* Offizielle Homepage
* Diskografii bi Soulexpress.net
* Biografii bi Rockhall.com
* Soul-Legende Solomon Burke ist tot, Spiegel Online, 10. Oktober 2010
* NZZ: «Eine grosse Stimme verstummt» vom 11. Oktober 2010, abgrüeft am 12. Oktober 2010