Solomon Burke - If You Need Me (2005) [Hi-Res]

This early Solomon Burke album is named for the opening cut, his take on Wilson Pickett's "If You Need Me," which was a successful single for Burke, almost reaching number one on the R&B charts. Recorded between late 1959 and early 1963, these mostly mid-tempo songs find Burke's somewhat gritty pleas at home in sultry, bluesy surroundings ("Send Me Some Loving") and sweetened up for the occasional exotica-tinged arrangement ("Tonight My Heart She Is Crying"). It's unfortunate that the sound was not remastered for the late-'90s reissue by Sequel. ~ Joslyn Layne

Tracklist:
01. Various Interprets - If You Need Me (02:33)
02. Various Interprets - Words (02:28)
03. Solomon Burke - Stupidity (01:58)
04. Various Interprets - Go on Back to Him (02:57)
05. Solomon Burke - I Said I Was Sorry (02:29)
06. Solomon Burke - It's All Right (02:31)
07. Solomon Burke - Home in Your Heart (02:06)
08. Solomon Burke - I Really Don't Want to Know (03:33)
09. Solomon Burke - You Can Make It If You Try (02:27)
10. Solomon Burke - Send Me Some Loving (02:23)
11. Solomon Burke - This Little Ring (02:35)
12. Solomon Burke - Tonight My Heart She Is Crying (02:18)