The following list is the discography of the American soul musician Solomon Burke.
Year | Titles (A-side, B-side) Both tracks from same album except where indicated | Label & Cat. No. | width=30 | US Pop [1] | width=30 | US R&B [2] [3] | Album |
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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 | ||
"To Thee" b/w "I'm All Alone" | Apollo 491 | — | — | ||||
"No Man Walks Alone" b/w "Walking in a Dream" | Apollo 500 | — | — | ||||
"You Can Run but You Can't Hide" b/w "A Picture of You" | Apollo 505 | — | — | ||||
1957 | "I Need You Tonight" b/w "This Is It" (Non-album track) | Apollo 511 | — | — | |||
"You Are My One Love" b/w "For You and You Alone" | Apollo 512 | — | — | ||||
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 | — | — | |||
1960 | "This Little Ring" b/w "I'm Not Afraid" | Singular 1812 (original) Mala 420 (rerelease) | — | — | |||
1961 | "Keep the Magic Working" b/w "How Many Times" | Atlantic 2089 | — | — | Solomon Burke's Greatest Hits | ||
"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 | |||
"I'm Hanging Up My Heart for You" / "Down in the Valley" | Atlantic 2147 | 85 71 | 15 20 | Solomon Burke's Greatest Hits | |||
"I Really Don't Want to Know" b/w "Tonight My Heart Is Crying" | Atlantic 2157 | 93 | — | If You Need Me | |||
"Go On Back to Him" b/w "I Said I Was Sorry" | Atlantic 2170 | — | — | ||||
1963 | "Words" b/w "Home in Your Heart" | Atlantic 2180 | — | — | |||
"If You Need Me" b/w "You Can Make It If You Try" | Atlantic 2185 | 37 | 2 | ||||
"Can't Nobody Love You" b/w "Stupidity" | Atlantic 2196 | 66 | — | ||||
"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 | |||
"Goodbye Baby (Baby Goodbye)" b/w "Someone to Love Me" | Atlantic 2226 | 33 | 8 | ||||
"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 | |||
"Yes I Do" b/w "Won't You Give Him (One More Chance)" (from Rock 'n Soul) | Atlantic 2254 | 92 | 38 | Non-album track | |||
"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 | |||
"Tonight's the Night" b/w "Maggie's Farm" (Non-album track) | Atlantic 2288 | 28 | 2 | ||||
"Someone Is Watching" b/w "Dance Dance Dance" (Non-album track) | Atlantic 2299 | 89 | 24 | King Solomon | |||
"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 | ||
"Suddenly" b/w "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" | Atlantic 2345 | — | — | ||||
"Keep Looking" b/w "I Don't Want You No More" | Atlantic 2349 | — | 38 | ||||
"Woman How Do You Make Me Love You Like I Do" b/w "When She Touches Me" | Atlantic 2359 | — | — | King Solomon | |||
"Presents for Christmas" b/w "A Tear Fell" (Non-album track) | Atlantic 2369 | — | — | ||||
1967 | "Keep a Light in the Window Till I Come Home" b/w "Time Is a Thief" | Atlantic 2378 | 64 | 15 | |||
"Take Me (Just As I Am)" b/w "I Stayed Away Too Long" (Non-album track) | Atlantic 2416 | 49 | 11 | ||||
"Detroit City" b/w "It's Been a Change" | Atlantic 2459 | — | 47 | ||||
1968 | "Party People" b/w "Need Your Love So Bad" (Non-album track) | Atlantic 2483 | — | — | |||
"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 | |||
"Save It" b/w "Meet Me in Church" | Atlantic 2527 | — | — | ||||
"Soul Meeting" b/w "That's How It Feels" | Atlantic 2530 | — | — | Non-album tracks | |||
"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 | ||
"Proud Mary" b/w "What Am I Living for" | Bell 783 | 45 | 15 | ||||
"That Lucky Old Sun" b/w "How Big a Fool" | Bell 806 | — | — | ||||
"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 | — | — | |||
"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 | |||
"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 | ||
"We're Almost Home" b/w "Fight Back" (from Cool Breeze) | MGM 14402 | — | 42 | We're Almost Home | |||
"Get Up and Do Something for Yourself" b/w "Misty" (from We're Almost Home) | MGM 14425 | — | 49 | Cool Breeze | |||
"I Can't Stop Loving You" (Part 1) b/w Part 2 | Pride 1017 | — | — | History of Solomon Burke | |||
"I Can't Stop Loving You" (Part 1) b/w "All I Want for Christmas" (Non-album track) | Pride 1022 | — | — | ||||
1973 | "Ookie Bookie Man" b/w "My Prayer" (from History of Solomon Burke) | Pride 1028 | — | — | Non-album tracks | ||
"Shambala" b/w "Love Thy Neighbor" | MGM 14571 | — | 97 | ||||
1974 | "Midnight and You" b/w "I Have A Dream" (from I Have A Dream) | Dunhill 4388 | — | 14 | |||
"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 | |||
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. |
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