Solomon Burke discography explained

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

Studio albums

Compilations

Live albums

Singles

YearTitles (A-side, B-side)
Both tracks from same album except where indicated
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Album
1955"Christmas Presents"
b/w "When I'm All Alone" (from Solomon Burke)
Apollo 485Non-album track
1956"I'm in Love"
b/w "Why Do Me That Way"
Apollo 487Solomon 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 527Non-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 2089Solomon 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 2114247Rock 'n Soul
1962"Cry to Me"
b/w "I Almost Lost My Mind" (from Solomon Burke's Greatest Hits)
Atlantic 2131445
"I'm Hanging Up My Heart for You" /
"Down in the Valley"
Atlantic 214785
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Solomon Burke's Greatest Hits
"I Really Don't Want to Know"
b/w "Tonight My Heart Is Crying"
Atlantic 215793If 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 2185372
"Can't Nobody Love You"
b/w "Stupidity"
Atlantic 219666
"You're Good for Me"
b/w "Beautiful Brown Eyes"
Atlantic 2205498Rock 'n Soul
1964"He'll Have to Go"
b/w "Rockin' Soul" (Non-album track)
Atlantic 22185117
"Goodbye Baby (Baby Goodbye)"
b/w "Someone to Love Me"
Atlantic 2226338
"Everybody Needs Somebody to Love"
b/w "Looking for My Baby" (from Solomon Burke's Greatest Hits)
Atlantic 2241584The Best of Solomon Burke
"Yes I Do"
b/w "Won't You Give Him (One More Chance)" (from Rock 'n Soul)
Atlantic 22549238Non-album track
"The Price"
b/w "More Rockin' Soul" (Non-album track)
Atlantic 22595710The Best of Solomon Burke
1965"Got to Get You Off My Mind"
b/w "Peepin'" (Non-album track)
Atlantic 2276221
"Tonight's the Night"
b/w "Maggie's Farm" (Non-album track)
Atlantic 2288282
"Someone Is Watching"
b/w "Dance Dance Dance" (Non-album track)
Atlantic 22998924King Solomon
"Only Love (Can Save Me Now)"
b/w "Little Girl That Loves Me"
Atlantic 230894Non-album tracks
1966"Baby Come On Home"
b/w "Can't Stop Lovin' You Now" (Non-album track)
Atlantic 23149631King Solomon
1966"I Feel a Sin Coming On"
b/w "Mountain of Pride"
Atlantic 232797Non-album tracks
"Suddenly"
b/w "Lawdy Miss Clawdy"
Atlantic 2345
"Keep Looking"
b/w "I Don't Want You No More"
Atlantic 234938
"Woman How Do You Make Me Love You Like I Do"
b/w "When She Touches Me"
Atlantic 2359King 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 23786415
"Take Me (Just As I Am)"
b/w "I Stayed Away Too Long" (Non-album track)
Atlantic 24164911
"Detroit City"
b/w "It's Been a Change"
Atlantic 245947
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 25076832I Wish I Knew
"Save It"
b/w "Meet Me in Church"
Atlantic 2527
"Soul Meeting"
b/w "That's How It Feels"
Atlantic 2530Non-album tracks
"Get Out of My Life, Woman"
b/w "What'd I Say"
Atlantic 2566I Wish I Knew
1969"Up Tight Good Woman"
b/w "I Can't Stop"
Bell 75947Proud Mary
"Proud Mary"
b/w "What Am I Living for"
Bell 7834515
"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 829Non-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 14185Electronic Magnetism
1971"The Electronic Magnetism (That's Heavy, Baby)"
b/w "Bridge of Life"
MGM 142219626
"The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"
b/w "PRS 1983" (from Electronic Magnetism)
MGM 14302Non-album track
1972"Love's Street and Fool's Road"
b/w "I Got to Tell It" (from We're Almost Home)
MGM 143538913Cool Breeze
"We're Almost Home"
b/w "Fight Back" (from Cool Breeze)
MGM 1440242We're Almost Home
"Get Up and Do Something for Yourself"
b/w "Misty" (from We're Almost Home)
MGM 1442549Cool Breeze
"I Can't Stop Loving You" (Part 1)
b/w Part 2
Pride 1017History 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 1028Non-album tracks
"Shambala"
b/w "Love Thy Neighbor"
MGM 1457197
1974"Midnight and You"
b/w "I Have A Dream" (from I Have A Dream)
Dunhill 438814
"You and Your Baby Blues"
b/w "I'm Leaving on That Late, Late Train" (Non-album track)
Chess 21599619Music to Make Love By
1975"Let Me Wrap My Arms Around You"
b/w "Everlasting Love"
Chess 217272
1976"I'll Never Stop Loving You"
b/w "The Do Right Song"
Chess 401Back to My Roots
1978"Please Don't You Say Goodbye to Me"
b/w "See That Girl"
Amherst 73691Non-album tracks
1979"Sidewalks, Fences and Walls"
b/w "Boo Hoo Hoo"
Infinity 50046Sidewalks, Fences and Walls
1985"My Aunt Margurite"
b/w "God We Need a Miracle (Right Now)"
Mother Earth 71442Lord, 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 4557A 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 1090-2Don't Give Up on Me
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Contributions

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel. 2003. Top Pop Singles 1955–2002. 1st. Record Research Inc.. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. 978-0-89820-155-0. 94. registration.
  2. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

    . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 58.

  3. Web site: Solomon Burke Songs: Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography. Music VF.
  4. Web site: David. Edwards. Mike. Callahan. Apollo Album Discography, Part 1 (1947–1962). October 31, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20100113150635/http://bsnpubs.com/nyc/apollo/apollo.html. January 13, 2010.