Solomon Burke: Live at Montreux 2006 CD

Solomon Burke was one of the pioneers of Soul music in the late fifties and early sixties, blending R&B, Gospel and Blues to create a new and distinctive sound that would be the dominant force in black music through to the mid-seventies. Described by Jerry Wexler of Atlantic Records as “the greatest male soul singer of all time” he had his greatest success in the first half of the sixties but carried on performing right up until his death in 2010. Solomon Burke played at Montreux several times in the 2000s and was always popular with the festival crowd. This performance from 2006 showcases his still magnificent voice, his humor and his spirituality on a selection of classic Soul, Gospel and Blues songs for the ultimate goodtime party!

Tracklist:

1) Baby What You Want Me To Do   2) Cry To Me   3) Diamond In Your Mind   4) Got To Get You Off My Mind / Having A Party   5) So Close And Yet So Far   6) I Wish I Knew (How It Would Feel To Be Free)   7) Down In The Valley   8) Georgia On My Mind   9) Sitting On The Dock Of the Bay / Fa Fa Fa Fa Fa Sad Song / Stand By Me / In The Midnight Hour   10) Just Out Of Reach / He’ll Have To Go / I Almost Lost My Mind / It’s Just A Matter Of Time   11) Detroit City   12) Don’t Give Up On Me   13) Johnny Be Goode / Lucille / Tutti Frutti   14) Wonderful World   15) I Will Survive   16) None Of Us Are Free   17) The Lord Will Make A Way Somehow / This Little Light Of Mine   18) How I Got To Memphis   19) May The Good Lord Bless And Keep You   20) Everybody Needs Somebody To Love / When The Saints Go Marching In