Tracks
- Goodbye Baby (Baby Goodbye)
- Cry to Me
- Won't You Give Him (One More Chance)
- If You Need Me
- Hard, Ain't It Hard
- Can't Nobody Love You
- Just Out of Reach
- You're Good for Me
- You Can't Love Them All
- Someone to Love Me
- Beautiful Brown Eyes
- He'll Have to Go
Rock 'n' Soul is a good album. However, it doesn't inspire me when I listen to it. Solomon Burke is has a powerful voice and there's strong emotion coursing through many of the songs.
The title of the album suggests it's a rock and roll album as well as a soul album. Solomon Burke certainly sings in a similar way to James Brown and Sam Cooke, but the music is completely different. The music on this album is more closely related to the blues. And there's certainly little relation to rock and roll. Again, it's musically more like the blues, like Fats Domino's rock was more blues than rock and roll.
I should like the album more than I do. Maybe it's because I was spoiled with two outstanding live soul albums. Whatever the problem is, it's certainly an album worth listening to. The second half of the album is stronger than the first half. The first half has catchier songs, but the second half the songs are more emotional. The stand out songs are: Cry to Me, Won't You Give Him (One More Chance), Can't Nobody Love You, You Can't Love Them All, Someone to Love Me, Beautiful Brown Eyes and He'll Have to Go.
★★★★★★★☆☆☆
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