Solomon Burke: Proud Mary

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Kunstner	Solomon Burke
Titel	Proud Mary
Label	Bell Records
Format	LP
Udgivelsesår	1969
Katalognummer	6033 Stereo
Pris	375 kr. / 50 €
Beskrivelse	Scarce Orig. U.S. 1st. Press. In top condition except for a small punchhole trough the cover and the label. Solomon Burke (born March 21, 1940, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a soul and country music pioneer and member of the prestigious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Tracklist: Proud Mary 3:17 These Arms Of Mine 2:54 I'll Be Doggone 2:56 How Big A Fool (Can A Fool Be) 2:15 Don't Wait Too Long 3:10 That Lucky Old Sun 3:00 Uptight Good Woman 2:42 I Can't Stop (No No No) 2:17 Please Send Me Someone To Love 3:02 What Am I Living For 2:55 Career He began his adult life as a preacher in Philadelphia, and soon moved on to hosting a gospel radio show. In the 1960s, he signed with Atlantic Records and began moving towards more secular music. His first hit was Just Out Of Reach Of My Open Arms, a cover of a country song. Though well-received by both peers and critics, and attaining a few moderate pop and several major R&B hits, Burke never could quite break through into the mainstream as did Sam Cooke or Otis Redding. Perhaps his best-known song -- while it was not a radio hit -- is the song "Cry to Me", used in the famous dance-and-seduction scene in the film, Dirty Dancing. In 1964 he wrote and recorded "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love," Burke's most prominent bid for an enduring soul standard. Almost immediately covered by The Rolling Stones the same year, other well-known versions include one by Wilson Pickett and another, a decade and a half later, in the 1980 film by The Blues Brothers. Burke has enjoyed a very special relationship with the Catholic church throughout his life and in 2000, he and his family were invited to perform at the Jubilee of the Family at the Vatican. Since then, he has been invited back to the Vatican by both Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI for Vatican's Christmas celebration. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001. His career was to some degree revived in 2002, with the release of Don't Give Up On Me on Fat Possum Records and produced by Joe Henry where he sang songs written specifically for the album by various top-rank artists, including Bob Dylan, Brian Wilson, Van Morrison, Elvis Costello and Tom Waits. He is featured in the 2004 movie Lightning in a Bottle, singing "Turn on Your Love Light" and "Down in the Valley". Also in 2004, Solomon appeared on Junkie XL's album, Radio JXL: A Broadcast From the Computer Hell Cabin, performing "Catch Up To My Step". In 2004 he was featured on the song "I Pray On Christmas" from the Blind Boys Of Alabama album Go Tell It On The Mountain, which won a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album. In 2004, Burke also recorded a duet with Italian soul singer Zucchero. The two artists performed Zucchero's hit "Diavolo in me" (Devil in me) on the Italian's duetalbum "ZU & co". Burke was also a guest at a London show in May 2004 in which Zucchero presented the album. This performance is included on Zucchero's dvd "ZU & Co - live at the RAH". In 2005, he appeared as a special guest with Jools Holland on his autumn tour of the United Kingdom, including two sell-out shows at London's Royal Albert Hall. In September 2006, Burke returned to his country roots with the release of a 14-track country album titled Nashville, produced by Buddy Miller. It included guest vocals from Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton, Patty Griffin, Gillian Welch and Patty Loveless. Solomon was joined by a host of top country stars and backed by Buddy Miller and his Band at the Belcourt Theatre in Nashville on September 25, 2006 for a one-off concert to celebrate the release of 'Nashville'. The concert was filmed by HDNet and was released on DVD in Europe on September 17, 2007. On September 28, 2006, Burke was among the several rock, soul, and country legends that sang along with Jerry Lee Lewis at the live concert "Last Man Standing" at the Sony Music Studio in New York City. The two duets were "Who Will the Next Fool Be" and "Today I started Lovin' You Again". In February 2007, Burke performed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and later on Late Night with Conan O'Brien. The Tonight Show performance was accompanied by The Tonight Show Band members and bandleader Kevin Eubanks on lead guitar. On Late Night he performed with Buddy Miller 'That's How I Got To Memphis' from Nashville. As of October 2007, Burke was the father of twenty-one children (fourteen daughters and seven sons), 88 grandchildren. Several of his children and grandchildren have had successful careers in various facets of the music industry, though none are as renowned as their patriarch. As one of the early artists at Atlantic Records, 2007 was a year for Burke to honor the great Ahmet Ertegun, founder of Atlantic Records and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Burke co-hosted the March 2007 celebration of Ertegun's life's work at Lincoln Center in New York, participated in the American Master's documentary "Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built," and in December 2007, Burke performed at the private after-party for the Led Zeppelin reunion concert at the Millennium Dome in Greenwich, UK, along with Ben E. King, Percy Sledge and Sam Moore. In January, 2008, Solomon went back to the studio to record with producer/drummer Stephen Jordan. The album has songs written specifically for Burke by Ben Harper, Eric Clapton, Jesse Harris, Keb Mo, Meegan Voss and Stephen Jordan. Reference: Wikipedia
Genre	soul, southern soul, country-soul, r & b,
Pladens stand	Excellent(EX)
Coverets stand	Excellent(EX)
Label stand	Excellent(EX)
Internt nummer	H101318