Big Sol signed with independent Bell Records for what turned out to be a very short tenure. Solomon journeyed down to Muscle Shoals to record (and co-produce) for his new label at Fame Studios, where he found the seasoned Southern Soul pros down there to be a refreshing change from the NYC studio pros that Jerry Wexler had always used on his Atlantic sessions. He also found the creative process to be far more organic and stimulating with these guys and it lead to some choices of material that were a bit different from what he had been doing up North.
The album title cut comes from John Fogerty and Creedence Clearwater, other tracks come from Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham, Penn and Roger Hawkins, Mac Davis, Bob Dylan, Delaney Bramlett, Sam Cooke and a handful from Solly himself. The suits at Bell were less than pleased that they did not get a seamless continuation of what had worked at Atlantic and terminated Burke's contract at around the same time that they released the album (i.e. BEFORE they had any chance to judge public reaction). BIG MISTAKE!! The album went to #15 R&B and #45 pop and suddenly the Bell execs were left scrambling, trying far too late, to re-sign the man in whom they had showed so little faith.
He was already gone to MGM.
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Have had this for a while - but now have more of the info. Coming from Philadelphia - I've always been a bit partial to Mr. Burke's music. Sad with him being such a major influence on this music - he was one of the greats that had more success, over the years up until his death, in Europe. Strange how he would fill halls and headline Festivals in Europe but in America he might be playing what's the name of the place you know where I mean it's about a half hour drive from pick the name of the city. Yes - he got Grammy recognition - and it would have been nice if he got some major radio play. And always have liked the one he did with some major players from New Orleans - "Soul Of The Blues". Thanks, as always, for the time you take sharing the music and, at times even more important, the information
KC - can't access the embed link itself, due to a malware warning.
try this one
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Got it - many thanks! Coincidentally, I've been on a Burke kick lately. This will be a fine addition to the collection.
Many thanks, KC, never owned this one until to-day !
Thank you KC. Believe it or not I didn't have any Salomon Burke before. Thank you.
This is new to me so thanks KC.
i'm really enjoying this "warmer" sounding stax material, a nice change from the earlier atlantic sides. good gospel version of "a change is gonna come" too.
thanks for sharing.
-peacenik
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