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Proud Mary: The Bell Sessions
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Track Listing
- Proud Mary
- These Arms Of Mine
- I'll Be Doggone
- How Big A Fool (Can A Fool Be)
- Don't Wait Too Long
- Lucky Old Sun
- Uptight Good Woman
- I Can't Stop
- Please Send Me Someone To Love
- What Am I Living For
- She Thinks I Still Care
- I'm Gonna Stay Right Here
- Generation Of Revelations
- In The Ghetto
- God Knows I Love You
- Mighty Quinn
- Change Is Gonna Come
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #88688 in Music
- Released on: 2000-07-17
- Number of discs: 1
- Formats: Extra tracks, Import
- Dimensions: .20 pounds
Editorial Reviews
CD Description
Solomon Burke was one of the greatest voices to come out the 1960s soul explosion, the same period that produced James Brown, Marvin Gaye, and Otis Redding. Burke's style mixes mellow, country-tinged elegance with shouting, Southern gospel-charged R&B, and was an influence on the early British invasion. (Steve Marriott and Mick Jagger, to name two--and the Rolling Stones covered two of his songs). In the late '60s he left Atlantic and signed with Bell, and scored a hit with Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Proud Mary".
This album serves as a fine representation of Burke's power and versatility: he recasts country classics "She Thinks I Still Care" and "That Lucky Old Sun" in his own soulful, reverent manner. He also produces a tantalisingly slow and bluesy take on Marvin Gaye's "I'll Be Doggone". The music is prime Muscle Shoals R&B, simmering and sharp, with just the right touch of pop "sweetening" (such as the electric sitar flourish on "How Big A Fool") in the tradition of the classic DUSTY (Springfield) IN MEMPHIS.
Customer Reviews
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Recorded in Alabama after his stint at Atlantic Records and co produced by Burke and his (then) partner Tamiko Jones. The opening (& title ) track is Creedence Clearwaters' "Proud Mary" .... The sound of the opener pretty much sets the scene for the whole album.
Solomon Burke = very sweet voice for such a big man
He knows how deliver a song. Other highlights include the spine chilling "Uptight Good Woman", the up beat "How Big a Fool (Can a Fool Be)" and covers of Otis Reddings' "These Arms of Mine" & Marvin Gayes' "I'll be Doggone". Nice!
