Solomon Burke Like A Fire
Rolling Stone: 3 stars out of 5 -- "The highlight: A wonderfully blustery reading of the cocktail jazz standard 'If I Give My Heart To You.'"
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CD Details
- Released: June 23, 2008
- Originally Released: 2008
- Label: Shout Factory
Entertainment Reviews:
Rolling Stone - p.84
3 stars out of 5 -- "The highlight: A wonderfully blustery reading of the cocktail jazz standard 'If I Give My Heart To You.'"Spin - p.94
3 stars out of 5 -- "'What Made Me Think I Was Right' stands up to his best work, meaning it's remarkably moving."Down Beat - p.78
3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Solomon Burke dazzles in the winter of his career....Spare and meticulous playing by organist Rudy Copeland, and dependable rock veterans like Danny Kortchmar, Larry Taylor and Dean Parks underscore the emotional veracity of this singer..."Dirty Linen - p.57
"The simmering music and the stately delivery in the lyrics make LIKE A FIRE poignant and timely."Living Blues - p.80
"[I]ts sparse, largely acoustic instrumentation frequently has a pronounced country flavor..."Mojo (Publisher) - p.111
4 stars out of 5 -- "Burke's expressive singing shows no sign of bending its knee to the passage of time -- he's at full throttle on Ben Harper's 'A Minute To Rest A Second To Pray'..."Paste (magazine) (p.62) - "LIKE A FIRE coheres because producer/drummer Steve Jordan anchors every cut with a lean, tight trio..."
Record Collector (magazine) - p.92
3 stars out of 5 -- "LIKE A FIRE, Burke's follow up to 2006's country outing NASHVILLE, reveals the baritone still firmly intact."Tracks:
- 1.Like a Fire
- 2.We Don't Need It
- 3.The Fall
- 4.Minute to Rest and a Second to Pray, A - (featuring Ben Harper)
- 5.Ain't That Something
- 6.What Makes Me Think I Was Right
- 7.Understanding
- 8.You and Me
- 9.Thank You
- 10.If I Give My Heart to You