Solomon Burke - Don't Give Up on Me -2002- [daba ]

Released... July 23, 2002
Recorded... Feb 25 - 28, 2002
Genre... R&B/Soul/blues
Bitrate...320 kbs
Length... 51:35
Label... Fat Possum Records
Producer... Joe Henry



Don't Give Up on Me is a studio album by R&B/Soul singer Solomon Burke, recorded and released in 2002 on Fat Possum Records. The album won the MOJO Award for Album of the Year, as well as the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album. It is noteworthy for the contributions of original and previously unreleased compositions by top-rank songwriters, the effect of which placed Burke back in the public eye for a time. Guest stars are Daniel Lanois, who plays electric guitar on "Stepchild", and The Blind Boys of Alabama, who feature on backing vocals for "None of Us Are Free". "None of Us Are Free" was also featured at the end of the sixth episode (Spin) of the second season of House. "Fast Train" was featured during the ending montage of the season three finale of The Wire.


1. Don't Give Up On Me... 3:45
2. Fast Train... 5:38
3. Diamond In Your Mind... 4:24
4. Flesh And Blood... 6:07
5. Soul Searchin'... 3:59
6. Only A Dream... 5:09
7. The Judgement... 3:30
8. Stepchild... 5:10
9. The Other Side Of The Coin... 3:46
10. None Of Us Are Free... 5:29
11. Sit This One Out... 4:33