1963
IF YOU NEED ME * SOLOMON BURKE * LONDON ATLANTIC 9715 * UK
He was dubbed the King of Rock and Soul by Atlantic records and it stuck, his brand of sophisticated 'uptown', 'big man music', certainly hit the spot when the new breed of young soul fans heard it, it was clean, confident and soulful and his picture on that Atlantic Rock and Soul album had him looking the part too.
See also Cry To Me