| features in: Album Chart of 1962 ● Album Chart of the Decade: 1960s |
Atlantic quickly “counter-attacked” the preceding, opportunistic Apollo compilation LP release, by labelling Solomon’s debut album proper as a “Greatest Hits” set, hoping to win the battle for the dollar. Burke recorded thirty-two singles with Atlantic, most of which hit both the pop and R&B charts, so they had plenty to choose from. His second single for the label was the country offering, “Just Out of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms)”, which became his first charting single, reaching #24 on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaking at #7 on the R&B charts. The song also became Burke’s first million-seller. His next hit came with “Cry to Me”, which reached #5 on the R&B chart in 1962 and was described as being one of the first songs to mix country, R&B and gospel. After the release of “Cry to Me”, Burke was among one of the first of his peers to be referred to as a “soul artist”, a term which appeased him as he was never comfortable with the “dance with the devil” R n B tag nor the “god-fearing” gospel singer label.
The Jukebox Rebel
24–Apr–2012
| Tracklist |
| A1 | [02:34]  Solomon Burke - Down In The Valley (Solomon Burke Sr., Babe Chivian, Joseph C. Martin, Bert Russell) Soul |
| A2 | [02:46] Solomon Burke - Just Out Of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms) (Virgil F. Stewart) Country |
| A3 | [02:18]  Solomon Burke - How Many Times (Solomon Burke Sr., Martin, Martin) Pop |
| A4 | [02:07]  Solomon Burke - Baby (I Wanna Be Loved) (Bert Russell, Mickey Lane) Pop |
| A5 | [02:06]  Solomon Burke - Gotta Travel On (Paul Clayton) Pop |
| A6 | [02:24]  Solomon Burke - Looking For My Baby (Solomon Burke Sr.) Pop |
| B1 | [03:05]  Solomon Burke - I’m Hanging Up My Heart For You (John Berry, Don Covay) Soul Ballad |
| B2 | [02:32]  Solomon Burke - Cry To Me (Bert Russell) Soul |
| B3 | [02:19]  Solomon Burke - I Almost Lost My Mind (Ivory Joe Hunter) Pop Ballad |
| B4 | [02:39]  Solomon Burke - A Tear Fell (Eugene Randolph, Dorian Burton) Pop Ballad |
| B5 | [02:18]  Solomon Burke - Be-Bop Grandma (Solomon Burke Sr., Dolores Burke) Rock n Roll / Rockabilly |
| B6 | [02:03]  Solomon Burke - Keep The Magic Working (Fred Tobias, Clint Ballard) Pop |
