Music Review

King Solomon/I Wish I Knew (1999)

Solomon Burke
Reviewed by Scott Schinder | Feb 05, 1999
EW's GRADE
A-

Details Release Date: Jan 19, 1999; Lead Performance: Solomon Burke; Genres: R&B, Reissues

Solomon Burke was one of the chief architects of '60s soul, equally commanding as a gospel-steeped shouter and a yearning romantic balladeer. The two late-'60s albums that comprise this reissue, King Solomon/I Wish I Knew, catch Burke a couple of years past his hitmaking peak but nonetheless deliver a generous serving of the volcanic intensity that makes him one of R&B's seminal performers. A-

Originally posted Feb 05, 1999 Published in issue #470 Feb 05, 1999 Order article reprints

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