Solomon Burke Don't Give Up on Me

Included in Rolling Stone's "50 Best Albums of 2002"
4 stars out of 5 - "...Some tracks sound as if they could be forgotten gems from the heyday of soul...and some have the galvanizing intensity of spirituals, but all of them share one essential trait: They wouldn't be nearly as rousing sung by anybody else..."
"...Astonishing...Burke's baritone breathes fire into 11 instant classics..." - Rating: A
4 stars out of 5 - "...Brilliant."
Ranked #14 in Uncut's "100 Best Albums of the Year"
4 stars out of 5 - "...one of the few towering voices still surviving from soul music's golden age...makes no concessions to contemporary R&B fashions..."
"...Burke is rarin' to go..."
Ranked #34 in Mojo's "100 Modern Classics" -- "[I]t was the preacher's transfixing baritone that gave DON'T GIVE UP...its durability."
Ranked #1 in Mojo's "Best Albums of 2002" - "...[A] rich, measured collection of classic soul singing..."
9 out of 10 - "...As pure and proper a record as you'll hear all year. If you've ever laughed or cried, you need to hear this."