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Track Listings
| 1. Hold on Tight |
| 2. My Rose Saved Me From the Street |
| 3. What a Woman |
| 4. No One |
| 5. More Beauty |
| 6. I Gotta Be With You |
| 7. Seventh Heaven |
| 8. Good For Nothing |
| 9. Text Me |
| 10. Don't Despair |
| 11. The Bend |
| 12. Perfect Song |
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180 grams audiophile vinyl / Gatefold sleeve / The last album of the King of rock n soul / Including printed lyrics sheet / Contribution of Jools Holland on piano on 'What A Woman'
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1-Hold On Tight 2-My Rose Saved From The Street 3-What A Woman 4-No One 5-More Beauty 6-I Gotta Be With You 7-Seventh Heaven 8-Good For Nothing 9-Text Me 10-Don't Despair 11-The Bend 12-Perfect Song (2009 'Verve') (54:44/12) Der 'King of Rock & Soul' zusammen mit einer fantastischen Band aus Amsterdam! Man hört förmlich, wie wohl sich Burke mit dieser Band im Brüsseler Studio gefühlt hat. Ganz großes Kino
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Solomon Burke passed away at Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam on Sunday 10th October. He was on his way to an appearance at the City's Paradiso Concert Hall to launch this CD. The album in question, the last to come out during Burke's lifetime teams him up with Dutch band "De DIjk"
You may find this a strange combination. Even this reviewer, who originally hails from cloggy land was not familiar with the group. I have however meanwhile done my homework and found out that these musicians have been going for some 30 years and can rank with the best instrumentalists in the business; Steve Cropper, Duck Dunn, Al Jackson, Booker T, the Memphis Horns, the Meters , they would not have done a better job.
Having been around for a long while the De Dijk amassed an extensive songbook, from which cornucopia the songs on this CD were selected. The translation process must have been meticulous. I gather it involved an original translation followed by reworking of the lyrics by Huub van der Lubbe, De Dijk's singer, and Burke himself. Some of the songs are indeed wordy but Solomon Burke comes up trumps.
Most importantly this is swinging stuff. "De Dijk rocks" as Solomon Burke himself claims. The title song, Hold On Tight, original title "Hou me vast" is followed by Rose Saved From The Street (Mijn van straat geredde roos) and What A Woman (Wat een vrouw) which last song features great boogie piano from Jools Holland. These are fine tunes, both smoochies and dance floor fillers. In fact this is quite a party record! Got To Be With You ( Ik kan het niet alleen) is the best of the up tempo numbers with great New Orleans type brass riffs. Text me is an original new Burke composition.
Strange that in this anglocentric world this CD is not thought worthy of UK distribution. Let's hope that will change. An appearance of De Dijk on Jools Holland's "Later" programme, which is surely bound to happen, might change that.
Perfect Song (Dat zou mooi zijn)is the last and best of this collection as far as I'm concerned. A social commentary song in the traditon of "A Change is Gonna Come" , it features beautiful piano and guitar work and Solomon's phrasing is always fantastic. The song could be his epitah; let me paraphrase : if you could write a song that could change the world for the better, I'd write a dozen. You can't but you can damn well try. Solomon tried, didn't he try?
You may find this a strange combination. Even this reviewer, who originally hails from cloggy land was not familiar with the group. I have however meanwhile done my homework and found out that these musicians have been going for some 30 years and can rank with the best instrumentalists in the business; Steve Cropper, Duck Dunn, Al Jackson, Booker T, the Memphis Horns, the Meters , they would not have done a better job.
Having been around for a long while the De Dijk amassed an extensive songbook, from which cornucopia the songs on this CD were selected. The translation process must have been meticulous. I gather it involved an original translation followed by reworking of the lyrics by Huub van der Lubbe, De Dijk's singer, and Burke himself. Some of the songs are indeed wordy but Solomon Burke comes up trumps.
Most importantly this is swinging stuff. "De Dijk rocks" as Solomon Burke himself claims. The title song, Hold On Tight, original title "Hou me vast" is followed by Rose Saved From The Street (Mijn van straat geredde roos) and What A Woman (Wat een vrouw) which last song features great boogie piano from Jools Holland. These are fine tunes, both smoochies and dance floor fillers. In fact this is quite a party record! Got To Be With You ( Ik kan het niet alleen) is the best of the up tempo numbers with great New Orleans type brass riffs. Text me is an original new Burke composition.
Strange that in this anglocentric world this CD is not thought worthy of UK distribution. Let's hope that will change. An appearance of De Dijk on Jools Holland's "Later" programme, which is surely bound to happen, might change that.
Perfect Song (Dat zou mooi zijn)is the last and best of this collection as far as I'm concerned. A social commentary song in the traditon of "A Change is Gonna Come" , it features beautiful piano and guitar work and Solomon's phrasing is always fantastic. The song could be his epitah; let me paraphrase : if you could write a song that could change the world for the better, I'd write a dozen. You can't but you can damn well try. Solomon tried, didn't he try?
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
As a big fan of Solomon Burke and of 'De Dijk', the best rock and soul band of the Netherlands, I was surprised of this cooperation. Every fan of this kind of music should listen to this album, or even better buy it. On the album are classic songs of De Dijk, normally with a dutch text, but specially translated for this cooperation; newly played by De Dijk and sung by Solomon. Perfect match of the best Rock and Soul band outside of the US (why else would Solomon make a record with them), with the last living Soul Legend (at the time of recording :-( ). I had tickets for their concert in Amsterdam, but probably you know the story.
So listen and buy it!
So listen and buy it!
Format:Audio CD
I've been a fan of the Dijk for almost 30 years, and have always been frustrated when sharing their fantastic songs with non-dutch speakers. Event though most appreciated the songs, its hard to really get into music of which you dont understand the words.
This album with Solomon Burke does the music all the justice it deserves. Burke is of course a superb singer, and the band shows that it has been playing together for 30 years or more.
It's at times hard to pigeonhole this music - it's souly, bluesy, swingy..... There are some slow and thoughtful songs, and smoking sizzlers like Text Me that can definitely get the party going.
All in all I am just very happy to finally be able to let my friends hear music of The Dijk. In those cases where i did, the enthousiasm was shared. This is a record that will keep on selling for years based on recommendations.
This album with Solomon Burke does the music all the justice it deserves. Burke is of course a superb singer, and the band shows that it has been playing together for 30 years or more.
It's at times hard to pigeonhole this music - it's souly, bluesy, swingy..... There are some slow and thoughtful songs, and smoking sizzlers like Text Me that can definitely get the party going.
All in all I am just very happy to finally be able to let my friends hear music of The Dijk. In those cases where i did, the enthousiasm was shared. This is a record that will keep on selling for years based on recommendations.
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