Don't Give Up on Me

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Don't Give Up on Me
Studio album by Solomon Burke
Released July 23, 2002
Recorded Feb 25, 2002-Feb 28, 2002
Genre R&B/Soul
Length 51:35
Label Fat Possum Records
Producer Joe Henry
Professional reviews
Solomon Burke chronology
Soulman
(2002)		 Don't Give Up on Me
(2002)		 The Incredible Solomon Burke at His Best
(2002)

Don't Give Up on Me is a studio album by R&B/Soul singer Solomon Burke, recorded and released in 2002 on Fat Possum Records. The album won the Mojo Album of The Year award, as well as the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album. It is noteworthy for the contributions of original and previously unreleased compositions by top-rank songwriters, the effect of which placed Burke back in the public eye for a time. Guest stars are Daniel Lanois, who plays electric guitar on Stepchild, and The Blind Boys of Alabama, who feature on backing vocals for None of Us Are Free.

The title track, written by the team of Dan Penn and Carson Whitsett with Hoy Lindsey, has since become a staple of Burke's live performances and has been covered by Joe Cocker, as well as actor Peter Gallagher.

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  1. "Don't Give Up On Me" (Dan Penn, Carson Whitsett, Hoy Lindsey)
  2. "Fast Train" (Van Morrison)
  3. "Diamond In Your Mind" (Tom Waits/Kathleen Brennan)
  4. "Flesh And Blood" (Joe Henry)
  5. "Soul Searchin'" (Brian Wilson, Andy Paley)
  6. "Only A Dream" (Van Morrison)
  7. "The Judgment" (Elvis Costello, Cait O'Riordan)
  8. "Stepchild" (Bob Dylan)
  9. "The Other Side Of The Coin" (Nick Lowe)
  10. "None Of Us Are Free" (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Brenda Russell)
  11. "Sit This One Out" (Pick Purnell)

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