Solomon Burke Don't Give Up On Me CD

He Covers New & Unrel.Songs By Dylan,E.Costello,T.Waits,N.Low

DON'T GIVE UP ON ME features song contributions from Bob Dylan, Brian Wilson, Van Morrison, Elvis Costello, Tom Waits, Nick Lowe, Dan Penn, Joe Henry, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil.
Personnel: Solomon Burke, Blind Boys Of Alabama (vocals); Daniel Lanois, Chris Bruce (guitar); Bennie Wallace (tenor saxophone); David Palmer (piano, organ); Rudy Copeland (organ); David Pitch (bass); Jay Bellerose (drums, percussion); Niki Harris, Jean McClain (background vocals).
Recorded at Sunset Sound Factory, Hollywood, California on February 25-28, 2002. Includes liner notes by Johnny Whiteside.
DON'T GIVE UP ON ME won the 2003 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album.
Personnel: Chris Bruce (guitar); Daniel Lanois (electric guitar); Bennie Wallace (tenor saxophone); Rudy Copeland (organ); Jay Bellerose (drums, percussion); Nikki Harris, Jean McClain (background vocals).
Audio Mixer: S. "Husky" Hoskulds.
Liner Note Author: Joe Henry.
Recording information: Sunset Sound Factory, Hollywood, CA (02/25/2002-02/28/2002).
Photographer: Jesse Fischer .
It's a sad irony that in the 1980s and '90s, many of the great artists of soul and R&B suffered musically at the hands of those who professed to love them the most. After soul had dropped off the major-label radar in favor of hip-hop and new jack sounds, a number of smaller companies stepped forward to record veteran artists who were still giving their all on the road, but for every truly inspired release from labels such as Malaco, Bullseye, or Alligator, there were a dozen others which featured rote, generic production and arrangements which attempted to recapture the thrilling sound of soul's glory days without coming within driving distance ...