If You Need Me - Solomon Burke 1963

Solomon Burke

[stevenyourke]

I am an older white guy, and I am grateful to The Rolling Stones for having covered so many great blues / soul music songs and introduced me to this great music. They covered this song way back when. Also, covered Cry to Me. I probably would never have known about Solomon Burke if not for the Stones. Thank you, Brian Jones. You loved this music and introduced a whole generation of white kids to it. You died much too soon. Respect and many thanks to Solomon Burke and all the other great black artists of those days. You have enriched the lives of millions around the world.

[barbarablonsky]

I love Solomon Burke. One of the greatest ever. He could sing anything and make my heart flutter.

[jeanmitchell]

Solomon Burke just knows how to make you listen to him when he sings 👍🏽❤️❤️

[NaRa-ygml]

WE NEED THIS KIND OF MUSIC AGAIN!!!! 60 years old an swaying in my seat. Come join me people :)

[franks.]

For anybody who don't know what soul is just listen to this song, Solomon Burke another son of Philadelphia who had to split town to make his music all because of the narrow mind of Dick Clark, a year later Dick Clark packed his bags and headed for LA which opened one of the greatest eras in black music, Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff's sound of Philadelphia

[stevengayle]

2021 at the age of 23 n still listening this🔥

[teresawalker]

If u need me just call me...love this song

[christopherpatefield]

I had the same journey. I bought the Stones 5×5 EP in 1964 which covered this song. They introduced me to blues and soul which has been a life long love.

[codymelton]

to the world! one hell of song wish music was like this today?

[elenaconstantinescu]

DEMENTIAL ! RIP 10/10/2010, KING MUSIQUE SOUL !<3

[donbuck]

The Stones did a great cover in1964 but this still the best

[nvermeren]

The best, always was, always will be.

[jeanmitchell]

This song will be an anthem for me just love it 👍🏽🔥🔥❤️❤️

[robinwilson]

I had never heard this version till just now - I think it is a lot better than the Stones' version!

[edhalfen]

Stones covered this well but I think I like this one a bit more.  sort of like two different songs.  Both renditions excellent.  YouTube rocks by making all this so easily available to music freaks such as I...Ed<><

[EldorettePlaaitjies]

Hiilve that song it's means a lot to me

[barrynicolaiknutzen]

This is turning any hard mans soul to full exposure, and the old blues just terr down all fences and walls.

[sauquoit]

On this day in 1963 {May 26th} "If You Need Me" by Solomon Burke peaked at #2* {for five weeks} on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles chart...
It reached #37 on Billboard's Top 100 chart...
Between 1961 and 1978 the Philadelphia native had thirty-one records on the Hot R&B Singles chart, nine made the Top 10 with one reaching #1, "Got To Get You Off My Mind", for three non-consecutive weeks on March 28th, 1965...
Mr. Burke, born James Solomon McDonald, passed away at the age of 70 on October 10th, 2010...
May he R.I.P.
* Three different artists kept "If You Need Me" out of the top spot, the first week it was Jimmy Soul's "If You Wanna Be Happy", the second week it was Sam Cooke with "Another Saturday Night", and for it's final three weeks at #2 it was Lesley Gore's "It's My Party" that held the #1 position...
He had one other record peak at #2, "Tonight's The Night", for three weeks in June of 1965...
And from the 'For What It's Worth' department, the Hot R&B Singles Top 10 on May 26th, 1963:
At #1. "If You Wanna Be Happy" by Jimmy Soul
#2. the above "If You Need Me"
#3. "The Love of My Man" by Theola Kilgore
#4. "I Will follow Him" by Little Peggy March {The previous week's #1 record}
#5. "Another Saturday Night" by Sam Cooke
#6. "Baby Workout" by Jackie Wilson
#7. "Take These Chains From My Heart" by Ray Charles
#8. "Prisoner of Love" by James Brown & the Famous Flames
#9. "Foolish Little Girl" by The Shirelles
#10. "Pushover" by Etta James

[marshallthomas]

This song 🗣️ goes out to all the ladies.

[ewauk]

une voix exceptionnelle 👍👍👍👍🤩🤩🤩🤩j'adore