Make Do with What You Got

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Make Do with What You Got
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 1, 2005 (2005-03-01)
Studio Cello Studios, Hollywood, California [1]
Genre R&B
Length44:12
Label Shout! Factory
Sony BMG
Producer Don Was
Solomon Burke chronology
Don't Give Up on Me
(2002)
Make Do with What You Got
(2005)
Nashville
(2006)

Make Do with What You Got is an album by R&B musician Solomon Burke. It was released on March 1, 2005, on the Shout! Factory and Sony BMG labels. The album was produced by Don Was [1] and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album. [2]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 70/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Entertainment Weekly A– [5]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [6]
NOW 4/5 [7]
Paste Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
PopMatters 4/10 [9]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Uncut 3/5 [11]

Make Do with What You Got received mostly favorable reviews from music critics. [3] AllMusic critic Mark Deming praised Burke's vocal ability while also criticizing Was's production. [1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Need Your Love in My Life" Coco Montoya, Dave Steen4:19
2."What Good Am I?" Bob Dylan 3:40
3."It Makes No Difference" Robbie Robertson 5:27
4."Let Somebody Love Me"Vernon Bullock, Freddie Gorman, Ivy Jo Hunter 4:28
5."After All These Years"Solomon Burke, Eddie Towns4:37
6."Fading Footsteps" David Egan 3:59
7."At the Crossroads" Van Morrison 4:58
8."I Got the Blues" Mick Jagger, Keith Richards 4:11
9."Make Do With What You Got" Dr. John 4:34
10."Wealth Won't Save Your Soul" Hank Williams 3:59
Total length:44:12

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Deming, Mark. "Solomon Burke - Make Do with What You Got". AllMusic . Retrieved December 9, 2018.
  2. "Solomon Burke". Grammy Awards . March 17, 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Make Do With What You Got by Solomon Burke". Metacritic . Retrieved December 9, 2018.
  4. Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN   9780857125958.
  5. Weingarten, Marc (March 7, 2005). "Make Do With What You Got". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved December 9, 2018.
  6. Clarke, Betty (February 25, 2005). "CD: Solomon Burke, Make Do With What You Got". The Guardian . Retrieved December 9, 2018.
  7. Perlich, Tim (March 3, 2005). "Solomon Burke". NOW . Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  8. LaBate, Steve. "Solomon Burke: Make Do with What You Got". Paste . Archived from the original on March 4, 2006. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
  9. Kessler, Jordan (April 5, 2005). "Solomon Burke: Make Do With What You Got". PopMatters . Retrieved December 9, 2018.
  10. Wild, David (April 21, 2005). "Make Do With What You Got". Rolling Stone . Retrieved December 9, 2018.
  11. "Solomon Burke - Make Do With What You Got". Uncut . March 9, 2005. Retrieved December 9, 2018.