Got to Get You Off My Mind and Other Hits

• Artist: Solomon Burke
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• Release Date: October 10, 2003
• Type: Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Rhythm & Blues

Review

Got to Get You Off My Mind and Other Hits is a no-frills budget collection of Solomon Burke's music. The Southern soul shouter had many hits in the mid-'60s for Atlantic and a few of them are here: "Cry to Me," "If You Need Me," and the rollicking "Got to Get You Off My Mind." The rest of the disc is made up mostly of heartbroken ballads like "Someone Is Watching" and "Goodbye Baby (Baby Goodbye)," and with a few strutting soul romps like "You're Good for Me" and "Down in the Valley." The songs on the disc are all great, but since it omits perhaps his most well-known song, "Everybody Needs Somebody," it can't really be considered a good purchase for anyone who wants to get something even approaching a complete picture of Burke's work. For someone who just wants a fleeting glimpse, it works just fine. ~ Tim Sendra, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Got to Get You off My Mind (Lyrics)	Solomon Burke, J.B. Moore, Dolores Burke	Solomon Burke	(2:34)
I'm Hanging Up My Heart for You (Lyrics)	Don Covay, John Berry	Solomon Burke	(3:05)
Down in the Valley	Solomon Burke, Bert Berns	Solomon Burke	(2:34)
Cry to Me	Bert Russell	Solomon Burke	(2:35)
If You Need Me (Lyrics)	Wilson Pickett, Sonny Sanders, Robert Bateman	Solomon Burke	(2:37)
Someone Is Watching	Solomon Burke, Eddie Floyd, Alvertis Isbell	Solomon Burke	(3:00)
Goodbye Baby (Baby Goodbye)	Bert Berns, Wes Farrell, Bert Russell	Solomon Burke	(3:15)
Take Me (Just as I Am)	Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham	Solomon Burke	(3:07)
You're Good for Me (Lyrics)	Don Covay, Horace Ott	Solomon Burke	(3:03)
Tonight's the Night	Solomon Burke, Don Covay	Solomon Burke	(2:38)

Credits

Patrick Milligan (Project Assistant), Chris Clarke (Remastering), Ronda Geilman (Project Assistant), Daniel Goldmark (Liner Notes), Mark Pinkus (Compilation Producer)