Don't Give Up On Me
by Solomon Burke
User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 7 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 1 out of 7

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  1. JimL
    Apr 4, 2006
    10
    Great!
  2. LawrenceP
    Mar 9, 2005
    10
    The best soul LP of the last 20 years, he makes all these songs his own.
  3. AaronL
    Oct 7, 2002
    8
    Simply wonderful. A wonderful introduction for younger audiences to discover this overlooked soulman.

Awards & Rankings

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#10 Best Album of 2002

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
85

Universal acclaim - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. CultureDose.net
    70
    Even at its worst, Don't Give Up On Me is never anything less than elegant.
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  2. CDNow
    80
    Okay, call it a comeback, because it ought to raise Burke's profile higher than it's been in decades.
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  3. Rolling Stone
    80
    Burke is the rare singer who makes songwriters sound wise beyond their words -- he finds ache lying dormant in unlikely places and manages to pinpoint, with GPS accuracy, the murky emotional terrain within the lyrics.
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