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This magnificent album is a bittersweet triumph. On one hand, it marks the 70th birthday year of Solomon Burke, who ranks with the very greatest soul/jazz immortals; on the other, it's the final full album produced by another legend, producer Willie Mitchell, the Memphis architect of the Hi Records sound. Willie Mitchell died on January 5, 2010. NOTHING'S IMPOSSIBLE delivers a dozen tracks of timeless soul magic in the purest Memphis style with the deepest Southern roots. Yet there's not the slightest whiff of nostalgia about the project. Solomon Burke's voice is full-strength, and Willie Mitchell's arrangements flourish in the Hi-style: tight, right horns; rock solid kick drums and mellow bass; country guitar fills, and the sweetest, sparest string arrangements to enhance the romance and the heartbreak of these amazing songs. His combination of gospel, pop, country, and production polish was basic to the recipe of early soul. Over the years, Solomon Burke has become one of the most visible living exponents of classic soul music. In this sublime collaboration with a master producer, Solomon Burke has written another chapter in this unsurpassed body of work. When it comes to real soul music, Solomon and the late Willie Mitchell have once again proven that NOTHING'S IMPOSSIBLE.
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TRACK LISTING
1 Oh What a Feeling 3:55
2 Everything About You 3:38
3 Dreams 6:15
4 Nothing's Impossible 3:17
5 It Must Be Love 5:02
6 You Needed Me 3:45
7 Say You Love Me Too 3:23
8 You're Not Alone 4:03
9 New Company 3:11
10 When You're Not Here 4:28
11 The Error of My Ways 5:08
12 I'm Leavin' 3:32
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