Make Do with What You Got

{{Infobox album

| name = Make Do with What You Got

| type = Studio

| artist = Solomon Burke

| cover =Make Do with What You Got.jpg

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| released = {{Start date|2005|03|01}}

| recorded =

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| studio = Cello Studios, Hollywood, California{{Cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/make-do-with-what-you-got-mw0000143060 |title=Solomon Burke - Make Do with What You Got |last=Deming |first=Mark |website=AllMusic |language=en-us |access-date=2018-12-09}}

| genre = R&B

| length = {{duration|m=44|s=12}}

| label = Shout! Factory
Sony BMG

| producer = Don Was

| prev_title = Don't Give Up on Me

| prev_year = 2002

| next_title = Nashville

| next_year = 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 and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album.{{Cite web |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/solomon-burke |title=Solomon Burke |date=2014-03-17 |website=Grammy Awards|language=en |access-date=2018-12-09}}

Critical reception

{{Album ratings

|MC=70/100{{Cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/make-do-with-what-you-got/solomon-burke |title=Make Do With What You Got by Solomon Burke |website=Metacritic |language=en |access-date=2018-12-09}}

|rev1=AllMusic

|rev1score={{rating|3.5|5}}

|rev2=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music

|rev2score={{rating|2|5}}{{cite book|last1=Larkin|first1=Colin|authorlink1=Colin Larkin (writer)|title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music|date=2011|publisher=Omnibus Press|isbn=9780857125958|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_NNmFiUnSmUC|language=en}}

|rev3=Entertainment Weekly

|rev3score=A–{{Cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2005/03/07/make-do-what-you-got/ |title=Make Do With What You Got |last=Weingarten |first=Marc |date=2005-03-07 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |language=en |access-date=2018-12-09}}

|rev4=The Guardian

|rev4score={{rating|5|5}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/feb/25/popandrock.shopping4 |title=CD: Solomon Burke, Make Do With What You Got |last=Clarke |first=Betty |date=2005-02-25 |website=The Guardian |language=en-GB |access-date=2018-12-09}}

|rev5=NOW

|rev5score=4/5{{Cite news |url=https://nowtoronto.com/music/story.cfm%3Fcontent%3D146147 |title=Solomon Burke |last=Perlich |first=Tim |date=2005-03-03 |work=NOW |access-date=2019-01-09 |language=en-us}}

|rev6=Paste

|rev6score={{rating|4|5}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/action/article?article_id=1620 |title=Solomon Burke: Make Do with What You Got |last=LaBate |first=Steve |website=Paste |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060304210449/http://www.pastemagazine.com/action/article?article_id=1620 |archive-date=2006-03-04 |access-date=2018-12-09}}

|rev7=PopMatters

|rev7score=4/10{{Cite web |url=https://www.popmatters.com/burkesolomon-makedo-2495851431.html |title=Solomon Burke: Make Do With What You Got |last=Kessler |first=Jordan |date=2005-04-05 |website=PopMatters |access-date=2018-12-09}}

|rev8=Rolling Stone

|rev8score={{rating|3.5|5}}{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/make-do-with-what-you-got-186554/ |title=Make Do With What You Got |last=Wild |first=David |author-link=David Wild |date=2005-04-21 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US |access-date=2018-12-09}}

|rev9=Uncut

|rev9score=3/5{{Cite web |url=https://www.uncut.co.uk/reviews/album/solomon-burke-make-do-with-what-you-got |title=Solomon Burke - Make Do With What You Got |date=2005-03-09 |website=Uncut |language=en-US |access-date=2018-12-09}}

}}

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

Track listing

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| title1 = I Need Your Love in My Life

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| writer1 = Coco Montoya, Dave Steen

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| length1 = {{duration|m=4|s=19}}

| title2 = What Good Am I?

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| writer2 = Bob Dylan

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| length2 = {{duration|m=3|s=40}}

| title3 = It Makes No Difference

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| writer3 = Robbie Robertson

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| length3 = {{duration|m=5|s=27}}

| title4 = Let Somebody Love Me

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| writer4 = Vernon Bullock, Freddie Gorman, Ivy Jo Hunter

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| length4 = {{duration|m=4|s=28}}

| title5 = After All These Years

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| writer5 = Solomon Burke, Eddie Towns

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| length5 = {{duration|m=4|s=37}}

| title6 = Fading Footsteps

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| writer6 = David Egan

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| title7 = At the Crossroads

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| writer7 = Van Morrison

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| length7 = {{duration|m=4|s=58}}

| title8 = I Got the Blues

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| writer8 = Mick Jagger, Keith Richards

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| length8 = {{duration|m=4|s=11}}

| title9 = Make Do With What You Got

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| writer9 = Dr. John

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| length9 = {{duration|m=4|s=34}}

| title10 = Wealth Won't Save Your Soul

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| writer10 = Hank Williams

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Personnel

Guitar: Ray Parker Jr., Reggie Young. Pedal Steel: Robby Turner
Bass: Tommy Sims
Keyboards: Rudy Copeland, Jamie Muhoberac, Eddie Towns
Drums: James Gadson
Saxophone: Joe Sublett
Trumpet: Darrell Leonard
Backing Vocals: Sweet Pea Atkinson, Portia Griffin, Monalisa Young

References

Category:Solomon Burke albums

Category:2005 albums

Category:Shout! Factory albums

Category:Sony BMG albums

Category:Albums produced by Don Was

Category:2000s covers albums