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Solomon Burke - Take Me (Just As I Am) / I Stayed Away Too Long - The Funkadoobian
Solomon Burke - Take Me (Just As I Am) / I Stayed Away Too Long - The Funkadoobian
Solomon Burke - Take Me (Just As I Am) / I Stayed Away Too Long - The Funkadoobian

Solomon Burke - Take Me (Just As I Am) / I Stayed Away Too Long

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Product Details
  • Artist Solomon Burke
  • Title Take Me (Just As I Am) / I Stayed Away Too Long
  • Label Atlantic
  • Catalogue No 45-2416
  • Format 7''
  • Genre Funk Soul
  • Media Condition Very Good Plus (VG+)
  • Sleeve Condition Generic
Description

Year Released: 1968
Label: Atlantic Records
Genre: Soul / Deep Soul / Southern R&B

Description:
A deep soul classic, “Take Me (Just as I Am)” captures Solomon Burke at the height of his expressive power. Written by Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham — two architects of the Southern soul sound — the track’s pleading lyrics and majestic arrangement make it one of Burke’s most emotional performances.

His voice soars with gospel conviction and human vulnerability, transforming a love song into something closer to a sermon. The flip side, “I Stayed Away Too Long,” continues the theme of redemption and longing, underscoring the preacher’s soul that always lived within Burke’s performances.

Though not a major commercial success on release, “Take Me (Just as I Am)” went on to be covered by The Spencer Davis Group, The Zombies, and Wilson Pickett, confirming its influence as one of the unsung masterpieces of late-’60s soul.