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Solomon signed to Atlantic before "soul music" was even a defined genre—but he helped define its sound with the recordings collected here, which are presented in chronological order, complete with detailed session notes. You get all six of his Atlantic LPs plus non-album cuts: his hits "Just Out of Reach (of My Two Open Arms)," "Cry to Me," "I’m Hanging Up My Heart for You" (two versions of that one), "Down in the Valley," "If You Need Me," "You’re Good for Me," "He’ll Have to Go," "Goodbye Baby (Baby Goodbye)" (two versions of that one, too), "Got to Get You Off My Mind," "Tonight’s the Night," "Someone Is Watching," "Take Me (Just As I Am)," "Keep a Light in the Window Till I Come Home," his takes on "Lawdy Miss Clawdy," "By the Time I Get to Phoenix," "Maggie’s Farm"…79 prime cuts by one of the best that ever was. SoulMusic.