"Burke tells whole story on first all-country disc."
Hollywood Reporter
"The King of Rock, Soul and Restraint"
Time Magazine
“A country-soul tour de force.”
– Entertainment Weekly
“Unmissable... Nashville is a great way to discover a legendary voice.”
– TIME magazine
“Packed with sorrow and humor that pull you in no matter what the genre.”
– Los Angeles Times
“Will arm wrestle … for the distinction of being country music’s finest album of 2006.”
– Nashville Tennessean
“From a whisper to a vibrant scream, his interpretations of the songs come from a genuine love and understanding of country music.”
– CMT.com
“Burke’s power… is on easy and full display.”
– Goldmine
“Solomon Burke sounds right at home doing every cut on Nashville. But what is surprising is how well he works with voices as enchanting and different as Gillian Welch, Patty Griffin, Emmylou Harris and Dolly Parton.”
– Nashville City Paper
“Subtly powerful.”
– Associated Press
“Well-chosen country songs backed by Nashville musicians in country styles from bluegrass to countrypolitan.”
– New York Times
“Solomon Burke reigns supreme”
– Cornell Daily Sun
“Burke shows why he’s still king… when he takes the stage, he's nothing so much as the Minister of Love.”
– Boston Globe
“No. 1, at last”
– New York Daily News
“It’s Solomon Burke. You know, the legendary bishop, the Grammy winner, the mighty, mighty soul man.”
– Boston Herald
“Force of nature voice”
– SouthCoastToday.com
“Solomon Burke is the minister of The Blues”
– Providence Journal
“… A handful of key musical figures stood out through massive commercial success or by simply creating moving, sometimes exhilarating work that challenged themselves and their audiences. It is these performers, among them … Solomon Burke, who we have designated as music’s Tastemaker.”
– Forbes Magazine