This is not a good album. It's doubtful that any of the participants involved in
Music to Make Love By, from the rhythm track "designers" to the spiritual consultants to
Solomon Burke himself, remember making this album. Perhaps that was their intention, to craft a work that would ease into the background as the listeners became more involved with other matters at hand, in which case the album is a resounding success. And who could argue that a man with 21 kids doesn't know something about romance? There is always something redeeming about a
Solomon Burke release, and his
Barry White-inspired rap on "Music to Make Love By, Pts. 1 & 2" is worth a low-priced admission.