Make Do with What You Got

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^[1] and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album.^[2]

Make Do with What You Got
Studio album by Solomon Burke
Released	March 1, 2005 (2005-03-01)
Studio	Cello Studios, Hollywood, California[1]
Genre	R&B
Length	44:12
Label	Shout! Factory Sony BMG
Producer	Don Was
Solomon Burke chronology
Don't Give Up on Me (2002) Make Do with What You Got (2005) Nashville (2006)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	70/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[4]
Entertainment Weekly	A–[5]
The Guardian	[6]
NOW	4/5[7]
Paste	[8]
PopMatters	4/10[9]
Rolling Stone	[10]
Uncut	3/5[11]

Make Do with What You Got received mostly favorable reviews from music critics.^[3] AllMusic critic Mark Deming praised Burke's vocal ability while also criticizing Was's production.^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Need Your Love in My Life"	Coco Montoya, Dave Steen	4:19
2.	"What Good Am I?"	Bob Dylan	3:40
3.	"It Makes No Difference"	Robbie Robertson	5:27
4.	"Let Somebody Love Me"	Vernon Bullock, Freddie Gorman, Ivy Jo Hunter	4:28
5.	"After All These Years"	Solomon Burke, Eddie Towns	4:37
6.	"Fading Footsteps"	David Egan	3:59
7.	"At the Crossroads"	Van Morrison	4:58
8.	"I Got the Blues"	Mick Jagger, Keith Richards	4:11
9.	"Make Do With What You Got"	Dr. John	4:34
10.	"Wealth Won't Save Your Soul"	Hank Williams	3:59
Total length:			44:12

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