Philly-born R&B singer-songwriter-undertaker Solomon Burke has been on a revival roll since 2002's Don't Give Up On Me. Nothing's Impossible marks his debut with late Memphis producer Willie Mitchell and the latter's final album — which would be just promo copy if the result wasn't so worthy of both men's legacies. Mitchell's arrangements recall his best work with Al Green, all glowing strings, supple horns and understated guitar licks. Burke, working a lower register than Green's, pushes his voice, here getting his hot gospel on, there teasing the words "love," "dream" and "screeeeeam" into microdramas. It's the beginning, and end, of a great partnership.

“Let My Love Open the Door”

A peppy, hopeful love song, "Let My Love Open the Door" became a U. S. Top Ten hit for Pete Townshend in 1980, anchored by the kind of repeating synthesizer figures that he'd used in some of the Who's recordings in the previous decade. Although Townshend brushed the song off as "just a ditty" in Rolling Stone shortly after its release, in 1996 he revealed it was about love of the holiest sort. "It's supposed to be about the power of God's love," he remarked. "That when you're in difficulty, whether it's major or minor, God's love is always there for you."