Wonderful World: The Very Best of Sam Cooke 1957–60

~ Release by Sam Cooke (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▶ CD 1
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Touch the Hem of His Garment
Sam Cooke with The Soul Stirrers2:04
2Ol’ Man River
cover recording of:
Ol’ Man River (Show Boat)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1927)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1927)
publisher:
PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) and T.B. Harms Co. (on 1927-11-30)
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
Sam Cooke2:36
3So Long
cover recording of:
So Long
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino and Dave Bartholomew
Sam Cooke2:41
4Danny Boy
cover recording of:
Danny Boy
publisher:
Alfred Music (publisher of sheet music for music education)
lyricist:
Frederick Edward Weatherly (from 1910 until 1913)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label)
is based on:
Londonderry Air
Sam Cooke2:48
5My Foolish Heart
cover recording of:
My Foolish Heart
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
arranger:
Les Harris (Sr., arranger)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music, Catharine Hinen Music, Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Joy Music, Inc., Largo Music and Patti Washington Music
Sam Cooke2:18
6Today I Sing the Blues
cover recording of:
Today I Sing the Blues
writer:
Curley Hamner
composer:
Curtis Lewis
publisher:
Bess Music and BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
Sam Cooke3:19
7Blue Moon
cover recording of:
Blue Moon
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1934)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
EMI Catalogue Partnership, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Robbins Music Corporation, SBK United Partnership Ltd., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Belgium NV and Francis Day Editions (SABAM)
part of:
New York, New York (soundtrack of the 1977 film)
Sam Cooke2:49
8Comes Love
cover recording of:
Comes Love
lyricist:
Lew Brown
composer:
Sam H. Stept and Charles Tobias (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
Sam Cooke2:29
9Summertime, Part 2
cover recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
lyricist:
Dorothy Kuhns (playwright), Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
Sam Cooke2:21
10I Need You Now
Sam Cooke2:00
11One Hour Ahead of the Posse
Sam Cooke2:46
12That’s Heaven to Me
recording of:
That’s Heaven to Me
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke
publisher:
ABKCO Music Ltd. and Kags Music Corp.
Sam Cooke2:03
13Steal Away
recording of:
Steal Away
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Sam Cooke2:34
14Far Away Places
cover recording of:
Far Away Places
writer:
Alex Kramer (in 1948) and Joan Whitney (in 1948)
publisher:
Laurel Music Corp.
Sam Cooke3:32
15Under Paris Skies
cover recording of:
Under Paris Skies (English version of “Sous le ciel de Paris”)
lyricist:
Jean Dréjac
composer:
Hubert Giraud
translator:
Kim Gannon
publisher:
Choudens Paul (DE)
translated version of:
Sous le ciel de Paris (original French version)
Sam Cooke3:15
16South of the Border
Sam Cooke3:15
17Jamaica Farewell
cover recording of:
Jamaica Farewell
lyricist and composer:
Irving Burgie
publisher:
Cherry Lane Music Ltd.
Sam Cooke2:35
18Galway Bay
cover recording of:
Galway Bay
lyricist and composer:
Arthur Colahan
Sam Cooke3:04
19The House I Live In
cover recording of:
The House I Live In
lyricist:
Lewis Allan
composer:
Earl Robinson (40s US folk artist)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
Sam Cooke3:24
20Hey There
cover recording of:
Hey There (The Pajama Game)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Adler (musical composer/lyricist) and Jerry Ross (musical composer/lyricist)
publisher:
Frank Music (from 1954 until 2010), J & J Ross Co. (from 2011 to present) and Lakshmi Puja Music Ltd. (from 2011 to present)
part of:
The Pajama Game (musical)
Sam Cooke2:35
21Mona Lisa
cover recording of:
Mona Lisa
lyricist:
Raymond B. Evans (US lyricist)
composer:
Jay Livingston
publisher:
Famous Chappell and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
sub-publisher:
BMG Unisong Music Publishers BV
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 23)
Sam Cooke2:37
22The Great Pretender
cover recording of:
The Great Pretender
lyricist and composer:
Buck Ram
publisher:
Panther Music Corp, Peermusic (UK) Ltd., Southern Music Publishing ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) and Southern Music Publishing Company Limited
Sam Cooke3:06
23Unchained Melody
recording of:
Unchained Melody
publisher:
Hy Zaret
lyricist:
Hy Zaret
composer:
Alex North (US composer)
publisher:
Frank Music Corp. (ended), HZUM Publishing, MPL Communication Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company), MPL Musik Verlags GmbH, North Melody Publishing and Unchained Melody Publishing, LLC
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部
Sam Cooke3:28
24The Wayward Wind
cover recording of:
The Wayward Wind
lyricist and composer:
Stan Lebowsky and Herb Newman
Sam Cooke3:14
25Venus
cover recording of:
Venus
lyricist and composer:
Ed Marshall
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., Kirshner Songs, Inc., Larsdale, Rambed and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部
Sam Cooke2:56
26Love Me
Sam Cooke2:21
27Just for You
recording of:
Just for You
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke
Sam Cooke2:21
28If I Had You (I’d Be Happy)
Sam Cooke2:24
29You Belong to Me
Sam Cooke2:45

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ASIN:UK: B004GZSWXC [info]