The Best of Sam Cooke

~ Release by Sam Cooke (see all versions of this release, 9 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1You Send Me
producer:
Robert “Bumps” Blackwell
bass:
Ted Brinson
drums (drum set):
Earl Palmer
guitar:
Clifton White and René Hall
background vocals:
Alicia Adams (singer), Sue Allen, Lee Gotch and Charles Parlato
lead vocals:
Sam Cooke
conductor:
Glenn Osser
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Keen (in 1958)
recorded at:
Specialty Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1957-06-01)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1957 (number: 8) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 115)
recording of:
You Send Me
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke
additional writer:
L. C. Cooke
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, 日本アブコ音楽出版, ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31) 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) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
4.52:44
2Only Sixteen
lead vocals:
Sam Cooke
conductor:
René Hall
recording of:
Only Sixteen
writer:
Barbara Campbell (collective songwriter pseudonym for Sam Cooke, Lou Adler and Herb Alpert)
2:02
3Everybody Loves to Cha Cha Cha
lead vocals:
Sam Cooke
conductor:
René Hall
recording of:
Everybody Loves to Cha‐Cha‐Cha
writer:
Barbara Campbell (collective songwriter pseudonym for Sam Cooke, Lou Adler and Herb Alpert)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”) (in 1959, in 1987)
2:42
4(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons2:39
5(What a) Wonderful World
lead vocals:
Sam Cooke
conductor:
René Hall
recording of:
Wonderful World
writer:
Lou Adler, Herb Alpert and Sam Cooke
publisher:
ABKCO Music Ltd., ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Ardmore and Beechwood Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Ltd. and 日本アブコ音楽出版
3.32:07
6Summertime
producer:
Robert “Bumps” Blackwell
guitar:
Clifton White
lead vocals:
Sam Cooke
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)
3.52:21
7Chain Gang
producer:
Sam Cooke, Luigi Creatore and Hugo Peretti
guitar:
Clifton White
lead vocals:
Sam Cooke
conductor:
Glenn Osser
additionally recorded at:
RCA Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1960-04-13)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1960 (number: 37)
recording of:
Chain Gang (Sam Cooke song)
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke
32:35
8Cupid
lead vocals:
Sam Cooke
recording of:
Cupid
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke
publisher:
ABKCO Music Ltd., ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”) and Kags Music Corp.
2:37
9Twistin’ the Night Away
lead vocals:
Sam Cooke
recording of:
Twistin’ the Night Away
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke
2:43
10Sad Mood
lead vocals:
Sam Cooke
recording of:
Sad Mood
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke
22:41
11Having a Party
recording of:
Having a Party
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”)
2:37
12Bring It On Home to Me3.752:44
13Win Your Love for Me
recording of:
Win Your Love for Me
lyricist and composer:
L.C. Cooke
2:46
14You Were Made for Me
producer:
Robert “Bumps” Blackwell
bass:
Adolphus Alsbrook (bass)
drums (drum set):
Charles Blackwell (drummer)
guitar:
Clifton White and René Hall
vibraphone:
Lawrence Bunker (vibes)
lead vocals:
Sam Cooke
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1957-11-26)
recording of:
You Were Made for Me
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke
2.52:54
15Nothing Can Change This Love
recording of:
Nothing Can Change This Love
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke
2:37