Greatest Hits

~ Release by Sam Cooke (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

Reissue. Lacks Track 20 Another Saturday Night, unique to the first pressings

Annotation last modified on 2014-09-02 10:31 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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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)
4.52:45
2(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons
producer:
Robert “Bumps” Blackwell
bass:
Ted Brinson
drums (drum set):
Charles Blackwell (drummer)
guitar:
Clifton White and George Collier (guitar player)
lead vocals:
Sam Cooke
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1957-08-23)
cover recording of:
(I Love You) for Sentimental Reasons
lyricist:
Ivory “Deek” Watson
composer:
William “Pat” Best
publisher:
MCA Duchess Music Corporation and Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd.
22:41
3You 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
2.52:58
4Win Your Love for Me
recording of:
Win Your Love for Me
lyricist and composer:
L.C. Cooke
2:52
5Love You Most of All
recording of:
Love You Most of All
composer:
Barbara Campbell (collective songwriter pseudonym for Sam Cooke, Lou Adler and Herb Alpert)
2:20
6Everybody Loves to Cha Cha Cha
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1959 (number: 25)
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)
2:44
7Only Sixteen
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1959 (number: 35)
recording of:
Only Sixteen
writer:
Barbara Campbell (collective songwriter pseudonym for Sam Cooke, Lou Adler and Herb Alpert)
2:17
8Wonderful 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
3.92:08
9Chain 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
32:43
10Sad Mood
recording of:
Sad Mood
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke
2:41
11That’s It, I Quit, I’m Movin’ On
recording of:
That’s It, I Quit, I’m Movin’ On
writer:
Cirino Colacrai (US multi-instrumentalist, singer & songwriter) and Roy Alfred (Tin Pan Alley lyricist and composer)
publisher:
EMI Full Keel Music and EMI Music Publishing France
2:40
12Cupid
producer:
Luigi Creatore and Hugo Peretti
banjo:
Joseph Gibbons (guitar player)
bass:
Clifford Hils (bass)
drums (drum set):
Earl Palmer
guitar:
Clifton White, Joseph Gibbons (guitar player) and René Hall
lead vocals:
Sam Cooke
conductor:
René Hall
arranger:
René Hall
recorded at:
RCA Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1961-04-14)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1961 (number: 18) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 452)
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.
4.52:38
13Twistin’ the Night Away
engineer:
Al Schmitt
producer:
Sam Cooke, Luigi Creatore and Hugo Peretti
bass:
Red Callender
drums (drum set):
Earl Palmer
guitar:
Clifton White, René Hall and Tommy Tedesco (guitar)
piano:
Ernest Hayes (American pianist, organist and arranger)
saxophone:
Jewell Grant (US saxophonist) and John Kelsom (saxophone)
trombone:
John Ewing (jazz trombonist - do not confuse with John Ewing, Jr.)
trumpet:
Stuart Williamson
lead vocals:
Sam Cooke
conductor:
René Hall
arranger:
René Hall
recorded at:
RCA Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1961-12-18)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1962 (number: 14)
recording of:
Twistin’ the Night Away
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke
22:44
14Having a Party
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1962 (number: 6)
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”)
2:38
15Bring It On Home to Me
engineer:
Al Schmitt
producer:
Sam Cooke, Luigi Creatore and Hugo Peretti
bass:
Ray Pohlman
cello:
Cecil Figelski and Armand Kaproff
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Frank Capp
guitar:
Clifton White, René Hall and Tommy Tedesco (guitar)
piano:
Ernest Freeman
saxophone:
William Green (woodwind)
viola:
Wilbert Nuttycombe (strings) and Irving Weinper
violin:
Elliott Fisher, Marvin Limonick, Myron Sandler, Joseph Saxon, Ralph Schaeffer and Marshall Sosson
additional vocals:
Lou Rawls
lead vocals:
Sam Cooke
conductor:
René Hall
arranger:
René Hall
recorded at:
RCA Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1962-04-26)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1962 (number: 16)
cover recording of:
Bring It On Home to Me (on 1962-04-26)
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke
publisher:
ABKCO Music, ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”) and Kags Music Corp.
3.752:46
16Sugar Dumpling (original version)
recording of:
Sugar Dumpling
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke
2:19
17Nothing Can Change This Love
recording of:
Nothing Can Change This Love
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke
2:40
18Somebody Have Mercy
recording of:
Somebody Have Mercy
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke
3:06
19Send Me Some Lovin’
cover recording of:
Send Me Some Lovin’
lyricist:
Leo Price
composer:
John Marascalco
publisher:
ATV Music Corp., Robin Hood Music Co. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
2:49
20Frankie and Johnny
recording of:
Frankie and Johnnie (Sam Cooke arr.)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sam Cooke
arrangement of:
Frankie and Johnny (traditional song, version of "Frankie and Albert")
2:47
21Little Red Rooster
engineer:
Dave Hassinger
producer:
Sam Cooke, Luigi Creatore and Hugo Peretti
bass:
Clifford Hils (bass)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Hal Blaine (U.S. Studio drummer and percussionist) and Edward Hall
guitar:
Clifton White and René Hall
organ:
Billy Preston
piano:
Raymond Johnson (Rhythm 'n' blues - jazz pianist - songwriter - band leader)
lead vocals:
Sam Cooke
arranger:
René Hall
recorded at:
RCA Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1963-02-23)
cover recording of:
The Red Rooster
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Hoochie Coochie Music
4.52:50