Having A Party By Sam Cooke

Sam Cooke was essential to early soul music, a fact perhaps never more apparent than on "Bring It on Home to Me." With Lou Rawls harmonizing, Cooke paints a portrait of desire and heartache that wears the cloak of secular ...

Velvety smooth, cool Sam Cooke left behind a legacy of recordings with his most renown located here on the tightest 16-track collection you'd find. The CD is a sing-along from the first selection, "You Send Me," to the last, "Summertime." ...

This concise 14-track playlist does a great job of tracing the arc of Sam Cooke's late-'50s and early-'60s secular pop recordings, from "You Send Me" through "(What A) Wonderful World" to the late-era "Bring It on Home to Me," which ...

Track Listing: DISC 1: You Send Me; Summertime, Pt. 1; For Sentimental Reasons; Desire Me; Lonely Island; You Were Made for Me; Win Your Love for Me; Love You Most of All; Everybody Loves to Cha Cha Cha; No One ...

Track Listing: DISC 1: You Send Me; Summertime, Pt. 1; For Sentimental Reasons; Desire Me; Lonely Island; You Were Made for Me; Win Your Love for Me; Love You Most of All; Everybody Loves to Cha Cha Cha; No One ...

22 songs from the idol of many a modern soul singer whose mellifluous voice and singing style has now inspired all future generations after him. Tragically killed before reaching his artistic peak, the world can only ponder at what marvels ...

Track Listing: You Send Me; ; You Were Made for Me; Lonely Island; Win Your Love; Love You Most of All; Only Sixteen; Wonderful World; Cupid; Having a Party; Bring It on Home to Me; Somebody Have Mercy; Frankie and Johnny; Little Red Rooster;

One of the pioneers of soul, Sam Cooke angelic voice combines gospel, R&B, and pop like no other. HITS brings together some of his best performances, including "Chain Gang" and "Bring It On Home to Me." The remastered reissue comes with ...

When Sam Cooke signed with RCA Records in 1960, he had already had several hits ("You Send Me," "[What A] Wonderful World," and "Only Sixteen" among them) on the small independent label Keen Records. He had paid attention to the ...

Released by Soul Jam, this compilation remasters and repackages two albums from R&B legend Sam Cooke. Featuring Swing Low (1961) and Twistin' the Night Away (1962), this set shows off Cooke's versatility as he transitions from the more gospel-oriented sound ...

Recorded live at the Harlem Square Club, Miami, Florida on January 12, 1963. Includes liner notes by Peter Guralnick. Sam Cooke's reputation as a brilliant singer is sometimes maintained in spite of some of his records, not because of them. Hugo ...

Easily one of the most important voices in the history of soul music, Sam Cooke left behind a mountainous wealth of gorgeous tunes, ranging from early gospel with the Soul Stirrers to blazing live albums blurring the lines between soul ...

This 1965 compilation is the perfect introduction to the soulful pop of Sam Cooke. It contains all of his best-loved songs in their original versions and represents the wide variety of moods the man conjured with his music. His unique ...

This two-disc set combines what are arguably Sam Cooke's two best LPs, 1963's Night Beat and 1985's One Night Stand! Sam Cooke Live at the Harlem Square Club (the performance dates from early 1963), in one package. The Harlem Square ...

Track Listing: Touch the Hem of His Garment; Lovable; You Send Me; Only Sixteen; ; Just for You; Win Your Love; Everybody Loves to Cha Cha Cha; I'll Come Running Back to You; You Were Made for Me; Sad Mood; ...

Track Listing: Touch the Hem of His Garment; Lovable; You Send Me; Only Sixteen; ; Just for You; Win Your Love; Everybody Loves to Cha Cha Cha; I'll Come Running Back to You; You Were Made for Me; Sad Mood; ...

This 1965 compilation is the perfect introduction to the soulful pop of Sam Cooke. It contains all of his best-loved songs in their original versions and represents the wide variety of moods the man conjured with his music. His unique ...

Recorded live at the Harlem Square Club, Miami, Florida on January 12, 1963. Includes liner notes by Peter Guralnick. Sam Cooke's reputation as a brilliant singer is sometimes maintained in spite of some of his records, not because of them. Hugo ...

Principally recorded at RCA Studios, Hollywood, California and live at the Harlem Square Club, Harlem, New York. Includes liner notes by Michael Hill. Although this collection's title makes a weighty claim, a tour through this rich box set makes it clear ...

Principally recorded at RCA Studios, Hollywood, California and live at the Harlem Square Club, Harlem, New York. Includes liner notes by Michael Hill. Although this collection's title makes a weighty claim, a tour through this rich box set makes it clear ...

Recorded live at the Harlem Square Club, Miami, Florida on January 12, 1963. Includes liner notes by Peter Guralnick. Sam Cooke's reputation as a brilliant singer is sometimes maintained in spite of some of his records, not because of them. Hugo ...

Although Cooke never made an individually great album, this collection demonstrates his enormous catalogue of sweet soul music. The age of CD gave us this selection which is unbeatable in choice, ranging from his early days of gospel right through ...

Sam Cooke was essential to early soul music, a fact perhaps never more apparent than on "Bring It on Home to Me." With Lou Rawls harmonizing, Cooke paints a portrait of desire and heartache that wears the cloak of secular ...

Track Listing: Chain Gang; Sad Mood; That's It I Quit, I'm Movin' On; Hold On; Cupid; It's All Right; ; Twistin' The Night Away; Sugar Dumpling; Having A Party; Somebody's Gonna Miss Me; Bring It On Home To Me; Soothe ...

It might not seem so apparent these days, but Sam Cooke was an innovative stylist during his secular commercial peak, intimately merging R&B, gospel, and pop into what would eventually be called soul. It helped that he had a voice ...