Twistin' The Night Away By Sam Cooke

In 1964, when this concert at New York City's legendary Copacabana night club was recorded, Sam Cooke was at the top of his game, having charted numerous times with his unique blend of pop and soul. The success doesn't seem ...

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 ...

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 ...

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: Twistin' The Night Away; Sugar Dumpling; Twistin' In The Kitchen With Dinah; Somebody's Gonna Miss Me; Whole Lotta Woman; Twist; Twistin' In The Old Town Tonight; Movin' And Groovin'; Camptown Twist; Somebody Have Mercy; Soothe Me; That's It;

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 ...

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 ...