The Best of Sam Cooke

The Best of Sam Cooke
The Best of Sam Cooke
Greatest hits album by Sam Cooke
Released	1962
Genre	Rhythm and blues, dance, soul
Length	31:50
Label	RCA Victor
Producer	Hugo & Luigi
Sam Cooke chronology
Singles from The Best of Sam Cooke
	"Bring It On Home to Me"; Released: May 8, 1962;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Blender	^[2]
The Rolling Stone Record Guide	^[3]

The Best of Sam Cooke is the second greatest hits album by American singer-songwriter Sam Cooke. Produced by Hugo & Luigi, the album was released in 1962 in the United States by RCA Victor. The compilation contains most of Sam Cooke's most well-known hits from 1957 to 1962.

Critical reception[edit]

AllMusic critic Ron Wynn gave The Best of Sam Cooke three-and-a-half out of five stars and called it "an above-average greatest hits collection, although no sampler could fully convey Sam Cooke's genius."^[4] In Blender, Robert Christgau was more critical, giving it one star and recommending listeners overlook the album in favor of the 30-song compilation Portrait of a Legend: 1951–1964.^[5]

Track listing[edit]

Side one[edit]

"You Send Me" – 2:45
"Only Sixteen" – 2:02
"Everybody Loves to Cha Cha Cha" – 2:42
"(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons" – 2:38
"Wonderful World" – 2:06
"Summertime" – 2:21

Side two[edit]

"Chain Gang" – 2:35
"Cupid" – 2:37
"Twistin' the Night Away" – 2:43
"Sad Mood" – 2:38
"Having a Party" – 2:36
"Bring It On Home to Me" – 2:44

Personnel[edit]

Sam Cooke – vocals
Lou Rawls – back-up vocals

Vinyl Re-Issue[edit]

In 2018, Sony Music reissued the album in its original vinyl format as part of the RCA Legacy Recordings series.

Notes[edit]

^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r33874
^ Blender, Oct. 2005
^ Marsh, Dave; Swenson, John (Editors). The Rolling Stone Record Guide, 1st edition, Random House/Rolling Stone Press, 1979, p. 84, 598.
^ Wynn, Ron. "The Best of Sam Cooke [RCA] – Sam Cooke". AllMusic. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
^ Christgau, Robert (October 2005). "Two key Sam Cooke albums, and one redundant one, remember a puzzling soul singer". Blender. Retrieved August 15, 2015.

[1] ttps://www.allmusic.com/album/r33874

[2] Blender, Oct. 2005

[3] Marsh, Dave; Swenson, John (Editors). The Rolling Stone Record Guide, 1st edition, Random House/Rolling Stone Press, 1979, p. 84, 598.

[4] Wynn, Ron. "The Best of Sam Cooke [RCA] – Sam Cooke". AllMusic. Retrieved August 15, 2015.

[5] Christgau, Robert (October 2005). "Two key Sam Cooke albums, and one redundant one, remember a puzzling soul singer". Blender. Retrieved August 15, 2015.

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v t e Sam Cooke
Studio albums	Sam Cooke Encore Tribute to the Lady Cooke's Tour Hits of the 50's Swing Low My Kind of Blues Twistin' the Night Away Mr. Soul Night Beat Ain't That Good News Shake Try a Little Love
Live albums	Sam Cooke at the Copa Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963
Collaboration albums	3 Great Guys
Compilations	Hit Kit I Thank God The Wonderful World of Sam Cooke The Best of Sam Cooke The Man and His Music Portrait of a Legend: 1951–1964
Singles	"You Send Me" / "Summertime" "I'll Come Running Back to You" "(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons" "You Were Made for Me" / "Lonely Island" "Everybody Loves to Cha Cha Cha" "Only Sixteen" "There! I've Said It Again" "Wonderful World" "Chain Gang" "Sad Mood" "That's It, I Quit, I'm Movin' On" "Cupid" "Twistin' the Night Away" "Bring It On Home to Me" / "Having a Party" "Somebody Have Mercy" / "Nothing Can Change This Love" "Send Me Some Lovin'" "Another Saturday Night" "Frankie and Johnny" "Little Red Rooster" "Ain't That Good News" "Good Times" / "Tennessee Waltz" "That's Where It's At" "Shake" / "A Change Is Gonna Come"
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