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| The Best of Sam Cooke | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | 1962 | |||
| Genre | Rhythm and blues, dance, soul | |||
| Length | 31:50 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Producer | Hugo & Luigi | |||
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| Singles from The Best of Sam Cooke | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| 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-songwriterSam 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 magazine, 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]
Best Sam Cooke Album
Side one[edit]
The Best Of Sam Cooke Download
- '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
Best Of Sam Cooke
Notes[edit]
Sam Cooke Songs
- ^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.