The Man and His Music (disc made in Japan)

~ Release by Sam Cooke (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

1CD
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1Touch the Hem of His Garment
producer:
Art Rupe
guitar:
Bob King (guitar player)
lead vocals:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
recorded at:
Master Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1956-02-02)
recording of:
Touch the Hem of His Garment
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
publisher:
Venice Music, Inc.
42:02
2That’s Heaven to Me
recording of:
That’s Heaven to Me
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
publisher:
ABKCO Music Ltd. and Kags Music Corp.
22:02
3I’ll Come Running Back to You
additional producer:
René Hall
producer:
Robert “Bumps” Blackwell
bass:
Frank Fields
drums (drum set):
Earl Palmer
guitar:
Edgar Blanchard
background vocals:
Alicia Adams (singer), Ralph Brewster (US jazz vocalist), Lee Gotch and Loulie Jean Norman
lead vocals:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
additionally recorded at:
Master Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1957-11-01)
recorded at:
Cosimo Recording Studio (New Orleans, circa 1956-1968) in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1956-12-12)
recording of:
I’ll Come Running Back to You
lyricist and composer:
Bill Cook (American songwriter)
42:12
4You Send Me
producer:
Robert “Bumps” Blackwell
bass:
Ted Brinson (on 1957-06-01)
drums (drum set):
Earl Palmer (on 1957-06-01)
guitar:
Clifton White (on 1957-06-01) and René Hall (on 1957-06-01)
background vocals:
Charles Parlato, Alicia Adams (singer) (on 1957-06-01), Sue Allen (on 1957-06-01) and Lee Gotch (on 1957-06-01)
lead vocals:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”) (on 1957-06-01)
orchestra:
Bumps Blackwell Orchestra (Robert Alexander "Bumps" Blackwell) (on 1957-06-01)
conductor:
Glenn Osser (on 1957-06-01)
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: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 115)
recording of:
You Send Me (on 1957-06-01)
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
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 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), 日本アブコ音楽出版 (ABKCO Japan Publishing), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
42:45
5Win Your Love for Me
recording of:
Win Your Love for Me
lyricist and composer:
L.C. Cooke
2:54
6Just for You
producer:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
guitar:
Clifton White
lead vocals:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
additionally recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1959-07-24)
recording of:
Just for You
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
32:21
7Chain Gang
producer:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”), Luigi Creatore and Hugo Peretti
guitar:
Clifton White
lead vocals:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
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 (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
2.52:34
8When a Boy Falls in Love
cover recording of:
When a Boy Falls in Love
writer:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”) and Clint Lavert
22:32
9Only Sixteen
producer:
Robert “Bumps” Blackwell
guitar:
Clifton White
lead vocals:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
conductor:
René Hall
recording of:
Only Sixteen
writer:
Barbara Campbell (collective songwriter pseudonym for Sam Cooke, Lou Adler and Herb Alpert)
publisher:
ABKCO Music and Ardmore and Beechwood Ltd.
2.51:54
10Wonderful World
engineer:
Dino Lapis (engineer)
producer:
Lou Adler and Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
bass:
Adolphus Alsbrook (bass) (on 1959-03-02)
drums (drum set):
Ronald Selico (on 1959-03-02)
guitar:
Clifton White (on 1959-03-02)
lead vocals:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”) (on 1959-03-02)
conductor:
René Hall (on 1959-03-02)
recorded at:
Rex Productions Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1959-03-02)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1960 (number: 21) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 182)
recording of:
Wonderful World (on 1959-03-02)
writer:
Lou Adler, Herb Alpert and Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
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 (ABKCO Japan Publishing)
3.552:05
11Cupid
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 (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
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: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 452)
recording of:
Cupid
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
publisher:
ABKCO Music Ltd., ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”) and Kags Music Corp.
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12Nothing Can Change This Love
producer:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”), Luigi Creatore and Hugo Peretti
bass:
Ray Pohlman
cello:
Joseph Coppin (cellist) and Frederick Seykora
drums (drum set):
Earl Palmer
guitar:
Clifton White, René Hall and Bill Pitman
piano:
Edward Truman Beal
viola:
Samuel Boghossian and Allan Harshman (violist)
violin:
Israel Baker (American violinist), Robert Barene, Harold Dickterow (violin), Elliott Fisher, William Kurasch, Leonard Malarsky, Gareth Nuttycombe (violist), Isadore Roman (violin), Ralph Schaeffer, Sid Sharp, Darrel Terwillinger and John De Voogdt
lead vocals:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
conductor:
René Hall
arranger:
René Hall
recorded at:
RCA Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1962-08-23)
recording of:
Nothing Can Change This Love
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
52:36
13Rome Wasn’t Built in a Day
cover recording of:
Rome Wasn’t Built in a Day
writer:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”), Betty Prudhomme and Beverly Prudhomme
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”)
12:29
14Love Will Find a Way
recording of:
Love Will Find a Way
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
32:15
15Everybody Loves to Cha Cha Cha
producer:
Robert “Bumps” Blackwell
bass:
Adolphus Alsbrook (bass)
bongos:
Jack Costanzo
congas:
Mike Pacheco (Percussionist)
drums (drum set):
Charles Blackwell (drummer)
guitar:
Clifton White and René Hall
lead vocals:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
conductor:
René Hall
arranger:
René Hall
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1958-01-07)
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)
22:37
16Another Saturday Night
recording of:
Another Saturday Night
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Essex Music International and Kags Music Corp.
2:26
17Meet Me at Mary’s Place
engineer:
Dave Hassinger
producer:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”), Luigi Creatore and Hugo Peretti
bass:
Chuck Badie (US jazz/R&B bassist)
drums (drum set):
John Boudreaux
guitar:
Clifton White, LeRoy Crume (guitar player) and René Hall
piano:
Harold Battiste
saxophone:
William Green (woodwind) and Alvin “Red” Tyler (American jazz saxophonist)
trombone:
John Ewing (jazz trombonist - do not confuse with John Ewing, Jr.)
trumpet:
Melvin Lastie
background vocals:
S.R. Crain (singer), J.J. Farley (singer), Paul Foster, Richard Gibbs (composer, songwriter, keyboardist) and Jimmie Outler (singer)
lead vocals:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
conductor:
René Hall
arranger:
René Hall
recorded at:
RCA Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1961-12-18)
cover recording of:
Meet Me at the Twistin’ Place
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
22:41
18Having a Party
engineer:
Al Schmitt
producer:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”), Luigi Creatore and Hugo Peretti
bass:
Ray Pohlman
cello:
Cecil Figelski (String player) and Armand Kaproff
drums (drum set):
Frank Capp
guitar:
Clifton White, René Hall and Tommy Tedesco (guitar)
percussion:
Frank Capp and Julius Wechter
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
lead vocals:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
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: 6)
recording of:
Having a Party
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”)
22:27
19Good Times
engineer:
Dave Hassinger
producer:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”), Luigi Creatore and Hugo Peretti
bass:
Ray Pohlman
drums (drum set):
Edward Hall
guitar:
Clifton White, René Hall and John Pisano
marimba and timpani:
Emil Radocchia
percussion:
Edward Hall and Emil Radocchia
lead vocals:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
arranger:
René Hall
additionally recorded at:
RCA Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1964-02-02)
recorded at:
RCA Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1963-12-21)
recording of:
Good Times
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
publisher:
ABKCO Music Ltd. and ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”)
32:28
20Twistin’ the Night Away
lead vocals:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
recording of:
Twistin’ the Night Away
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
publisher:
ABKCO Music
22:40
21Shake
engineer:
Dave Hassinger
producer:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”) and Al Schmitt
bass:
Harper Cosby (US bassist)
drums (drum set):
Frank Capp and Earl Palmer
guitar:
Clifton White, René Hall and Bobby Womack
percussion:
Frank Capp
saxophone:
Jewell Grant (US saxophonist), William Green (woodwind) and Plas Johnson
trombone:
John Ewing (jazz trombonist - do not confuse with John Ewing, Jr.)
trumpet:
Bobby Bryant and Anthony Terran
background vocals:
Betty Baker (singer), James Bryant (singer), Sally Stevens Castle (singer), Thomas Kenny, Carol Lee Lombard (singer) and Robert Tebold (singer)
lead vocals:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
conductor:
René Hall
arranger:
René Hall
recorded at:
RCA Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1964-11-16)
recording of:
Shake (Sam Cooke song)
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
publisher:
ABKCO Music Ltd.
12:49
22Somebody Have Mercy
recording of:
Somebody Have Mercy
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
3:03
23Sad Mood
producer:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”), Luigi Creatore, Hugo & Luigi (US producers Hugo Peretti & Luigi Creatore) and Hugo Peretti
bass:
Milt Hinton
drums (drum set):
Panama Francis (US swing jazz drummer) (, on 1960-10-01)
guitar:
Clifton White and Everett Barksdale (on 1960-10-01)
piano:
Ernest Hayes (American pianist, organist and arranger) (on 1960-10-01)
violin:
Max Cahn, Hinda Barnett (on 1960-10-01), Alfred Brown (viola) (on 1960-10-01), Fred Fradkin (US violinist) (on 1960-10-01), Archie Levin (on 1960-10-01), Charles Libove (on 1960-10-01), Harry Lookofsky (on 1960-10-01), Ben Miller (violin) (on 1960-10-01) and David Nadien (on 1960-10-01)
lead vocals:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
conductor:
Sammy Lowe (trumpeter, arranger and conductor)
recorded at:
RCA Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1960-10-01)
recording of:
Sad Mood (on 1960-10-01)
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
22:29
24Ain’t That Good News
recording of:
Ain’t That Good News
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
is based on:
Ain’t That Good News
2:31
25Bring It On Home to Me
engineer:
Al Schmitt
producer:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”), Luigi Creatore and Hugo Peretti
bass:
Ray Pohlman
cello:
Cecil Figelski (String player) 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 (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
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 (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, ABKCO Music Ltd., ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”) and Kags Music Corp.
3.652:41
26Soothe Me
cover recording of:
Soothe Me
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
publisher:
ABKCO Music Publishing Pty Ltd and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
2:12
27That’s Where It’s At
engineer:
Dick Bogart (engineer)
producer:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”) and Al Schmitt
bass:
Harper Cosby (US bassist)
drums (drum set):
June Gardner (US jazz drummer and bandleader)
guitar:
Clifton White, René Hall and Bobby Womack
saxophone:
Jewell Grant (US saxophonist) and Edgar Redmond (saxophone)
trombone:
John Ewing (jazz trombonist - do not confuse with John Ewing, Jr.)
trumpet:
John Anderson (trumpet)
violin:
Darrel Terwillinger
lead vocals:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
conductor:
René Hall
arranger:
René Hall
recorded at:
RCA Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1964-08-20)
cover recording of:
That’s Where It’s At
writer:
James Woodie Alexander and Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”)
32:37
28A Change Is Gonna Come
engineer:
Dave Hassinger
producer:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”), Luigi Creatore and Hugo Peretti
bass:
Chuck Badie (US jazz/R&B bassist)
cello:
Emmet Sargeant
drums (drum set):
Earl Palmer
French horn:
William Hinshaw (American horn player)
guitar:
Norman Bartold (guitar), Clifton White, René Hall and Bobby Womack
marimba, percussion and timpani:
Emil Radocchia
piano:
Harold Battiste
trombone:
Lou Blackburn, John Ewing (jazz trombonist - do not confuse with John Ewing, Jr.) and Dave Wells (US jazz trombonist, trumpeter & bass trumpeter)
viola:
Harry Hyams and Alexander Neiman (violist)
violin:
Israel Baker (American violinist), Arnold Belnick, William Kurasch, Irving Lipschultz, Leonard Malarsky, Jack Pepper, Ralph Schaeffer, Sid Sharp, Darrel Terwillinger and Tibor Zelig
lead vocals:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
conductor:
René Hall
arranger:
René Hall
recorded at:
RCA Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1964-01-30)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 3), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 12) and Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 26)
recording of:
A Change Is Gonna Come (on 1964-01-30)
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”) and Kags Music Corp.
3.653:14