The RCA Albums Collection

~ Release by Sam Cooke (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Eight CDs in individual cardboard sleeves with original artwork packaged in a hinged box.
RCA 88697898702-1 (1960 US RCA Victor LSP-2221) Cooke’s Tour
RCA 88697898702-2 (1960 US RCA Victor LSP-2236) Hits of the 50’s
RCA 88697898702-3 (1960 US RCA Victor LSP-2293) Swing Low
RCA 88697898702-4 (1961 US RCA Victor LSP-2392) My Kind of Blues
RCA 88697898702-5 (1962 US RCA Victor LSP-2555) Twistin’ the Night Away
RCA 88697898702-6 (1963 US RCA Victor LSP-2673) Mr. Soul
RCA 88697898702-7 (1963 US RCA Victor LSP-2709) Night Beat
RCA 88697898702-8 One Night Stand! Sam Cooke Live at the Harlem Square Club

Annotation last modified on 2012-01-02 04:43 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Cooke’s Tour
2▶CD: Hits of the 50’s
3▼CD: Swing Low
#TitleRatingLength
1Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
cover recording of:
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
lyricist and composer:
Wallace Willis (in 1862)
publisher:
E.C. Music (UK work publisher for Eric Clapton), Throat Music and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 5435)
23:09
2I’m Just a Country Boy
cover recording of:
I’m Just a Country Boy
writer:
Marshall Barer and Fred Brooks
4:10
3They Call the Wind Marīa
cover recording of:
They Call the Wind Maria (Paint Your Wagon)
lyricist:
Alan Jay Lerner
composer:
Frederick Loewe
part of:
Paint Your Wagon (full musical)
12:59
4Twilight on the Trail
cover recording of:
Twilight on the Trail
writer:
Louis Alter and Sidney Mitchell
3:13
5If I Had You
22:20
6Chain 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”)
32:36
7Grandfather’s Clock
cover recording of:
My Grandfather’s Clock
lyricist and composer:
Henry Clay Work (in 1876)
3:14
8Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair
cover recording of:
Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair
lyricist:
Stephen Foster (composer)
composer:
Stephen Foster (composer) (in 1854)
3:48
9Long, Long Ago
cover recording of:
Long, Long Ago (Original version for voice and piano)
lyricist and composer:
Thomas Haynes Bayly (in 1833)
3:01
10Pray
2:13
11You Belong to Me
2:47
12Goin’ Home
3:08
4▶CD: My Kind of Blues
5▶CD: Twistin’ the Night Away
6▶CD: Mr. Soul
7▶CD: Night Beat
8▶CD: One Night Stand! Sam Cooke Live at the Harlem Square Club