The Best of Sam Cooke
The Best of Sam Cooke | ||||
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Released | 1962 | |||
Genre | Rhythm and blues, dance, soul | |||
Length | 31:50 | |||
Label | RCA Victor | |||
Producer | Hugo & Luigi | |||
Sam Cooke chronology | ||||
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Singles from The Best of Sam Cooke | ||||
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AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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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[]
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[]
Side one[]
- "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[]
- "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[]
Vinyl Re-Issue[]
In 2018, Sony Music reissued the album in its original vinyl format as part of the RCA Legacy Recordings series.
Notes[]
- ^ 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.
- Sam Cooke compilation albums
- Albums produced by Hugo & Luigi
- 1962 greatest hits albums
- RCA Records compilation albums
- RCA Victor compilation albums