Sam Cooke - Hits!

Title: Hits! Artist: Sam Cooke Release Date: 4/3/2001 Label: BMG International Album Type(s): Greatest Hits UPCs: 743217832223, 0743217832223, 766486362628 Genre: Rhythm & Blues Styles: Soul, Early R&B, Gospel, Black Gospel, Pop-Soul, Uptown Soul Moods: Confident, Elegant, Joyous, Passionate, Relaxed, Carefree, Cheerful, Gentle, Romantic, Smooth, Amiable/Good-Natured, Earnest, Energetic, Exuberant, Happy, Laid-Back/Mellow, Light, Plaintive, Refined/Mannered, Soothing, Stylish, Sweet, Brooding, Lively, Playful, Sophisticated, Yearning, Innocent, Poignant, Reflective, Searching, Sensual, Sentimental, Spiritual, Warm Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 1 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Chain Gang
2. Sad Mood [#]
3. That's It, I Quit, I'm Moving On
4. Hold On
5. Cupid
6. It's All Right
7. (Don't Fight It) Feel It
8. Twistin' the Night Away
9. Sugar Dumpling [Original Version]
10. Having a Party
11. Somebody's Gonna Miss Me
12. Bring It on Home to Me
13. Soothe Me
14. Nothing Can Change This Love
15. Somebody Have Mercy
16. Baby, Baby, Baby
17. Send Me Some Lovin'
18. Another Saturday Night [#]
19. Frankie and Johnny
20. Lost and Lookin'
21. Little Red Rooster

Year Type Label Catalog # 2001 CD BMG International 78322

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The problem with issuing compilations of Sam Cooke material is one of licensing, since his early gospel work with the Soul Stirrers is owned chiefly by Specialty Records; his first secular pop hits like "You Send Me," "(What A) Wonderful World," and "Only Sixteen" are owned by Keen Records; his middle pop period and songs like "Chain Gang," "Cupid," "Twistin' the Night Away," "Having a Party," and "Bring It On Home to Me" are owned by RCA Records; and recorded material from the last year of his life, which includes the magnificent "A Change Is Gonna Come," is controlled by ABKCO Records. Any collection hoping to make a full survey of Cooke's career is thus extremely difficult to assemble. This fine set draws from his RCA output, and what's here is marvelous, but casual fans may note the absence of the Keen songs in particular ("You Send Me" was Cooke's biggest-selling hit) and the lack of "A Change Is Gonna Come," arguably Cooke's greatest song, and the one where he came closest to combining the gospel and secular sides of his nature. The story told here -- great as it is -- is therefore incomplete. ~ Steve Leggett, All Music Guide

Name Credits Bill Lacey Audio Restoration Billy Mure Conductor Bob Santos Production Assistant Buzz Ravineau Sequencing, Compilation Glenn Osser Conductor Horace Ott Conductor Michael Hill Essay Mike Hartry Digital Transfers Ralph Burns Conductor Rene Hall Conductor Sam Cooke Arranger Sammy Lowe Conductor Stan Applebaum Conductor