Hits of the 50's explained

Hits of the 50's
Type:Album
Artist:Sam Cooke
Cover:Hits of the 50's.jpg
Recorded:March 23–24, 1960
Studio:RCA Victor, New York City
Genre:Traditional pop, rhythm and blues
Length:33:37
Label:RCA Victor
Producer:Hugo & Luigi
Prev Title:Cooke's Tour
Prev Year:1960
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Hits of the 50's is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Sam Cooke. Produced by Hugo & Luigi, the album was released in August 1960 by RCA Victor.[1] [2] Hits of the 50's consists of Cooke's versions of songs originally sung by such artists as Nat King Cole, Frankie Avalon, and Doris Day.

The album was remastered in 2011 as a part of The RCA Albums Collection.

Background

Hits of the 50's was recorded only two weeks following the sessions that produced Cooke's Tour in March 1960, over a month prior to the release of that album. The bulk of the album was recorded on March 23, 1960, with the remaining numbers—"The Great Pretender", "You, You, You", "The Wayward Wind", "Cry", and "Venus"—being recorded the following day. Many of the same musicians who recorded on Cooke's Tour returned for Hits of the 50's.[3]

Track listing

All songs arranged and conducted by Glen Osser.

Side one

  1. "Hey There" (Richard Adler, Jerry Ross) – 2:32
  2. "Mona Lisa" (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston) – 2:34
  3. "Too Young" (Sidney Lippman, Sylvia Dee) – 2:08
  4. "The Great Pretender" (Buck Ram) – 3:02
  5. "You, You, You" (Olias Lotar, Robert Mellin) – 2:45
  6. "Unchained Melody" (Alex North, Hy Zaret) – 3:24

Side two

  1. "The Wayward Wind" (Stanley Lebowsky, Herbert Newman) – 3:10
  2. "Secret Love" (Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster) – 2:46
  3. "The Song from Moulin Rouge" (Georges Auric, William Engvick) – 2:30
  4. "I'm Walking Behind You" (Billy Reid) – 2:45
  5. "Cry" (Churchill Kohlman) – 2:13
  6. "Venus" (Ed Marshall, Peter DeAngelis) – 2:53

Personnel

All credits adapted from The RCA Albums Collection (2011) liner notes.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Editorial Staff . Cash Box . August Album Releases . New York. 2 May 2020 . . The Cash Box Publishing Co. . August 20, 1960.
  2. Editorial Staff . Billboard . Hits of the 50's. 2 May 2020. Cincinnati. . The Billboard Publishing Co. . August 1, 1960.
  3. The RCA Albums Collection . 2011 . . liner notes . . US . 88697898702.

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