Sam Cooke (album) explained
| Sam Cooke |
| Type: | Studio |
| Artist: | Sam Cooke |
| Cover: | Sam Cooke (1957 album).jpg |
| Released: | January or February 1958 |
| Recorded: | 30:16 |
| Genre: | Rhythm and blues, traditional pop, swing |
| Label: | Keen |
| Producer: | Bumps Blackwell |
| Next Title: | Encore |
| Next Year: | 1958 |
Sam Cooke is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Sam Cooke, released on Keen Records in early 1958.[1] [2] [3] The backing band is the Bumps Blackwell Orchestra.
Track listing
- Side 1
- "You Send Me" (Sam Cooke, originally credited to L.C. Cook) – 2:41
- "The Lonesome Road" (Gene Austin, Nathaniel Shilkret) – 2:31
- "Tammy" (Jay Livingston, Ray Evans) – 3:30
- "Ol' Man River" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 2:39
- "Moonlight in Vermont" (John Blackburn, Karl Suessdorf) – 2:40
- "Canadian Sunset" (Eddie Heywood, Norman Gimbel) – 2:57
- Side 2
- "Summertime" (DuBose Heyward, George Gershwin) – 2:25
- "Around the World" (Harold Adamson, Victor Young) – 1:58
- "Ain't Misbehavin'" (Andy Razaf, Fats Waller, Harry Brooks) – 2:05
- "The Bells of St. Mary" (A. Emmett Adams, Douglas Furber) – 2:17
- "So Long" (Remus Harris, Russ Morgan, Irving Melsher) – 2:38
- "Danny Boy" (Frederic Weatherly) – 2:16
- "That Lucky Old Sun" (Beasley Smith, Haven Gillespie) – 2:19
Personnel
On "You Send Me" and "Summertime"
- Clifton White, René Hall – guitar
- Ted Brinson – bass guitar
- Earl Palmer – drums
- Lee Gotch, The Pied Pipers – backing vocals
Charts
Weekly charts
Notes and References
- News: Editorial Staff . Billboard . Sam Cooke . January 9, 2020 . The Billboard . The Billboard Publishing Co. . January 13, 1958.
- Web site: Keen/Andex/Famous Labels Album Discography . Edwards . Callahan . David . Mike . bsnpubs.com . Both Sides Now Publications . January 9, 2020.
- Book: Popoff . Martin . Goldmine Record Album Price Guide . 2009 . . London . 9781440229169 . 6th.
- Web site: Sam Cooke – Awards . . February 28, 2014.
