The Best of Sam Cooke

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▼CD 1: The Best of Sam Cooke
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1Wonderful World
recording of:
Wonderful World
writer:
Lou Adler, Herb Alpert and Sam Cooke
publisher:
ABKCO Music Ltd., ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Ardmore and Beechwood Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Ltd. and 日本アブコ音楽出版
2:09
2Only Sixteen
recording of:
Only Sixteen
writer:
Barbara Campbell (collective songwriter pseudonym for Sam Cooke, Lou Adler and Herb Alpert)
1:55
3Chain Gang
recording of:
Chain Gang (Sam Cooke song)
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke
2:36
4You Send Me
producer:
Robert “Bumps” Blackwell
bass:
Ted Brinson
drums (drum set):
Earl Palmer
guitar:
Clifton White and René Hall
background vocals:
Alicia Adams (singer), Sue Allen, Lee Gotch and Charles Parlato
lead vocals:
Sam Cooke
conductor:
Glenn Osser
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Keen (in 1958)
recorded at:
Specialty Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1957-06-01)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1957 (number: 8) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 115)
recording of:
You Send Me
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke
additional writer:
L. C. Cooke
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, 日本アブコ音楽出版, ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
4.52:46
5Sad Mood
recording of:
Sad Mood
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke
2:41
6Everybody Loves to Cha Cha Cha
recording of:
Everybody Loves to Cha‐Cha‐Cha
writer:
Barbara Campbell (collective songwriter pseudonym for Sam Cooke, Lou Adler and Herb Alpert)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”) (in 1959, in 1987)
2:43
7Summertime
cover recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
lyricist:
Dorothy Kuhns (playwright), Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
lyrics quoted on:
Doin’ Time
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
2:22
8(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons
cover recording of:
(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons
lyricist:
Ivory “Deek” Watson
composer:
William “Pat” Best
publisher:
MCA Duchess Music Corporation and Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd.
2:40
9Steal Away
cover recording of:
Steal Away
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:21
10Venus
cover recording of:
Venus
lyricist and composer:
Ed Marshall
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., Kirshner Songs, Inc. and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部
2:57
11Ol’ Man River
cover recording of:
Ol’ Man River (Show Boat)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1927)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1927)
publisher:
PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) and T.B. Harms Co. (on 1927-11-30)
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
2:37
12Win Your Love for Me
recording of:
Win Your Love for Me
lyricist and composer:
L.C. Cooke
2:48
13You Were Made for Me
recording of:
You Were Made for Me
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke
2:55
14The Little Things You Do
recording of:
Little Things You Do
composer:
James Woodie Alexander
2:16
15Unchained Melody
cover recording of:
Unchained Melody
publisher:
Hy Zaret
lyricist:
Hy Zaret
composer:
Alex North (US composer)
publisher:
Frank Music Corp. (ended), HZUM Publishing, MPL Communication Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company), MPL Musik Verlags GmbH, North Melody Publishing, Unchained Melody Publishing, LLC and 日音 Synch事業部
3:30
16They Can’t Take That Away From Me
cover recording of:
They Can’t Take That Away From Me (from “Shall We Dance”)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., Ira Gershwin Music, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
2:32
17There, I’ve Said It Again
cover recording of:
There I’ve Said it Again
writer:
Redd Evans and David Mann (American songwriter)
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
2:00
18She’s Funny That Way
cover recording of:
She’s Funny That Way
lyricist:
Richard A. Whiting (in 1928)
composer:
Neil Moret (in 1928)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., EMI April Music Inc., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Robbins Music Corp. and Ross Jungnickel, Inc.
1:51
19The Great Pretender
cover recording of:
The Great Pretender
lyricist and composer:
Buck Ram
publisher:
Panther Music Corp, Peermusic (UK) Ltd., Southern Music Publishing ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) and Southern Music Publishing Company Limited
3:07
20Blue Moon
cover recording of:
Blue Moon
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1934)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
EMI Catalogue Partnership, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Robbins Music Corporation, SBK United Partnership Ltd., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label)
music quoted on:
Opening Production (from Jane Froman's album, "With a Song in My Heart")
part of:
New York, New York (soundtrack of the 1977 film)
2:49
21Cry
cover recording of:
Cry
lyricist and composer:
Churchill Kohlman
2:19
22I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
2:35
23Hey There!
cover recording of:
Hey There (The Pajama Game)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Adler (musical composer/lyricist) and Jerry Ross (musical composer/lyricist)
publisher:
Frank Music (from 1954 until 2010), J & J Ross Co. (from 2011 to present) and Lakshmi Puja Music Ltd. (from 2011 to present)
part of:
The Pajama Game (musical)
2:36
24Desire Me
2:26
25Let’s Go Steady Again
recording of:
Let’s Go Steady Again
composer:
James Woodie Alexander
2:32
26I’ll Come Running Back to You
recording of:
I’ll Come Running Back to You
lyricist and composer:
Bill Cook (American songwriter)
2:14
▼CD 2: Swing Low / Cooke’s Tour
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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)
3:04
2I’m Just a Country Boy
cover recording of:
I’m Just a Country Boy
writer:
Marshall Barer and Fred Brooks
4:04
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)
2:54
4Twilight on the Trail
cover recording of:
Twilight on the Trail
writer:
Louis Alter and Sidney Mitchell
3:08
5If I Had You
22:15
6Chain Gang
recording of:
Chain Gang (Sam Cooke song)
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke
2:36
7Grandfather’s Clock
cover recording of:
My Grandfather’s Clock
lyricist and composer:
Henry Clay Work (in 1876)
3:10
8I Dream of Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair
3:43
9Pray
2:11
10Long, Long Ago
cover recording of:
Long, Long Ago (Original version for voice and piano)
lyricist and composer:
Thomas Haynes Bayly (in 1833)
2:54
11You Belong to Me
2:43
12Goin’ Home
3:05
13Far Away Places
cover recording of:
Far Away Places
writer:
Alex Kramer (in 1948) and Joan Whitney (in 1948)
publisher:
Laurel Music Corp.
3:28
14Under Paris Skies
cover recording of:
Under Paris Skies (English version of “Sous le ciel de Paris”)
lyricist:
Jean Dréjac
composer:
Hubert Giraud
translator:
Kim Gannon
publisher:
Choudens Paul (DE)
translated version of:
Sous le ciel de Paris (original French version)
3:11
15South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)
cover recording of:
South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)
writer:
Michael Carr (songwriter) and Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. and Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd. (on 1939-03-30)
3:11
16Bali Haʻi
cover recording of:
Bali Ha’i (South Pacific)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) and Williamson Music Company
part of:
American Beauty
part of:
South Pacific (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
3:18
17The Coffee Song
cover recording of:
The Coffee Song (1946 song)
lyricist:
Bob Hilliard
composer:
Dick Miles (songwriter, composer)
publisher:
Cromwell Music, Inc.
2:05
18Arrivederci, Roma (Goodbye to Rome)
cover recording of:
Arrivederci Roma (English version)
lyricist:
Pietro Garinei and Sandro Giovannini
composer:
Renato Rascel (Italian singer)
translator:
Carl Sigman
translated version of:
Arrivederci Roma (italian original)
2:48
19London by Night
cover recording of:
London by Night
lyricist and composer:
Carroll Coates
publisher:
Barton Music Corp.
3:33
20Jamaica Farewell
cover recording of:
Jamaica Farewell
lyricist and composer:
Irving Burgie
publisher:
Cherry Lane Music Ltd.
2:33
21Galway Bay
cover recording of:
Galway Bay
lyricist and composer:
Arthur Colahan
3:00
22Sweet Leilani
cover recording of:
Sweet Leilani
lyricist and composer:
Harry Owens (on 1934-10-20)
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 10)
2:49
23Japanese Farewell Song
cover recording of:
The Japanese Farewell Song (Sayonara) (in 1960)
lyricist:
Freddy Morgan
composer:
吉田长谷川
2:57
24The House I Live In
cover recording of:
The House I Live In
lyricist:
Lewis Allan
composer:
Earl Robinson (40s US folk artist)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
3:20

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