Sam Cooke - The Best of Sam Cooke / 45RPM 2LP Analogue Productions

Sam Cooke had the nickname of the constant number one at his label RCA Victor, because it could be assumed that every new song would storm the charts again..

At a time when R'n'B was still a part of rock'n'roll, Cooke recorded the most hits after Elvis Presley and already his debut album sold more than two million copies.

To this day, his hit "Wonderful World" with the famous lyric line "Don't know much about History" is indispensable to any nightly radio program.

The double 45 LP from Analogue Productions brings the well-known songs in unprecedented sound quality. Where Cooke usually seems to sing tiredly and almost

depressively into the mic, here we hear an energetic young man still at the beginning of his career, and the stereo recordings are worlds more open and airy than one

might suspect. Especially the drums, which otherwise often fade into the background, suddenly have stamina and precision, and horns consist of individual instruments

rather than a mangled background. Absolutely recommendable for friends of the music of the 50s and 60s!

Title

1. You Send Me

2. Only Sixteen

3. Everybody Loves to Cha Cha Cha

4. For Sentimental Reasons

5. Wonderful World

6. Summertime

7. Chain Gang

8. Cupid

9. Twistin' the Night Away

10. Sad Mood

11. Having a Party

12. Bring It on Home to Me

13. Another Saturday Night [Alternate Take]