Description
Influential as both a singer and composer, he is commonly known as “the King of Soul” for his distinctive vocals and importance within popular music. Like most R&B artists of his time, Sam Cooke focused on singles, he had 29 top 40 hits on the pop charts and even more on the R&B charts. ‘Cooke’s Tour’ was Sam Cooke’s fifth studio album and his first for RCA Victor. Glen Osser wrote the arrangements and conducted the album’s orchestra, which was an R&B rhythm section and a fifteen-piece string ensemble. Albums 1 to 6 are remastered by Vic Anesini, 7 and 8 by Bob Ludwig, both highly respected and revered names.
The Clamshell box contains a 24 page booklet with the story about Sam Cooke, beautiful pictures and all the information about the eight CD’s , all from The RCA Albums Collection.
Tracks
CD 1
Cooke’s Tour
1. Far Away Places
2. Under Paris Skies
3. South Of The Border (Down Mexico Way)
4. Bali Ha’i
5. The Coffee Song (They’ve Got An Awful Lot Of Coffee In Brazil)
6. Arrivederci, Roma (Goodbye To Rome)
7. London By Night
8. Jamaica Farewell
9. Galway Bay
10. Sweet Leilani
11. The Japanese Farewell Song
12. The House I Live In
CD 2
Hits Of The 50’s
1. Hey There
2. Mona Lisa
3. Too Young
4. The Great Pretender
5. You, You, You
6. Unchained Melody
7. The Wayward Wind
8. Secret Love
9. The Song From Moulin Rouge
10. I’m Walking Behind You
11. Cry
12. Venus
CD 3
Swing Low
1. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
2. I’m Just A Country Boy
3. They Call The Wind Maria
4. Twilight On The Trail
5. If I Had You (I’d Be Happy)
6. Chain Gang
7. Grandfather’s Clock
8. Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair
9. Long, Long Ago
10. Pray
11. You Belong To Me
12. Goin’ Home
CD 4
My Kind Of Blues
1. Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
2. Little Girl Blue
3. Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out
4. Out In The Cold Again
5. But Not For Me
6. Exactly Like You
7. I’m Just A Lucky So And So
8. Since I Met You Baby
9. Baby Won’t You Please Come Home
10. Trouble In Mind
11. You’re Always On My Mind
12. The Song Is Ended
CD 5
Twistin’ The Night Away
1. Twistin’ The Night Away
2. Sugar Dumpling – Original Version
3. Twistin’ In The Kitchen With Dinah
4. Somebody’s Gonna Miss Me
5. A Whole Lotta Woman
6. The Twist
7. Twistin’ In The Old Town Tonight
8. Movin’ And A’Groovin’
9. Camptown Twist
10. Somebody Have Mercy
11. Soothe Me
12. That’s It – I Quit – I’m Movin’ On
CD 6
Mr. Soul
1. I Wish You Love
2. Willow Weep For Me
3. Chains Of Love
4. Smoke Rings
5. All The Way
6. Send Me Some Lovin’
7. Cry Me A River
8. Driftin’ Blues
9. For Sentimental Reasons
10. Nothing Can Change This Love
11. Little Girl
12. These Foolish Things
CD 7
Night Beat
1. Nobody Knows The Trouble I’ve Seen
2. Lost And Lookin’
3. Mean Old World
4. Please Don’t Drive Me Away
5. I Lost Everything
6. Get Yourself Another Fool
7. Little Red Rooster
8. Laughin’ And Clownin’
9. Trouble Blues
10. You Gotta Move
11. Fool’s Paradise
12. Shake, Rattle And Roll
CD 8
One Night Stand! (Live At The Harlem Square Club, 1963)
1. Soul Twist/Introduction
2. Feel It
3. Chain Gang
4. Cupid
5. Medley: It’s All Right /For Sentimental Reasons
6. Twistin’ The Night Away
7. Somebody Have Mercy
8. Bring It On Home To Me
9. Nothing Can Change This Love
10. Havin’ A Party
