Sar Records Story [longbox]

Sam Cooke

 

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Compilation producers: Jody H. Klein, Gregg Geller, Iris Keitel, Lenne Allik. Recorded between 1959 & 1965. Includes liner notes by Bobby Womack, Leroy Crume, and Peter GuralnickAll tracks havebeen digitally remastered. SAM COOKE'S SAR RECORDS STORY was nominated for a 1995 Grammy Award for Best Album Notes. Reviews: Rolling Stone (12/1/94, p. 121) - 5 Stars(out of 5) - ". . . a generous compilation. . . . lovingly remastered. . . . [It] must be counted among the most important archivalprojects of the CD era. This is historythat sings and soars, history with a heart full of gold. . . "Q (12/94, p. 172) - 4 Stars (out of 5) - ". . . The arrangements are nimble, the songs lovely, the harmonies finger-clicking and the sole drawback is that almost everyone sounds like Sam Cooke. . . "Vibe (2/95, p. 93) - ". . . Sacred/profane ambiguity. . . animates this 56-song cycle of black artistry, which travels from the apex of '50s gospel. . . to the commercial expertise of '60s R&B. . . . Cooke's own vocals and production taste convey a mellifluous genius that isstill a pop measuring rod. . . " ryone sounds like Sam Cooke. . . "Vibe (2/95, p. 93) - ". . . Sacred/profane ambiguity. . . animates this 56-song cycle of black artistry, which travels from the apex of '50s gospel. . . to the commercial expertise of '60s R&B. . . . Cooke's own vocals and production taste convey a mellifluous genius that isstill a pop measuring rod. . . "

Track Listing

• Disc 1
• • 1 wade in the water (chatter)
  • 2 wade in the water
  • 3 i'm a pilgrim
  • 4 praying ground
  • 5 somebody (chatter)
  • 6 somebody
  • 7 sometime
  • 8 amazing grace
  • 9 pass me not
  • 10 oh mary, don't you weep (chatter)
  • 11 oh mary, don't you weep
  • 12 since i met the savior
  • 13 god is standing by
  • 14 lead me to calvary [rehearsal]
  • 15 listen to the angels sing
  • 16 don't leave me alone
  • 17 stand by me father
  • 18 jesus be a fence around me
  • 19 lead me jesus
  • 20 free at last
  • 21 looking back (chatter)
  • 22 looking back
  • 23 born again
  • 24 wait on jesus
  • 25 time brings about a change
  • 26 must jesus bear this cross alone?
  • 27 yield not to temptation (chatter)
  • 28 yield not to temptation
  • 29 couldn't hear nobody pray
  • 30 somewhere there's a god
  • 31 that's heaven to me
• Disc 2
• • 32 you send me [previously unreleased][demo
  • 33 just for you
  • 34 somewhere there's a girl [previously unr
  • 35 you were made for me
  • 36 when a boy falls in love
  • 37 soothe me
  • 38 that's where it's at (chatter)
  • 39 that's where it's at
  • 40 everybody wants to fall in love
  • 41 keep on loving you [previously unrelease
  • 42 i'll always be in love with you
  • 43 baby, we've got love (chatter)
  • 44 baby, we've got love
  • 45 baby, lots of luck
  • 46 put me down easy
  • 47 rome (wasn't built in a day)
  • 48 greazee, pts. 1 & 2
  • 49 i gopher you (chatter)
  • 50 i gopher you
  • 51 you're always on my mind
  • 52 i need lots of love
  • 53 don't throw your love on me so strong
  • 54 black night
  • 55 damper
  • 56 you can run (but you can't hide)
  • 57 meet me at the twisting place (chatter)
  • 58 meet me at the twisting place
  • 59 good good loving
  • 60 the wobble
  • 61 lookin' for a love (chatter)
  • 62 lookin' for a love
  • 63 i've got love for you
  • 64 i've got a girl (chatter)
  • 65 i've got a girl
  • 66 tired of living in the country
  • 67 it's all over now