Sam Cooke at the Copa

Sam Cooke at the Copa
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Live album by Sam Cooke
Released	October 1964
Recorded	July 8, 1964 Copacabana (New York City)
Genre	Rhythm and blues, soul, Jazz
Length	35:37
Label	RCA Victor
Producer	Al Schmitt
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Sam Cooke at the Copa is the first live album by American singer-songwriter Sam Cooke. The album was released in October 1964 in the United States by RCA Victor.

Track listing

Side one

1. "Opening Introduction" – 0:35
2. "The Best Things in Life Are Free" (Lew Brown, Buddy DeSylva, Ray Henderson) – 1:31
3. "Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home" (Hughie Cannon) – 2:50
4. "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" (James Cox) – 3:18
5. "Frankie and Johnny" (Cooke) – 3:00
6. Medley: "Try a Little Tenderness" / "(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons" / "You Send Me" (William Best / Sam Cooke / Deek Watson) – 4:55
7. "If I Had a Hammer" (Lee Hays, Pete Seeger) – 6:25

Side two

1. "When I Fall in Love" (Edward Heyman, Victor Young) – 3:05
2. "Twistin' the Night Away" (Cooke) – 5:04
3. "This Little Light of Mine" (Cooke) – 3:36
4. "Blowin' in the Wind" (Bob Dylan) – 3:01
5. "Tennessee Waltz" (Pee Wee King, Redd Stewart) – 3:36

Personnel

All credits adapted from the album's remastered liner notes.

Sam Cooke's Band

• Sam Cooke – vocals
• Harper Cosby – bass guitar
• Sticks Evans – percussion
• June Gardner – drums
• Clifton White – guitar
• Bobby "Valentino" Womack – guitar

Joe Mele’s Copacabana Band

• Joe Mele – leader
• Joseph Fogila – saxophone, flute
• John Altman – saxophone, clarinet, flute
• George Barrow – saxophone, clarinet
• Anthony Ferina – saxophone, clarinet

• Richard Kamuca – saxophone, clarinet
• William Smith – saxophone, clarinet
• Alfred Cobbs – trombone
• Virgil Davis – trombone
• Ronald Plumby – trombone
• Richard Harris – trombone
• Bart Varsalona – trombone
• Clyde Reasinger – trumpet
• George Triffon – trumpet
• Louis Mauro – bass guitar
• Eugene Padden – bass guitar

Production

• Bernard Keville – engineer
• Al Schmitt – producer