The Best of Sam Cooke

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The Best of Sam Cooke
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Greatest hits album by Sam Cooke
Released 1962
Genre Rhythm and blues, dance, soul
Length 31:50
Label RCA Victor
Producer Hugo & Luigi
Sam Cooke chronology
My Kind of Blues
(1962)My Kind of Blues1962		 The Best of Sam Cooke (1962) Mr. Soul
(1963)Mr. Soul1963
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3.5/5 stars[1]
Blender 1/5 stars[2]

The Best of Sam Cooke is the second greatest hits album by American singer-songwriter Sam Cooke. Produced by Hugo & Luigi, the album was released in 1962 in the United States by RCA Victor. The compilation contains most of Sam Cooke's most well-known hits from 1957 to 1962.

Critical reception

AllMusic critic Ron Wynn gave The Best of Sam Cooke three-and-a-half out of five stars and called it "an above-average greatest hits collection, although no sampler could fully convey Sam Cooke's genius."[3] In Blender magazine, Robert Christgau was more critical, giving it one star and recommending listeners overlook the album in favor of the 30-song compilation Portrait of a Legend: 1951–1964.[4]

Track listing

Side one

  1. "You Send Me"  – 2:45
  2. "Only Sixteen"  – 2:02
  3. "Everybody Loves to Cha Cha Cha"  – 2:42
  4. "(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons"  – 2:38
  5. "Wonderful World"  – 2:06
  6. "Summertime"  – 2:21

Side two

  1. "Chain Gang"  – 2:35
  2. "Cupid"  – 2:37
  3. "Twistin' the Night Away"  – 2:43
  4. "Sad Mood"  – 2:38
  5. "Having a Party"  – 2:36
  6. "Bring It on Home to Me"  – 2:44

Personnel

Notes

  1. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r33874
  2. ↑ Blender, Oct. 2005
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