Sam Cooke - The RCA Albums Collection (8CD)

Add Sam Cooke - The RCA Albums Collection to your shelves on 8CD in NZ. This 2019 box gathers 94 tracks across eight discs from his RCA years, starting with Cooke's Tour, his fifth studio album and his first for RCA Victor. Albums one to six were remastered by Vic Anesini, and seven and eight by Bob Ludwig.

Key Features

• 94 tracks across eight discs, covering a run of albums from his RCA years
• Includes Chain Gang, Cupid, Twistin' The Night Away and Having A Party
• Albums one to six remastered by Vic Anesini, with seven and eight by Bob Ludwig
• Cooke's Tour, his fifth studio album, was the first he made for RCA Victor
• Was released in 2019 across the Music On CD, Sony Music, RCA and Legacy labels

Track Listing

Disc 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

Disc 2: Hits Of The '50s

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

Disc 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
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

Disc 4: My Kind Of Blues

1. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
2. Little Girl Blue
3. Nobody Knows 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

Disc 5: Twistin' The Night Away

1. Twistin' The Night Away
2. Sugar Dumpling
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

Disc 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

Disc 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

Disc 8: One Night Stand! Sam Cooke Live At The Harlem Square Club, 1963

1. Soul Twist / Introduction
2. Feel It (Don't Fight 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. Having A Party

Specifications

Who It's For

Soul and R&B fans will want a deep look at Sam Cooke's RCA years. Reissue collectors will value the remastering and the wide track list. It also suits a gift for anyone who likes classic singers and wants a full picture of one artist's career.

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