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Sam Cooke was born Samuel Cook in Clarksdale, Mississippi, in 1931 (he added the "e" to his last name in 1957 to signify a new start to his life). [11] [12] He was the fifth of eight children of Rev. Charles Cook, a Baptist minister in the Church of Christ (Holiness), and the former Annie Mae Carroll.
The discography of Sam Cooke, an American singer and songwriter, consists of fourteen studio albums (including one collaborative album and two notable posthumous releases), two live albums, 49 singles, 13 compilations and 2 box sets. Over the course of his eight-year career, Cooke placed 29 singles in the Top 40 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart.
Professional ratings. 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.
As a result, the Sam Cooke version of the song became a hit in the UK, reaching No.2 and selling a certified 250,000 copies. In a 2005 poll by the UK's Channel Four the song was voted the 19th-greatest song ever to feature in a commercial. Cooke's version is also featured at the very beginning of the movie Hitch (film).
Portrait of a Legend: 1951–1964. Portrait of a Legend: 1951–1964 is a compilation album by American singer-songwriter Sam Cooke, released posthumously on June 17, 2003, by ABKCO Records. The disc covers Cooke's entire career, from his early 1950s beginnings with the Soul Stirrers to the posthumous 1964 single "Shake".
That's It, I Quit, I'm Movin' On. That's Where It's At (song) This Little Light of Mine. Trouble in Mind (song) Twistin' the Night Away.
February 1986. Genre. Soul. Length. 1:10:05. Label. RCA Records [1] The Man and His Music is a 1986 compilation album by Sam Cooke, released posthumously. [2] It debuted about a month after Cooke was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Swing Low, also known as Sam Cooke, is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Sam Cooke. Produced by Hugo & Luigi, the album was released in February 1961 in the United States by RCA Victor. [1] The album includes the hit single "Chain Gang". The album was remastered in 2011 as a part of The RCA Albums Collection .