Sam Cooke - The Man Who Invented Soul [4CD Box Set] (2000)

Although this collection's title makes a weighty claim, a tour through this rich box set makes it clear hear how Sam Cooke's fusion of gospel and pop laid the groundwork for such seminal soul artists as Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye, Al Green, and more recently Prince and D'Angelo. This four-disc collection is divided by era and kicks off with Cooke's initial leap from gospel sensation to secular star.

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Sam Cooke - The Man Who Invented Soul [4CD Box Set] (2000)

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Alongside hits like "You Send Me" and "Only Sixteen" are more obscure cuts like "Desire Me" and "You Were Made for Me" that find Cooke managing to make staid, Mitch Miller-like vocal arrangements swing. Singles and album cuts from the RCA years (1960 to 1963) make up Discs Two and Three. Highlights include well-known classics ("Chain Gang," "Cupid"), Nat "King" Cole influenced saloon songs ("Out in the Cold Again"), and the occasional chestnut with religious roots ("Bring It on Home to Me"). Disc Four showcases the albums NIGHT BEAT and LIVE AT THE HARLEM SQUARE CLUB. Throughout these discs, Sam Cooke effortlessly tackles various musical genres including blues ("Little Red Rooster"), rock & roll ("Shake, Rattle & Roll"), folk ("Frankie and Johnny"), and standards ("Summertime").

Tracklist:

DISC 1:
1. You Send Me
2. Summertime
3. For Sentimental Reasons
4. Desire Me
5. Lonely Island
6. You Were Made For Me
7. Win Your Love For Me
8. Love You Most Of All
9. Everybody Loves To Cha Cha Cha
10. No One Can Take Your Place
11. Only Sixteen
12. With You
13. Crazy She Calls Me
14. I Got A Right To Sing The Blues
15. Comes Love
16. Ain't Nobody's Business
17. Little Things You Do
18. There, I've Said It Again
19. When I Fall In Love
20. Let's Go Steady Again
21. Wonderful World, (What A)



Tracklist:

DISC 2:
1. Chain Gang
2. I Belong To Your Heart
3. Teenage Sonata
4. Love Me
5. Sad Mood - (previously unreleased)
6. If I Had You (I'd Be Happy)
7. You Belong To Me
8. Sad Mood
9. Tenderness
10. That's It-I Quit-I'm Movin' On
11. Hold On
12. Cupid
13. Tenderness - (previously unreleased)
14. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
15. Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
16. Baby Won't You Please Come Home
17. Trouble In Mind
18. Out In The Cold Again
19. Exactly Like You
20. Since I Met You Baby
21. I'm Just A Lucky So And So
22. But Not For Me
23. You're Always On My Mind
24. Feel It, (Don't Fight It)
25. It's All Right
26. Twistin' The Night Away
27. One More Time
28. Don't Cry On My Shoulder



Tracklist:

DISC 3:
1. Somebody's Gonna Miss Me
2. Somebody Have Mercy
3. Sugar Dumpling - (original version)
4. Nothin' Can Change This Love - (unreleased version)
5. Talkin' Trash
6. Movin' And Groovin'
7. Soothe Me
8. Having A Party
9. Bring It On Home To Me
10. Whole Lotta Woman, A
11. I'm Gonna Forget About You
12. Nothing Can Change This Love
13. Baby, Baby, Baby
14. Send Me Some Lovin'
15. All The Way
16. Smoke Rings
17. I Wish You Love
18. Driftin' Blues
19. Little Girl
20. Cry Me A River
21. These Foolish Things
22. Frankie And Johnny
23. I Ain't Gonna Cheat On You No More
24. Another Saturday Night - (previously unreleased, alternate take)
25. Love Will Find A Way
26. Cool Train - (previously unreleased, stereo)



Tracklist:

DISC 4:
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 & Roll
13. Intro / Feel It, (Don't Fight It)
14. Chain Gang
15. Cupid
16. It's All Right / For Sentimental Reasons
17. Twistin' The Night Away
18. Bring It On Home To Me
19. Somebody Have Mercy
20. Nothing Can Change This Love
21. Having A Party


Personnel: Sam Cooke (vocals); Al Chernet, Everett Barksdale, Clitton White, Don Armone (guitar); Charles Libove, Fred Fradkin, Max Cahn, Hinda Barnet (violin); Armand Kaproff, Frederick Sevkors, Jesse Ehrlich (cello); John Kelsom, Plas Johnson, William Green, King Curtis, Tate Houston (saxophone); Joseph Wilder, Ray Copeland, Steve Lipkins, Lou Oles, John T. Grimes (trumpet); Frank Saracco, Laurence Allpeter, Albert Godis, Eddie Bert (trombone); Hank Jones, Ernie Hayes, Morris Wechsler, Ernest Freeman, Raymond Johnson (piano); Billy Preston, Hugo Peretti, Nathan Griffen (organ); Lloyd Trotman, Milton Hinton, George Catlender, James Bond, Ray Pohlman (bass); Bunny Shawker, Jimmie Crawford, David Francis, Bobby Donaldson, Earl Palmer (drums, percussion).