Sam Cooke: The Complete Specialty Recordings Of Sam Cooke With The Soul \nStirrers - Disc 1 of 3 CD Track Listing

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Sam Cooke The Complete Specialty Recordings Of Sam Cooke With The Soul \nStirrers - Disc 1 of 3
The Complete Specialty Recordings Of Sam Cooke With The Soul Stirrers \n- Disc 1 of 3\n2002 Specialty Records, Inc.\n\nOriginally Released October 15, 2002\n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: They were known as the Soul Stirrers when they did \nthe 1951-1957 recordings on this three-CD, 84-song collection. It's billed \nto Sam Cooke with the Soul Stirrers, though, as it's the ultimate collection \nof sides he recorded as a member of the group for Specialty Records, along \nwith seven tentative secular pop/rock sides he did for the label as a \nsolo singer in 1956. Cooke doesn't sing lead on all of the Soul Stirrers' \ntracks, though there are plenty of his leads to hear throughout the set; \nhe shares lead duties with Paul Foster, although by the end of his time \nin the outfit, Cooke was taking most of the solo leads. There's also one \ncut, "All Right Now," on which Cooke shares lead with Rev. Julius Cheeks \n(two alternate versions of the song are also on the set). Even if Cooke \nisn't always the solo lead, however, he's a big presence on all of these \nsides, which represent both an important summary of his career prior to \nachieving pop stardom and a major body of gospel music. While much of \nthe material is traditional (with Cooke contributing some originals), \nthe arrangements do evolve, including some drums, organ, piano, bass, \nand electric guitar at various points. The link between gospel, R&B, and \nrock & roll becomes evident to more secular-minded listeners, sometimes \nstrikingly so in Cooke's phrasing, which, even on songs as far back as \n1953 ("I'd Give up All My Sins and Serve the Lord"), contained clear antecedents \nto his vocals on his first breakthrough pop hit, "You Send Me." Naturally \nthose antecedents are heard strongest on the seven 1956 solo cuts that \nrepresented his first pop ventures, and although these are on the innocuous \nside, they're enjoyable foreshadowings of his rock & roll years. Numerous \nalternate takes and three 1955 live songs (with good sound) complete the \nmost comprehensive portrait of Cooke's gospel years. Note, though, that \nthe version of "I'll Come Running Back to You" -- a Top 20 entry in the \nwake of "You Send Me" -- lacks the overdub on the hit single. -- Richie \nUnterberger\n\n
This misc cd contains 29 tracks and runs 75min 52sec.
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