Whenever I am in a really lousy mood or have just suffered a bad day I put Sam Cooke: The Man and His Music into my CD player and let this gifted and truly remarkable singer/songwriter have his melodic way with me.
Sam Cooke was trully one of the leading and groundbreaking artists in the ... Read review
Advantages: So many fantastic songs Disadvantages: Could use more liner notes.
...I put Sam Cooke: The Man and His Music into my CD player and let this gifted and truly remarkable singer/songwriter have his melodic way with me.
Sam Cooke was trully one of the leading and groundbreaking artists in the music industry. It is his music that leaves the most impression, however, truly proving that music, its construction from being written to being sung, is one of the most divine artforms on this sad little planet. Sam ... ...with this statement.
For your money, Sam Cooke: The Man and His Music is a fantastic collection and the only fear I have with it will be that I will wear it out. No matter. I will buy a new one immediately if that happens! ... more
Whenever I am in a really lousy mood or have just suffered a bad day I put Sam Cooke: The Man and His Music into my CD player and let this gifted and truly remarkable singer/songwriter have his melodic way with me.
Sam Cooke was trully one of the leading and groundbreaking artists in the music industry. It is his music that leaves the most impression, however, truly proving that music, its construction from being written to being sung, is one of the most divine artforms on this sad little planet. Sam Cooke was nothing less than a genius. Not only did he create the difinitive versions of any song he wrote but also turned his gift to the works of others, making them his own.
On this wonderful CD we are given some of Cooke's finest moments. There is not one bad song on the album and I can hum every single tune. I am sad when each song is finished and elated when the beginning chords and Sam's sweet vocals begin for the next.
Standouts for me include: Only Sixteen, A Change is Gonna Come, Cupid, Rome Wasn't Built in a Day, Chain Gang, Touch the Hem of His Garment... I could be here all day so I should stop now. Listen to it and you'll have full sympathy with this statement.
For your money, Sam Cooke: The Man and His Music is a fantastic collection and the only fear I have with it will be that I will wear it out. No matter. I will buy a new one immediately if that happens!
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Product details
Title
Man And His Music, The
Performer
Sam Cooke
Genre
R&B
Sub Genre
Soul
Release Date
04/1986
Original Release Year
1986
Label / Distributor
RCA / Sony Music/Arvato Services
Engineer
Rick Rowe
Producer
Gregg Geller
Pieces in Set
2
Studio / Live
Studio
Stereo
Stereo
Format
Performer
EAN
35628712721
SPAR code
AAD
Additional notes
Album Notes
2 LPs and cassettes on 1 CD. Digitally remastered. Although Cooke never made an individually great album, this collection demonstrates his enormous catalogue of sweet soul music. The age of CD gave us this selection which is unbeatable in choice, ranging from his early days of gospel right through to the period before he was tragically killed. The fresh-faced man on the cover looks exactly as you imagine his music to sound; his voice was like cream in coffee. Most of the songs have been covered dozens of time by artists such as Cat Stevens, Rod Stewart, Aretha Franklin, Steve Miller and Otis Redding, but none has succeeded in interpreting any Cooke song as anything more than a humble tribute. Rod Stewart would be the first to admit this.
Album Reviews
Vibe (12/99, p.160) - Included in Vibe's 100 Essential Albums of the 20th Centuryn
Titles on disc 1
1.
Meet Me At Mary's Place
2.
Good Times
3.
Shake
4.
Sad Mood
5.
Bring It On Home To Me
6.
That's Where It's At
7.
That's Heaven To Me
8.
Touch The Hem Of His Garment
9.
You Send Me
10.
I'll Come Running Back To You
11.
Win Your Love For Me
12.
Wonderful World
13.
Cupid
14.
Just For You
15.
Chain Gang
16.
Only Sixteen
17.
When A Boy Falls In Love
18.
Rome Wasn't Built In A Day
19.
Everybody Loves To Cha Cha Cha
20.
Nothing Can Change This Love
21.
Love Will Find A Way
22.
Another Saturday Night
23.
Having A Party
24.
Twistin' The Night Away
25.
Somebody Have Mercy
26.
Ain't That Good News
27.
Soothe Me
28.
Change Is Gonna Come
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