Album
The Two Sides Of Sam Cooke
1970 · Funk / Soul
Rare pressing on Gatefold
The Two Sides Of Sam Cooke is a Soul & Funk album by Sam Cooke, originally released in 1970. On Gatefold: 17 pressings tracked.
About
Before Sam Cooke began his rise as a major soul-music innovator, he spent his early days as a member of the legendary gospel group The Soul Stirrers. "Jesus Gave Me Water" is Cooke's first recording, made at just 19 years old, while "Touch the Hem of His Garment" and "The Last Mile of the Way" are exemplary looks at this emerging song stylist. The pop side presented here is less definitive. It features Cooke's earliest attempts at crossover, including "Lovable," which had been originally issued as being by "Dale Cooke" to avoid misleading his gospel fans. While the pop sides weren't as commercially successful as Cooke's later efforts, there's still plenty to recommend in his confident, clean delivery. "I Don't Want To Cry," "That's All I Need To Know," and "Happy in Love" feature that special glide in Cooke's voice that made everything he sang an appreciable gift.
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Tracklist
- 1The Last Mile of the Way2:58
- 2Touch the Hem of His Garment2:03
- 3Jesus Gave Me Water
- 4Were You There2:29
- 5Pilgram of Sorrow2:35
- 6He's My Guide (Take 13)2:33
- 7I'll Come Running Back to You (Single Version with Overdubs)2:13
- 8I Don't Want to Cry2:50
- 9Lovable
- 10That's All I Need to Know2:22
- 11Forever2:57
- 12Happy in Love1:56
- 13Humming1:03
Sound DNA
- Soul & Funk
- Classic Soul
- warm
- soulful
- spiritual
Credits
The people behind it.
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 17 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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