We Remember Sam Cooke

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We Remember Sam Cooke
We Remember Sam Cooke cover
Cover album by The Supremes
Released April 12, 1965
Recorded 1965
Genre Pop/soul
Length 28:20
Label Motown
M 629
Producer Harvey Fuqua
Hal Davis
Marc Gordon
Professional reviews
The Supremes chronology
The Supremes Sing Country, Western and Pop
(1965)		 We Remember Sam Cooke
(1965)		 More Hits by the Supremes
(1965)
Alternate cover
Cover for United Kingdom/international versions
Cover for United Kingdom/international versions

We Remember Sam Cooke is an album recorded by The Supremes, issued by Motown Records in April 1965 (see 1965 in music). The album is a tribute album dedicated to soul musician Sam Cooke, who had died the previous December. Notable selections on the album, comprised entirely of Cooke covers, included covers of "A Change Is Gonna Come", "You Send Me", and, with Florence Ballard on lead instead of Diana Ross, "(Ain't That) Good News".

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Sam Cooke, unless otherwise noted.

[edit] Side one

  1. "You Send Me"
  2. "Nothing Can Change This Love"
  3. "Cupid"
  4. "Chain Gang"
  5. "Bring It on Home to Me"
  6. "Only Sixteen"

[edit] Side two

  1. "Havin' a Party"
  2. "Shake
  3. "Wonderful World" (Sam Cooke, Herb Alpert, Lou Adler)
  4. "A Change Is Gonna Come"
  5. "(Ain't That) Good News"

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Chart history

Name Chart (1965) Peak
position
We Remember Sam Cooke U.S. Billboard Pop Albums 75