Night Beat (album)

Night Beat is an album by Sam Cooke, released in 1963 on RCA Records. The album is often considered one of Cooke's best, and also one of the best R&B albums of the period. Billy Preston, the organ player of the album, was just 16 years old at the time of recording. The album was recorded in three nights.

Track listing

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"

Personnel

• Sam Cooke - vocals
• Rene Hall- conductor
• Cliff White - guitar
• Barney Kessell - guitar
• Raymond Johnson - piano
• Billy Preston - organ
• Edward Hall - bass, drums
• Clifford Hills - bass
• Hal Blaine - drums, horn section.

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