Sam Cooke discography
This is a listing of all of the singles and albums released by American R&B singer and songwriter, Sam Cooke. Over the course of his eight year career, Cooke charted twenty-nine Top 40 singles on the Billboard Pop Singles chart. He also charted twenty singles in the top ten of Billboard's R&B chart, Black Singles chart. Between 1957 and 1960, Sam Cook's records were produced on the Keen label. From 1960 through 1966. they were produced on the RCA label.
Singles
The following lists Sam Cooke's major-label singles:
- A^ Through a period between late 1963 and early 1965, Billboard Magazine did not publish an R&B singles chart.
Albums
The following is a listing of full-length albums released by Sam Cooke during his life and immediately thereafter. After his death, a number of compilations and anthologies were released by numerous labels and imprints to varying success. The most notable of these compilations are the 2003 anthology, Portrait of a Legend: 1951-1964 and Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963, a 2005 reissue (remixed, and with improved sound) of the title concert, first released in 1985.
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Title |
Chart Positions |
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U.S. R&B |
| 1957 |
Sam Cooke
- Released: 1957
- Label: Keen A-2001
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16 |
[B] |
| 1958 |
Encore
- Released: 1958
- Label: Keen A-2003
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| 1959 |
Tribute To The Lady - Billie Holliday
- Released: 1959
- Label: Keen A/AS-2004
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Hit Kit
- Released: 1959
- Label: Keen 86101
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| 1960 |
I Thank God
- Released: 1960
- Label: Keen 86103
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Cooke's Tour
- Released: 1960
- Label: RCA Victor LPM/LSP-2221
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Hits of the 50's
- Released: 1960
- Label: LPM/LSP-2236
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The Wonderful World of Sam Cooke
- Released: 1960
- Label: Keen 86106
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| 1961 |
Sam Cooke (aka Swing Low)
- Released: 1961
- Label: LPM/LSP-2293
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My Kind of Blues
- Released: 1961
- Label: LPM/LSP-2392
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| 1962 |
Twistin' the Night Away
- Released: 1962
- Label: LPM/LSP-2555
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74 |
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The Best of Sam Cooke
- Released: 1962
- Label: RCA Victor LPM/LSP-2625
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22 |
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| 1963 |
Mr. Soul
- Released: 1963
- Label: LPM/LSP-2673
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94 |
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Night Beat
- Released: August 1963
- Label: RCA Victor LPM/LSP-2709
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62 |
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| 1964 |
Ain't That Good News
- Released: March 1, 1964
- Label: RCA Victor LPM/LSP-2899
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34 |
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Sam Cooke at the Copa
- Released: 1964
- Label: LPM/LSP-2970
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29 |
1 |
| 1965 |
Shake
- Released: 1965
- Label: LPM/LSP-3367
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44 |
1 |
The Best of Sam Cooke, Volume II
- Released: 1965
- Label: LPM/LSP-3373
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128 |
7 |
Try a Little Love
- Released: 1965
- Label: LPM/LSP-3435
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120 |
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Notable Compact Disc reissues and compilations
Few of Cooke's original albums from the 50s and 60s made it to the medium of compact disc. Ownership of Cooke's material is split between RCA (roughly 1958-1963) and Abkco (post 1963) with each label releasing their own compilations and rarely cross-licensing (Portrait of a Legend, 1951-1964 being the one exception). The following list includes notable compact disc releases.
- Tribute To The Lady (1959, ABKCO)
- The Best of Sam Cooke (1962, RCA)
- One Night Stand! Live At The Harlem Square Club (1963, RCA)
- Night Beat (1963, RCA)
- Ain't That Good News (1964, ABKCO)
- At The Copa (1964, ABKCO)
- The Man and His Music (1986, RCA)
- Sam Cooke's SAR Records Story 1959-1965 (1994, ABKCO 2 CD set)
- The Rhythm and the Blues (1995, RCA)
- Greatest Hits (1998, RCA)
- The Man Who Invented Soul (2000, RCA 4 CD set)
- Keep Movin' On (2002, ABKCO)
- Portrait of a Legend: 1951–1964 (2003, ABKCO)
- The Keen Records Story (2010, Not Now Music)
References
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