Mr. Soul (album)

Mr. Soul
Studio album by Sam Cooke
Released February 1963
Recorded August 23; November 29; December 14–16, 1962
RCA's Music Center of the World
(Hollywood, California)
Genre Rhythm and blues, soul
Label RCA Victor
Producer Hugo & Luigi
Sam Cooke chronology

The Best of Sam Cooke
(1963)		 Mr. Soul
(1963)		 Night Beat
(1963)

Mr. Soul is the eleventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Sam Cooke. Produced by Hugo & Luigi, the album was released in February 1963 in the United States by RCA Victor.

The album was remastered in 2011 as a part of The RCA Albums Collection.

Track listing

All songs arranged and conducted by Horace Ott, except "Nothing Can Change This Love" conducted by René Hall.

Side one

  1. "I Wish You Love" (Charles Trenet, Lee Wilson, Albert Beach)  – 2:24
  2. "Willow Weep For Me" (Ann Ronnell)  – 2:26
  3. "Chains of Love" (Ahmet Ertegun, under the pseudonym A. Nugetre)  – 2:50
  4. "Smoke Rings" (Ned Washington, Gene Gifford)  – 3:26
  5. "All the Way" (Sammy Cahn, James Van Hausen)  – 3:29
  6. "Send Me Some Lovin'" (Leo Price, John S. Marascalco)  – 2:48

Side two

  1. "Cry Me a River" (Arthur Hamilton)  – 2:47
  2. "Driftin' Blues" (Johnny Moore, Charles Brown, Eddie Williams)  – 3:17
  3. "For Sentimental Reasons" (Derek Watson, William Best)  – 3:16
  4. "Nothing Can Change This Love" (Sam Cooke)  – 2:38
  5. "Little Girl" (Madeline Hyde, Francis Henry)  – 2:36
  6. "These Foolish Things" (Eric Maschwitz, Jack Strachey, Henry Link)  – 4:01

Personnel

All credits adapted from The RCA Albums Collection (2011) liner notes.[1]

  • Sam Cooke – vocals
  • Horace Ott – arrangement and conducting
  • René Hall – arrangement and conductor on "Nothing Can Change This Love"
  • Clifton White – guitar
  • Bill Pitman – guitar
  • Tommy Tedesco – guitar
  • Ray Pohlman – bass guitar
  • Clifford Hils – bass guitar
  • Red Callender – bass guitar
  • Earl Palmer – drums
  • Ron Rich – percussion
  • Edward Beal – piano
  • Ernie Freeman – piano
  • Al Pellegrini – piano
  • Ernie Freeman – piano
  • Nathan Griffin – organ
  • Sharky Hall – drums
  • Ray Johnson – piano
  • Bill Green – saxophone
  • Plas Johnson – saxophone
  • John Ewing – trombone
  • Israel Baker – violin
  • Robert Barene – violin
  • Leonard Malarsky – violin
  • Myron Sandler – violin
  • Ralph Schaeffer – violin
  • Sid Sharp – violin
  • Arnold Belnick – violin
  • Autrey McKissack – violin
  • Ralph Schaeffer – violin
  • Robert Barene – violin
  • Jermoe Reisler – violin
  • Harry Hyams – viola
  • Alexander Neiman – viola
  • Jesse Ehrlich – cello
  • Irving Lipschultz – cello
  • George Neikrug – cello
  • Emmet Sergeant – cello
  • William Hinshaw – French horn
  • Dave Hassinger – recording engineer

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1962) Peak
position
Billboard Top LPs[2] 94

Notes

  1. ↑ The RCA Albums Collection (liner notes). Sam Cooke. US: RCA Records/Legacy Recordings. 2011. 88697898702.
  2. ↑ "Twistin' the Night Away Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 28, 2014.

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