Sam Cooke – At The Copa (Vinyl LP)

$34.99

Out of stock

SKU: 018771862611 Categories: , , Tag:

Description

*This is a Vinyl LP*

Release Date:  2020

Label:  ABKCO

180-gram vinyl

Plated and pressed at Quality Record Pressings!

Originally released in 1964

 

Track List

Side A

  1. Opening Introduction
  2. The Best Things In Life Are Free
  3. Bill Bailey
  4. Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out
  5. Frankie And Johnny
  6. Medley: Try A Little Tenderness / (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons / You Send Me
  7. If I Had A Hammer (The Hammer Song)

Side B

  1. When I Fall In Love
  2. Twistin’ The Night Away
  3. This Little Light Of Mine
  4. Blowin’ In The Wind
  5. Tennessee Waltz

 

Notes

In 1964, when this concert at New York City’s legendary Copacabana night club was recorded, Sam Cooke was at the top of his game, having charted numerous times with his unique blend of pop and soul. The success doesn’t seem to have gone to his head, though: he sounds relaxed and conversational throughout this intimate performance.

Accompanied by a band that includes Bobby Womack on guitar, Cooke brings his R&B tendencies further to the fore than on his immaculately produced studio work. He moves deftly through his own hits, like “You Send Me” and “Twistin’ The Night Away,” but it’s on the folk songs “If I Had A Hammer” and “Blowin’ In The Wind” that he really stretches out, proving himself a gifted interpreter unbound by stylistic constrictions. At The Copa is an essential part of the Cooke canon.

Recorded live at the Copacabana, New York City, July 7th & 8th, 1964.

Louisiana Music Factory - Newsletter
Stay up to date with latest news and concert information, latest sale items available only to newsletter subscribers, and more!
* indicates required