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They were known as the Soul Stirrers when they did the 1951-1957 recordings on this three-CD, 84-song collection. It's billed to Sam Cooke with the Soul Stirrers, though, as it's the ultimate collection of sides he recorded as a member of the group for Specialty Records, along with seven tentative secular pop/rock sides he did for the label as a solo singer in 1956. Cooke doesn't sing lead on all of the Soul Stirrers' tracks, though there are plenty of his leads to hear throughout the set; he shares lead duties with Paul Foster, although by the end of his time in the outfit, Cooke was taking most of the solo leads. There's also one cut, "All Right Now," on which Cooke shares lead with Rev. Julius Cheeks (two alternate versions of the song are also on the set). Even if Cooke isn't always the solo lead, however, he's a big presence on all of these sides, which represent both an important summary of his career prior to achieving pop stardom and a major body of gospel music. While much of the material is traditional (with Cooke contributing some originals), the arrangements do evolve, including some drums, organ, piano, bass, and electric guitar at various points. The link between gospel, R&B, and rock & roll becomes evident to more secular-minded listeners, sometimes strikingly so in Cooke's phrasing, which, even on songs as far back as 1953 ("I'd Give up All My Sins and Serve the Lord"), contained clear antecedents to his vocals on his first breakthrough pop hit, "You Send Me." Naturally those antecedents are heard strongest on the seven 1956 solo cuts that represented his first pop ventures, and although these are on the innocuous side, they're enjoyable foreshadowings of his rock & roll years. Numerous alternate takes and three 1955 live songs (with good sound) complete the most comprehensive portrait of Cooke's gospel years. Note, though, that the version of "I'll Come Running Back to You" -- a Top 20 entry in the wake of "You Send Me" -- lacks the overdub on the hit single.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
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Thomas Dorsey, ComposerLyricist - Sam Cooke, MainArtist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist
℗ 1951 Fantasy Records
Thomas Dorsey, ComposerLyricist - Sam Cooke, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The Soul Stirrers, Choir, FeaturedArtist - Joe Tarantino, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1990 Specialty Records Inc.
Roy Crain, ComposerLyricist - Sam Cooke, MainArtist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist
℗ 1951 Fantasy Records
Roy Crain, ComposerLyricist - Sam Cooke, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The Soul Stirrers, Choir, FeaturedArtist - Joe Tarantino, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1990 Specialty Records
Sam Cooke, MainArtist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist - M. C. Durham, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1951 Fantasy Records
Sam Cooke, MainArtist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist - M. C. Durham, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1951 Fantasy Records
Unknown, ComposerLyricist - Sam Cooke, MainArtist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist
℗ 1951 Fantasy Records
Sam Cooke, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist
℗ 1951 Fantasy Records
Unknown, ComposerLyricist - Sam Cooke, MainArtist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist
℗ 1951 Fantasy Records
Lucie Campbell, ComposerLyricist - Sam Cooke, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The Soul Stirrers, Choir, FeaturedArtist - Joe Tarantino, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1990 Specialty Records
Unknown, ComposerLyricist - Sam Cooke, MainArtist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist
℗ 1951 Fantasy Records
Sam Cooke, MainArtist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist - Reverend W. H. Brewster, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1951 Fantasy Records
Kenneth Morris, ComposerLyricist - Sam Cooke, MainArtist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist
℗ 1951 Fantasy Records
Roy Crain, ComposerLyricist - Sam Cooke, MainArtist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist
℗ 1991 Fantasy Records
Roy Crain, ComposerLyricist - Sam Cooke, MainArtist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist
℗ 1951 Fantasy Records
Roy Crain, ComposerLyricist - Sam Cooke, MainArtist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist
℗ 1951 Specialty Records Inc.
Unknown, ComposerLyricist - Sam Cooke, MainArtist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist
℗ 1951 Fantasy Records
Unknown, ComposerLyricist - Sam Cooke, MainArtist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist
℗ 1951 Specialty Records Inc.
Unknown, ComposerLyricist - Sam Cooke, MainArtist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist
℗ 1951 Specialty Records Inc.
Sam Cooke, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Soul Stirrers, Choir, FeaturedArtist - Joe Tarantino, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1990 Specialty Records Inc.
Unknown, ComposerLyricist - Sam Cooke, MainArtist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist
℗ 1951 Fantasy Records
Unknown, ComposerLyricist - Sam Cooke, MainArtist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist
℗ 1951 Specialty Records Inc.
Sam Cooke, MainArtist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist - Mollie Wilson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1951 Fantasy Records
Sam Cooke, MainArtist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist - Mollie Wilson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1951 Specialty Records Inc.
Sam Cooke, MainArtist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist - Reverend W. H. Brewster, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1991 Fantasy Records
Sam Cooke, MainArtist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist - Reverend W. H. Brewster, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1951 Specialty Records Inc.
Sam Cooke, MainArtist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist - Reverend W. H. Brewster, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1951 Specialty Records Inc.
Thomas Dorsey, ComposerLyricist - Sam Cooke, MainArtist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist
℗ 1951 Fantasy Records
Thomas Dorsey, ComposerLyricist - Sam Cooke, MainArtist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist
℗ 1951 Fantasy Records
DISC 2
Sam Cooke, MainArtist - PUBLIC DOMAIN, ComposerLyricist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist
℗ 1953 Fantasy Records
Roy Crain, ComposerLyricist - Sam Cooke, MainArtist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist
℗ 1953 Specialty Records Inc.
Sam Cooke, MainArtist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist - Alex Bradford, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1953 Specialty Records Inc.
Sam Cooke, MainArtist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist - Alex Bradford, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1953 Fantasy Records
Sam Cooke, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist
℗ 1953 Fantasy Records
Sam Cooke, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist
℗ 1994 Specialty Records Inc.
Sam Cooke, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist
℗ 1951 Specialty Records Inc.
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Sam Cooke, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist
℗ 1992 Specialty Records, Fantasy Inc.
Unknown, ComposerLyricist - Sam Cooke, MainArtist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist
℗ 1953 Fantasy Records
Unknown, ComposerLyricist - Sam Cooke, MainArtist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist
℗ 1953 Fantasy Records
Sam Cooke, MainArtist - PUBLIC DOMAIN, ComposerLyricist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist
℗ 1954 Fantasy Records
Sam Cooke, MainArtist - PUBLIC DOMAIN, ComposerLyricist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist
℗ 1954 Fantasy Records
Sam Cooke, MainArtist - PUBLIC DOMAIN, ComposerLyricist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist
℗ 1954 Specialty Records Inc.
Faidest Wagoner, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Gerald Levert, ComposerLyricist - Sam Cooke, MainArtist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist
℗ 1991 Fantasy Records
Gerald Levert, ComposerLyricist - Sam Cooke, MainArtist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist
℗ 1951 Specialty Records Inc.
Sam Cooke, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, ComposerLyricist - The Soul Stirrers, Choir, FeaturedArtist - Joe Tarantino, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1990 Specialty Records Inc.
Sam Cooke, MainArtist - PUBLIC DOMAIN, ComposerLyricist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist
℗ 1954 Fantasy Records
Jean Butler, ComposerLyricist - Faidest Wagoner, ComposerLyricist - Sam Cooke, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The Soul Stirrers, Choir, FeaturedArtist - Joe Tarantino, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1990 Specialty Records Inc.
Jean Butler, ComposerLyricist - Faidest Wagoner, ComposerLyricist - Sam Cooke, MainArtist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist
℗ 1951 Fantasy Records
Sam Cooke, FeaturedArtist - James Cleveland, ComposerLyricist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist - Edward Robinson, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Webb, Organ, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1991 Fantasy Records
Sam Cooke, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist - Edward Robinson, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Webb, Organ, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1991 Fantasy Records
Albumbeschreibung
They were known as the Soul Stirrers when they did the 1951-1957 recordings on this three-CD, 84-song collection. It's billed to Sam Cooke with the Soul Stirrers, though, as it's the ultimate collection of sides he recorded as a member of the group for Specialty Records, along with seven tentative secular pop/rock sides he did for the label as a solo singer in 1956. Cooke doesn't sing lead on all of the Soul Stirrers' tracks, though there are plenty of his leads to hear throughout the set; he shares lead duties with Paul Foster, although by the end of his time in the outfit, Cooke was taking most of the solo leads. There's also one cut, "All Right Now," on which Cooke shares lead with Rev. Julius Cheeks (two alternate versions of the song are also on the set). Even if Cooke isn't always the solo lead, however, he's a big presence on all of these sides, which represent both an important summary of his career prior to achieving pop stardom and a major body of gospel music. While much of the material is traditional (with Cooke contributing some originals), the arrangements do evolve, including some drums, organ, piano, bass, and electric guitar at various points. The link between gospel, R&B, and rock & roll becomes evident to more secular-minded listeners, sometimes strikingly so in Cooke's phrasing, which, even on songs as far back as 1953 ("I'd Give up All My Sins and Serve the Lord"), contained clear antecedents to his vocals on his first breakthrough pop hit, "You Send Me." Naturally those antecedents are heard strongest on the seven 1956 solo cuts that represented his first pop ventures, and although these are on the innocuous side, they're enjoyable foreshadowings of his rock & roll years. Numerous alternate takes and three 1955 live songs (with good sound) complete the most comprehensive portrait of Cooke's gospel years. Note, though, that the version of "I'll Come Running Back to You" -- a Top 20 entry in the wake of "You Send Me" -- lacks the overdub on the hit single.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
About the album
- 3 disc(s) - 84 track(s)
- Total length: 03:43:42
- Main artists: Sam Cooke The Soul Stirrers
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Fantasy Records
- Genre: Jazz Gospel
© 2002 Fantasy Records ℗ 2002 Fantasy Records
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