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Sam Cooke's SAR Records Story is a double-disc set presenting material recorded for the legendary soul singer's own SAR label from 1959-1965, much of it produced by Cooke himself and including a few of his rough, unreleased demos. The first disc covers the label's religious side, with a multitude of cuts from Cooke's former group the Soul Stirrers (now with Jimmie Outler on lead vocals), plus a generous helping of songs by R.H. Harris & His Gospel Paraders and the Womack Brothers. The second disc covers essentially the same gospel-derived soul territory but with a secular bent, featuring future stars Bobby Womack (with the Valentinos), Billy Preston, and Johnnie Taylor, plus L.C. Cooke, Johnnie Morisette, the Simms Twins, and Mel Carter. All in all, it's an excellent look at a lesser-known portion of Cooke's career, and there's some great, underappreciated music to boot.
© Steve Huey /TiVo
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J.W. Alexander, ComposerLyricist - Sam Cooke, ComposerLyricist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist
℗ 1994 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
J.W. Alexander, ComposerLyricist - Sam Cooke, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist
℗ 1960 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
Sam Cooke, Producer - S.R. Crain, ComposerLyricist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist
℗ 1960 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
J.W. Alexander, Producer - Richard Gibbs, ComposerLyricist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist
℗ 1963 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
R.H. Harris, ComposerLyricist - R.H. Harris & His Gospel Paraders, MainArtist
℗ 1994 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
R.H. Harris, ComposerLyricist - R.H. Harris & His Gospel Paraders, MainArtist
℗ 1962 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
R.H. Harris, ComposerLyricist - R.H. Harris & His Gospel Paraders, MainArtist
℗ 1962 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
J.W. Alexander, Producer - Sam Cooke, Arranger, Work Arranger - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist
℗ 2008 Abkco Music & Records, Inc.
R.H. Harris, ComposerLyricist - R.H. Harris & His Gospel Paraders, MainArtist
℗ 1962 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
Sam Cooke, ComposerLyricist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist - Le Roy Crume, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1994 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
Sam Cooke, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist - Le Roy Crume, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2008 Abkco Music & Records, Inc.
J.W. Alexander, Producer - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist - Jimmie Outler, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1963 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
Sam Cooke, Producer - Johnnie Taylor, ComposerLyricist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist
℗ 1962 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
Sam Cooke, Arranger, Work Arranger - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist
℗ 1994 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
Sam Cooke, Producer - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist - Jimmie Outler, ComposerLyricist - Le Roy Crume, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1960 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
Sam Cooke, Producer - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist - Le Roy Crume, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1960 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
J.W. Alexander, ComposerLyricist - Sam Cooke, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist
℗ 1959 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
Sam Cooke, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist
℗ 1960 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
Sam Cooke, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist - Le Roy Crume, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1961 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
J.W. Alexander, Producer - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist - Le Roy Crume, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1963 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
Belford Hendricks, ComposerLyricist - CLYDE OTIS, ComposerLyricist - Brook Benton, ComposerLyricist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist
℗ 1994 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
Belford Hendricks, ComposerLyricist - Sam Cooke, Producer - CLYDE OTIS, ComposerLyricist - Brook Benton, ComposerLyricist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist
℗ 1964 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
R.H. Harris, Arranger, Work Arranger - R.H. Harris & His Gospel Paraders, MainArtist
℗ 1994 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
R.H. Harris, ComposerLyricist - R.H. Harris & His Gospel Paraders, MainArtist
℗ 1963 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
J.W. Alexander, Producer - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist - Jimmie Outler, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1963 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
Sam Cooke, Producer - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist - G.N. Allen, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1960 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
The Womack Brothers, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1994 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
BOBBY WOMACK, ComposerLyricist - Sam Cooke, Producer - The Womack Brothers, MainArtist
℗ 1961 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
BOBBY WOMACK, ComposerLyricist - Sam Cooke, Producer - The Womack Brothers, MainArtist
℗ 1961 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
Sam Cooke, Producer - Roscoe Robinson, ComposerLyricist - The Womack Brothers, MainArtist
℗ 1961 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
Sam Cooke, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1960 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
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Sam Cooke, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1994 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
Sam Cooke, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1961 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
Sam Cooke, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Roscoe Robinson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1994 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
Sam Cooke, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1958 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
Sam Cooke, ComposerLyricist - Mel Carter, MainArtist - Clinton Levert Jr., ComposerLyricist
℗ 1963 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
Sam Cooke, ComposerLyricist - The Simms Twins, MainArtist
℗ 1961 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
J.W. Alexander, ComposerLyricist - Sam Cooke, ComposerLyricist - The Simms Twins, MainArtist
℗ 1994 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
J.W. Alexander, ComposerLyricist - Sam Cooke, ComposerLyricist - The Simms Twins, MainArtist
℗ 1963 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
J.W. Alexander, ComposerLyricist - BOBBY WOMACK, ComposerLyricist - Sam Cooke, Producer - The Valentinos, MainArtist
℗ 1964 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
Johnnie Taylor, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1994 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
Sam Cooke, ComposerLyricist - Johnnie Taylor, MainArtist
℗ 1963 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
Sam Cooke, ComposerLyricist - Johnnie Taylor, MainArtist
℗ 1994 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
Sam Cooke, ComposerLyricist - Johnnie Taylor, MainArtist
℗ 1963 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
Sam Cooke, Producer - The Valentinos, MainArtist - John Greek, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1963 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
L.C. Cooke, MainArtist - Sam Cooke, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1994 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
Betty Prudhomme, ComposerLyricist - Beverly Prudhomme, ComposerLyricist - Sam Cooke, ComposerLyricist - Johnnie Taylor, MainArtist
℗ 1962 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
J.W. Alexander, ComposerLyricist - Fred Smith, ComposerLyricist - Billy Preston, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1963 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
Sam Cooke, ComposerLyricist - The Simms Twins, MainArtist
℗ 1963 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
J.W. Alexander, ComposerLyricist - The Simms Twins, MainArtist
℗ 1994 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
Album review
Sam Cooke's SAR Records Story is a double-disc set presenting material recorded for the legendary soul singer's own SAR label from 1959-1965, much of it produced by Cooke himself and including a few of his rough, unreleased demos. The first disc covers the label's religious side, with a multitude of cuts from Cooke's former group the Soul Stirrers (now with Jimmie Outler on lead vocals), plus a generous helping of songs by R.H. Harris & His Gospel Paraders and the Womack Brothers. The second disc covers essentially the same gospel-derived soul territory but with a secular bent, featuring future stars Bobby Womack (with the Valentinos), Billy Preston, and Johnnie Taylor, plus L.C. Cooke, Johnnie Morisette, the Simms Twins, and Mel Carter. All in all, it's an excellent look at a lesser-known portion of Cooke's career, and there's some great, underappreciated music to boot.
© Steve Huey /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 67 track(s)
- Total length: 02:25:31
- Main artists: Sam Cooke
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: ABKCO Music and Records, Inc.
- Genre: Jazz Gospel
© 1994 ABKCO Music & Records, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 1994 ABKCO Music & Records, Inc.
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