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The Man Who Invented Soul
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Artist(s)Sam Cooke
StudioCOOKE,SAM
Release DateSeptember 26, 2000
UPC Code078636791128
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4 Audio CD, Usually ships in 24 hours, Box set
 

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. You Send Me
  2. Summertime (Pt.1)
  3. For Sentimental Reasons
  4. Desire Me
  5. Lonely Island
  6. You Were Made For Me
  7. Win Your Love For Me
  8. Love You Most Of All
  9. Everybody Loves To Cha Cha Cha
  10. No One Can Take Your Place
  11. Only Sixteen
  12. With You
  13. Crazy She Calls Me
  14. I Got A Right To Sing The Blues
  15. Comes Love
  16. Ain't Nobody's Business
  17. Little Things You Do
  18. There, I've Said It Again
  19. When I Fall In Love
  20. Let's Go Steady Again
  21. (What A) Wonderful World
Disc 2
  1. Chain Gang
  2. I Belong To Your Heart
  3. Teenage Sonata
  4. Love Me
  5. Sad Mood (Unreleased Version)
  6. If I Had You (I'd Be Happy)
  7. You Belong To Me
  8. Sad Mood
  9. Tenderness
  10. That's It - I Quit - I'm Movin' On
  11. Hold On
  12. Cupid
  13. Tenderness (Unreleased Version)
  14. Don't Get Around Much Any More
  15. Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
  16. Baby Won't You Please Come Home
  17. Trouble In Mind
  18. Out In The Cold Again
  19. Exactly Like You
  20. Since I Met You Baby
  21. I'm Just A Lucky So And So
  22. But Not For Me
  23. You're Always On My Mind
  24. (Don't Fight It) Feel It
  25. It's All Right
  26. Twistin' The Night Away
  27. One More Time
  28. Don't Cry On My Shoulder
Disc 3
  1. Somebody's Gonna Miss Me
  2. Somebody Have Mercy
  3. Sugar Dumpling (Original Version)
  4. Nothin' Can Change This Love (Unreleased Version)
  5. Talkin' Trash
  6. Movin' And Groovin'
  7. Soothe Me
  8. Having A Party
  9. Bring It On Home To Me
  10. A Whole Lotta Woman
  11. I'm Gonna Forget About You
  12. Nothin' Can Change This Love
  13. Baby, Baby, Baby
  14. Send Me Some Lovin'
  15. All The Way
  16. Smoke Rings
  17. I Wish You Love
  18. Driftin' Blues
  19. Little Girl
  20. Cry Me A River
  21. These Foolish Things
  22. Frankie And Johnnie
  23. I Ain't Gonna Cheat On You No More
  24. Another Saturday Night (Previously Unreleased Take)
  25. Love Will Find A Way
  26. Cool Train (First Stereo Release)
Disc 4
  1. Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen
  2. Lost And Lookin'
  3. Mean Old World
  4. Please Don't Drive Me Away
  5. I Lost Everything
  6. Get Yourself Another Fool
  7. Little Red Rooster
  8. Laughin' And Clownin'
  9. Trouble Blues
  10. You Gotta Move
  11. Fool's Paradise
  12. Shake, Rattle And Roll
  13. Intro/(Don't Fight It) Feel It
  14. Chain Gang
  15. Cupid
  16. It's All Right/For Sentimental Reasons
  17. Twistin' The Night Away
  18. Somebody Have Mercy
  19. Bring It On Home To Me
  20. Nothin' Can Change This Love
  21. Having A Party

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User Reviews

Average user review: 4.5 (32 reviews)

rating: 5 QuoteAn Extremely Romantic AlbumQuote
I purchased this CD for myself as either a Christmas gift or a birthday gift a couple of years ago, and it made me want to get more albums by Sam Cooke. So I purchased Keep Moving On, which was also wonderful. I was so in love with The Man Who Invented Soul that I bought myself a portrait of Sam Cooke, which is still in my room. This album almost made me lose my mind because it felt as though he was alive, and I wanted to meet him. The feeling I get whenever I listen to this album is priceless. It is an extremely romantic album and a great way to spend some time alone. When he died, the music industry really lost an outstanding musician. May his soul rest in peace. August 24, 2008

rating: 5 QuoteMr. SoulQuote
This is the perfect set for anyone who wants to explore the works of Sam Cooke. Wonderfully put together. October 6, 2007

rating: 5 QuoteThe Man Who Invented Soul***Excellent***Quote
Wonderful music by the best songer that ever lived, period. January 16, 2007

rating: 5 QuoteOne of a kind Voice(Angelic)Quote
Sam Cooke is the man. I know that Sam is an original Idol. Marvin Gaye, Johnny Taylor, Otis Redding, Ronald Isley, Smokey Robinson and many more singers idolized Sam Cooke. The man who invented the soft sweet angelic notes. For instance he first created the Whoa a whoa a whoa. And it is so smoothe. Sam is a man that can sing both rough and smoothe. If you put sam against a lot of singers today they would have to go back to pushing grocery carts or pumping gas. Even though Sam loved to sing in the old style like nate king cole he also would sing pop,gospel,rock and blues showing he is versatile. If Sam was living today who would still be an Idol. Sam Cooke the man,the legend. September 12, 2006

rating: 3 QuoteSam fought the law(yers) but the law(yers) wonQuote
A pretty audacious title for this box. Does it deliver? Frankly no: There are certainly some of his best tracks here that showcase both his smooth soaring side and the times when he'd allow a little sandpaper into his voice. But it also fails to give you any idea where that great voice got its seasoning (none of his Specialty era gospel material) and turns away for the most part from the grittier material it seems Cooke would have aimed at had a hotel manager's gun not claimed his life. In addition, the recognition of the wonderful instrument that was Sam's voice should be paired with the knowledge that his material wasn't always worthy of it. (This set would probably be fine as a well-chosen 2 CD set)

What's missing here? His time with the Soul Stirrers, plenty of songs that were Top 40 hits on the pop or R&B chart (#1 R&B I'll Come Running Back to You, R&B Top 10 hits Little Red Rooster (you get a live version instead),Shake, and A Change is Gonna Come, as well as Ain't That Good News, Good Times, Tennessee Waltz, Cousin Of Mine, and It's Got The Whole World Shakin', all of which hit Top 40 on one or both charts. The version of "Another Saturday Night" you get here is an alternate take instead of the 45RPM version. It would also seem essential to get his first bid at mainstream appeal with "Lovable". (He released it under the name Dale Cook to try and avoid offending his gospel fans.) Most of these are missing because of lawyers (read the review by compilation producer Paul Williams for the in-depth explanation).

The last disc is the whole albums of NIGHT BEAT and LIVE AT THE HARLEM SQUARE CLUB. It feels more like a record company cash grab from Cooke connoisseurs than an attempt to be comprehensive. Cherrypicking a few live cuts would be the better route.

Soundwise, I can't argue with the remastering. It all sounds stunning. If you're a mono purist, be advised that stereo mixes were used on this set.

BOTTOM LINE:
Cooke is a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and deserves better than this. Until the lawyers can get in agreement, Cooke will not have a definitive box set. There's a phenomenal 2 CD box set on Cooke waiting to be made. Until then, most Cooke fans will get the best overview on the remastered SACD audio PORTRAIT OF A LEGEND (31 tracks,B00009N1ZV). It distills Cooke's greatness in a single disc and includes nearly everything mentioned as "missing" above.

3 1/2 stars October 15, 2005

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