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Complete Recordings of Sam Cooke with the Soul Stirrers
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Artist(s)Sam Cooke
StudioSpecialty
Release DateOctober 22, 2002
UPC Code022211443728
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About Sam Cooke - Complete Recordings of Sam Cooke with the Soul Stirrers

While the pop classics by the grit-and-honey singer reached a broader audience, Sam Cooke's formative music with the Soul Stirrers, recorded for the Specialty label, ranks with both his best and gospel's best. Only 19 when he was recruited in 1950 to replace the group's venerable R.H. Harris, Cooke developed the signature style he would carry into the popular arena while he was still singing church music. Disc 1 shows the raw passion of a vocalist who has yet to apply the polish for which he would become known. By disc 2, Cooke is no longer tentative in replacing a legend but asserting an irrepressible musical identity. Disc 3 demonstrates his growth as both a vocal master and an ambitious songwriter--most famously on "Touch the Hem of His Garment"--while documenting his transition as a solo artist into the secular arena. Among the revelations of the set's 83 tracks, the stripped-down arrangements on the alternate takes of "Come and Go to That Land" anticipate the rise of "sacred steel," while the vocal call-and-response over the organ bedrock of "All Right Now" is as rapturous as gospel gets. After the various takes of "Were You There?" show how Cooke could take the most familiar material and make it his own, the final three tracks capture his electrifying impact in live performance. --Don McLeese Amazon.com

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. Come, Let Us Go Back to God
  2. Peace in the Valley
  3. I'm Gonna Build on That Shore
  4. I'm Gonna Build on That Shore
  5. I'm on the Firing Line
  6. I'm on the Firing Line
  7. Joy, Joy to My Soul
  8. Until Jesus Calls Me Home
  9. Jesus Done Just What He Said
  10. Jesus Gave Me Water
  11. He's My Rock (Wait on Jesus)
  12. How Far Am I from Canaan?
  13. Christ Is All
  14. It Won't Be Very Long
  15. It Won't Be Very Long (take 2 - alternate)
  16. It Won't Be Very Long (take 3 - alternate)
  17. Jesus Will Lead Me to That Promised Land (take 1 - alternate)
  18. Jesus Will Lead Me to That Promised Land [incomplete] (take 2 - alternate)
  19. Jesus Will Lead Me to That Promised Land
  20. Just Another Day
  21. Let Me Go Home (take 1 - alternate)
  22. Let Me Go Home
  23. Jesus Paid the Debt
  24. Jesus Paid the Debt (take 2 - alternate)
  25. How Far Am I from Canaan?
  26. How Far Am I from Canaan? [incomplete] (take 1 - alternate)
  27. How Far Am I from Canaan? (take 3 - alternate)
  28. Someday Somewhere
  29. Someday Somewhere
Disc 2
  1. End of My Journey
  2. He'll Welcome Me
  3. He's My Friend Until the End
  4. He's My Friend Until the End (take 2 - alternate)
  5. I Have a Friend Above All Others
  6. Come and Go to That Land
  7. Come and Go to That Land (take 1 - alternate)
  8. Come and Go to That Land (take 3 - alternate)
  9. I'd Give Up All My Sins and Serve the Lord
  10. I'm So Happy in the Service of the Lord
  11. All Right Now
  12. All Right Now (take 2 - alternate)
  13. All Right Now (take 4 - alternate)
  14. He'll Make a Way 2:36
  15. He'll Make a Way (take 2 - alternate)
  16. Jesus, I'll Never Forget
  17. Jesus, I'll Never Forget (take 5 - alternate)
  18. Any Day Now
  19. Any Day Now (take 6 alternate)
  20. One More River
  21. Nearer to Thee
  22. I'm So Glad (Trouble Don't Last Always)
  23. Be with Me Jesus
  24. He's My Guide (take 4 - alternate)
  25. He's My Guide [incomplete] (take 12 - alternate)
  26. He's My Guide (take 13)
  27. Pilgrim of Sorrow
  28. Pray [incomplete]
  29. The Last Mile of the Way [incomplete] (take 1 - alternate)
  30. The Last Mile of the Way (take 2A - alternate)
Disc 3
  1. The Last Mile of the Way
  2. He's So Wonderful
  3. Touch the Hem of His Garment
  4. Jesus, Wash Away My Troubles
  5. Farther Along
  6. Must Jesus Bear This Cross Alone?
  7. Pilgrim of Sorrow
  8. Happy in Love
  9. I Need You Now
  10. I'll Come Running Back to You
  11. Lovable
  12. I Don't Want to Cry
  13. That's All I Need to Know
  14. Forever
  15. Lord Remember Me
  16. That's Heaven to Me (take 1 - alternate)
  17. That's Heaven to Me
  18. Were You There? [false starts] (takes 1-4)
  19. Were You There? (take 5 - alternate)
  20. Were You There?
  21. Mean Old World (take 3 - alternate)
  22. Mean Old World
  23. I Have a Friend Above All Others
  24. Be with Me Jesus
  25. Nearer to Thee

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User Reviews

Average user review: 5.0 (20 reviews)

rating: 5 QuoteAWESOME COLLECTION OF A LEGENDARY GROUP AND A LEGENDARY SINGERQuote
I love it!!! It a great collections of songs by a legendary groupin their own rights. If you like great gospel quartet singers, Sam Cooke and the soul stirrers are one of the best in their time. It refreshing to hear this great gospel quartet. A blend of harmonizing voices. Their collabration in voice is wonderful. When they sing acapella, the blend of voices is perfect harmony. The collection is great. You even hear the live recordings of Sam Cooke and Soul stirrers. There is a small book enclosed that records the history of their humble begininings. You should get you a set today!!!!!! August 4, 2008

rating: 4 QuoteSam Cooke and Soul StirrersQuote
music brings back many memories. Sam Cooke was so talented. Sound on these DVD's not that great June 19, 2008

rating: 5 QuoteIncredibly good, historically significantQuote
Really, really great. It's all I've had in my CD changer for 2 weeks. Especially like the way the songs are in chronological order, so you can hear the sound evolve from pure gospel to soul. Not a cheap CD set, but well worth it. The Soul Stirrers were recording in the 1930's, and when paired with Sam Cooke in the early 50's they really make a great combination. Digital sound, well re-mastered. No tape hiss, cracks, or pops. Great sound, great music, awesome talent. January 28, 2008

rating: 5 QuoteSam is alright with meQuote
I knew this collection was special when it was the only thing that my husband would play. I had to buy it for him! He likes old school but he isn't a gospel-listening regular. Sam's main stream music doesn't compare, something about singing for the Lord. Sam and the Soul Stirrers capture the somewhat lost art of keeping it soulful,and all about praising our Father above. The albums contain alot of the old school favorites you still sing in church today. It's a beautiful compilation that makes you feel blessed listening to it. I am so glad my husband put me on it. January 18, 2008

rating: 5 QuoteGospel at its Purest and Best!Quote
I initially became interested in this set after hearing just seconds of a song in a movie. It is one of the best music purchases I've made in ten years! All genres of music in recent years is so over proccessed to the point where if you heard the person live you wouldn't recognize the voice, but Sam and the Soul Stirrers are so talented and open with their delivery of every song that you can't help but appreciate the honesty. Even the jacket information adds to the set by adding historical and social connections to times the songs were done. This is definitely worth much more than I paid for it. November 29, 2007

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