hypersongs

Ain't That Good News

His last studio album issued in his lifetime, arranged by Rene Hall.
Sam Cooke, 1964

Wikipedia's infobox says February 1964 for release. The musicians include guitarists Barney Kessel and Howard Roberts, bassists Ray Pohlman and Peter Badie, drummers Hal Blaine, Earl Palmer and John Boudreaux, pianists Harold Battiste and Lincoln Mayorga, saxophonists Plas Johnson and Red Tyler, and the Soul Stirrers on backing vocals. It reached 34 on the Billboard 200. "Another Saturday Night" was written when Cooke stayed in a UK hotel that barred female guests, "Meet Me at Mary's Place" is about a gospel promoter in Charlotte, and string leader Sid Sharp said Cooke began to cry singing "The Riddle Song". Singles were "Another Saturday Night" (10, number one R&B), "Ain't That Good News" (11), "Good Times" (11), "Tennessee Waltz" (35) and "A Change Is Gonna Come" (31, R&B 9). AllMusic gave 4 of 5 and Melody Maker 4.5; ABKCO reissued it as a hybrid SACD in 2003.

Track listing

  1. Ain't That Good News2:30
  2. Meet Me at Mary's Place2:44
  3. Good Times2:28
  4. Rome Wasn't Built in a Day2:34
  5. Another Saturday Night2:42
  6. Tennessee Waltz3:12
  7. A Change Is Gonna Come3:13
  8. Falling in Love2:45
  9. Home2:32
  10. Sittin' in the Sun3:18
  11. No Second Time3:03
  12. The Riddle Song2:30

More from Sam Cooke

Encore (1958), Cooke's Tour (1960), My Kind Of Blues (1961), Sam Cooke (1961), Twistin' The Night Away (1962), Mr. Soul (1963), Night Beat (1963), Sam Cooke At The Copa (1964), Try A Little Love (1965), Interprets Billie Holiday (1975)

Sources

  1. Ain't That Good News (album), Wikipedia
  2. Sam Cooke, Wikipedia