Please Don’t Drive Me Away

~ Recording by Sam Cooke

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.4Please Don’t Drive Me Away2:14Sam CookeNight BeatSam “Mr. Soul” CookeAlbum
RCA VictorLSP-2709
1.4Please Don’t Drive Me Away2:14Sam CookeNight BeatSam CookeAlbum
ABKCO1124-2
4.4Please Don’t Drive Me Away2:15Sam CookeThe Man Who Invented SoulSam CookeAlbum + Compilation
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)07863 67911-2
1.4Please Don’t Drive Me Away2:15Sam CookeNight BeatSam “Mr. Soul” CookeAlbum
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)07863 68098-2
1.4Please Don't Drive Me Away2:15Sam CookeNight Beat (reissue)Sam CookeAlbum
BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation), RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)07863 68098 2
1.4Please Don’t Drive Me Away2:15Sam CookeNight BeatSam CookeAlbum
  • XW2005-09-12
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)
1.4Please Don’t Drive Me Away2:16Sam CookeNight BeatSam “Mr. Soul” CookeAlbum
  • US2005-09-20
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)82876 69551 2
1.4Please Don’t Drive Me Away2:12Sam “Mr. Soul” CookeNight BeatSam “Mr. Soul” CookeAlbum
Analogue ProductionsAPP-2709-45
1.4Please Don’t Drive Me Away2:12Sam CookeNight BeatSam “Mr. Soul” CookeAlbum
  • US2010-05-11
Analogue ProductionsCAPP 2709 SA
2.4Please Don’t Drive Me Away2:12Sam CookeNight BeatSam “Mr. Soul” CookeAlbum
  • US2010-05-11
Analogue ProductionsCAPP 2709 SA
7.4Please Don’t Drive Me Away2:16Sam CookeThe RCA Albums CollectionSam CookeAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2011-11-14
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)88697898702
4.4Please Don’t Drive Me Away2:15Sam CookeThe Man Who Invented SoulSam CookeAlbum + Compilation
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)88697921492
4.4Please Don’t Drive Me Away2:16Sam CookeOriginal Album ClassicsSam CookeAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2014-09-12
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)88843066012

Relationships

engineer:Dave Hassinger
producer:Luigi Creatore
Hugo Peretti
bass:Clifford Hils (bass) (on 1963-02-25)
drums (drum set):Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist) (on 1963-02-25)
guitar:Clifton White (on 1963-02-25)
René Hall (on 1963-02-25)
organ:Billy Preston (on 1963-02-25)
piano:Raymond Johnson (Rhythm 'n' blues - jazz pianist - songwriter - band leader) (on 1963-02-25)
lead vocals:Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”) (on 1963-02-25)
recorded at:RCA Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1963-02-25)
recording of:Please Don't Drive Me Away (on 1963-02-25: cover)

Related works

Please Don't Drive Me Away

writer:Charles Brown (blues musician)
Jesse Ervin
publisher:ABKCO Music Ltd.