The RCA Albums Collection

~ Release by Sam Cooke (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Eight CDs in individual cardboard sleeves with original artwork packaged in a hinged box.
RCA 88697898702-1 (1960 US RCA Victor LSP-2221) Cooke’s Tour
RCA 88697898702-2 (1960 US RCA Victor LSP-2236) Hits of the 50’s
RCA 88697898702-3 (1960 US RCA Victor LSP-2293) Swing Low
RCA 88697898702-4 (1961 US RCA Victor LSP-2392) My Kind of Blues
RCA 88697898702-5 (1962 US RCA Victor LSP-2555) Twistin’ the Night Away
RCA 88697898702-6 (1963 US RCA Victor LSP-2673) Mr. Soul
RCA 88697898702-7 (1963 US RCA Victor LSP-2709) Night Beat
RCA 88697898702-8 One Night Stand! Sam Cooke Live at the Harlem Square Club

Annotation last modified on 2012-01-02 04:43 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD: Cooke’s Tour
#TitleRatingLength
1Far Away Places
cover recording of:
Far Away Places
writer:
Alex Kramer (in 1948) and Joan Whitney (in 1948)
publisher:
Laurel Music Corp.
3:33
2Under Paris Skies
cover recording of:
Under Paris Skies (English version of “Sous le ciel de Paris”)
lyricist:
Jean Dréjac
composer:
Hubert Giraud
translator:
Kim Gannon
publisher:
Choudens Paul (DE)
translated version of:
Sous le ciel de Paris (Under Paris Skies, original French version)
3:15
3South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)
cover recording of:
South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)
writer:
Michael Carr (songwriter) and Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. and Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd. (on 1939-03-30)
3:16
4Bali Haʻi
cover recording of:
Bali Ha’i (South Pacific)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Williamson Music Company
part of:
South Pacific (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
3:22
5The Coffee Song (They’ve Got an Awful Lot of Coffee in Brazil)
cover recording of:
The Coffee Song (1946 song)
lyricist:
Bob Hilliard
composer:
Dick Miles (songwriter, composer)
publisher:
Cromwell Music, Inc.
2:06
6Arrivederci, Roma (Goodbye to Rome)
cover recording of:
Arrivederci Roma (English version)
lyricist:
Pietro Garinei and Sandro Giovannini
composer:
Renato Rascel (Italian singer)
translator:
Carl Sigman
translated version of:
Arrivederci Roma (italian original)
2:53
7London by Night
cover recording of:
London by Night
lyricist and composer:
Carroll Coates
publisher:
Barton Music Corp.
3:39
8Jamaica Farewell
cover recording of:
Jamaica Farewell
lyricist and composer:
Irving Burgie
publisher:
Cherry Lane Music Ltd.
2:38
9Galway Bay
cover recording of:
Galway Bay
lyricist and composer:
Arthur Colahan
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 9306)
3:05
10Sweet Leilani
cover recording of:
Sweet Leilani
lyricist and composer:
Harry Owens (on 1934-10-20)
part of:
The 10th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1937 winner)
2:53
11The Japanese Farewell Song
cover recording of:
The Japanese Farewell Song (Sayonara) (in 1960)
lyricist:
Freddy Morgan (banjo player, singer, comedian and songwriter)
composer:
吉田长谷川
3:03
12The House I Live In
cover recording of:
The House I Live In
lyricist:
Lewis Allan
composer:
Earl Robinson (40s US folk artist)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
3:23
2▶CD: Hits of the 50’s
3▶CD: Swing Low
4▶CD: My Kind of Blues
5▶CD: Twistin’ the Night Away
6▶CD: Mr. Soul
7▶CD: Night Beat
8▶CD: One Night Stand! Sam Cooke Live at the Harlem Square Club