Famous Records Releases

Not much have I found so far about Famous Records, it does seem that they released a lot of Keen material, not only by Sam Cooke but also other albums. The dates are also unclear. Record Collector magazine has them in 1969, while http://www.bsnpubs.com/keen.html has them for 1962.

Sam's Songs

Label: Famous 502 (1969), USA - mono

 

 

 

 

Songs:

  1. Little Things You Do

  2. Comes Love

  3. The Lonesome Road

  4. The Gypsy

  5. That's Heaven To Me

  6. Love You Most Of All

  7. Canadian Sunset

  8. Solitude

  9. I Thank God

  10. Danny Boy

Sale: Gemm

Only Sixteen

Label: Famous 505, 1969, mono

Songs: 

  1. Only Sixteen 
  2. She's Funny That Way 
  3. My Foolish Heart
  4. So Long 
  5. Mary, Mary Lou 
  6. So Glamorous 
  7. Crazy In Love With You 
  8. When I Fall In Love
  9. Good Morning Heartache 
  10. Let's Go Steady Again

So Wonderful

Label: Famous 508 (1969)

Songs: 

  1. Wonderful World
  2. Summertime 
  3. Almost In Your Arms
  4. Tammy
  5. Talk Of The Town
  6. You Were Made For Me 
  7. Along The Navajo Trail
  8. No One 
  9. I Cover The Waterfront 
  10. Around The World (In 80 days)

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You Send Me    Famous F-509, 1969 USA, mono

  1. You Send Me
  2. Old Man River
  3. Ee-Yi-Ee-Yi-Oh
  4. With You
  5. Accentuate The Positive
  6. Desire Me
  7. Ain't Misbehavin'
  8. Lucky Old Sun
  9. Today I Sing the Blues
  10. Lonely Island

Cha-Cha-Cha    

Famous F-512, 1969 USA, mono

 

 

 

 

  1. Everybody Likes To Cha Cha Cha
  2. T'Aint Nobody's Bizness
  3. Runnin’ Wild
  4. Deep River
  5. Oh Look At Me Now
  6. Stealin' Kisses
  7. Someday
  8. They Can't Take That Away From Me
  9. Blue Moon
  10. There I've Said It Again

Backside Text

Cha-Cha-Cha, up-beat, modern dance tempos are the thing these days . . . and so is Sam Cooke! Not too often do you catch Sam in an "up-beat" mood . . . belting out favorites that have a sting and bite to them. But, in this album, Sam comes along with some of his finest rendition to date . . . and almost all are within this vein.

Sam began to feel this mood after his eastern nightclub tour in which he found his audiences clamoring for more songs with "that beat". It is not often that you can catch Sam in this mood, since his first love is the spiritual, warn, and meaningful song . . . the song that goes to the heart. But, in this case, every vibrant beat is there, and Sam swings into a mood rarely captured on record.

If you like to dance . . or just sit back and listen . . . here is an LP for you! It's Sam Cooke at his up-beat best!