Another Saturday Night

Written By: Sam Cooke

Produced By: Hugo & Luigi        Engineer: Dave Hassinger   

Recorded At: RCA Hollywood on February 28, 1963

Musicians: Plas Johnson - saxophone

Orchestra Conducted by: Rene Hall

Trivia

• He wrote this song while touring in England and they stayed in a hotel where no (female) guests were allowed
• The tenth take was released as a single, another take was released later and can be found on the Hits! CD and on the Man Who Invented Soul Box

Charts   

• #1 R&B and #10 pop in 1963
• UK #23
• Cat Stevens' version reached #6 on the US Pop Charts

EP's - Maxi Singles    

• RCA 20030 - RCA 47146 with Chain Gang, Cupid and It's Got The Whole World Shakin' 
• RCA 49850 with Little Red Rooster, You Send Me and Frankie & Johnny   
• RCA 67126

Singles   

• RCA 0706 b/w Send Me Some Lovin' 
• RCA 8164 - 1341 (UK) - 23855 b/w Love Will Find A Way   
• RCA 1701 b/w Guitar Man (this is a split 7" with Duane Eddy) 
• RCA 2256 with Chain Gang and You Send Me   
• RCA 8158 b/w You Send Me 
• RCA 26779 
• RCA 49849 (Germany) 
• RCA 23175
• RCA PE 9511 b/w Soothe Me    (12" from April 1980)

MP3 for sale at:

• Amazon.com
• The alternate version from the Man Who Invented Soul box is also for sale at Amazon.com

Albums:

• Ain't That Good News (original album)
• Keep Movin' On
• The Man And His Music
• The Man Who Invented Soul (Box - alternate version)
• The One And Only Sam Cooke
• Portrait Of A Legend
• All Hits
• Forever (2xLP)
• The Golden Age of Sam Cooke
• Hits! (alternate take)
• Sam's Soul
• 16 Most Requested Songs
• 16 Top Tracks
• Takeoff
• This Is Sam Cooke

Lyrics:    Chords

Another Saturday Night, but I ain't got nobody
I got some money, 'cause I just got paid
How I wished I had someone to talk to
I'm in an awful way, take this

I got to town a month ago,
I seen a lot of girls since then
If I could meet them I could get them
But as yet I haven't met them
That's why I'm in the shape I'm in

Another Saturday Night, but I ain't got nobody
I got some money, 'cause I just got paid
How I wished I had someone to talk to
I'm in an awful way

Now, another fella told me,
He had a sister who looked just fine
Instead of being my deliverance
She had a strange resemblance
To a cat named Frankenstein

Another Saturday Night, but I ain't got nobody
I got some money, 'cause I just got paid
How I wished I had someone to talk to
I'm in an awful way

It's a hard on a fella, when he don't know his way around
If I won't find me a honey to help me spend my money
I'm gonna have to blow this town, hear

Another Saturday Night, but I ain't got nobody
I got some money, 'cause I just got paid
How I wished I had someone to talk to
I'm in an awful way
 

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