Cupid

Written By: Sam Cooke    [Abkco Music Ltd. 1961]

Trivia

Studio Version

Recorded April 14, 1961 at RCA Hollywood Studio 1

Produced By Luigi Creatore

Orchestra Conducted By Horace Ott

Background Vocals by the Simms Twins

Musicians    

Charts    #20 R&B, #17 pop    /    UK #7

Singles:   

Albums:    

Live Version

Albums: 

Lyrics    //    Chords

(chorus)
Cupid, draw back your bow
And let your arrow go
Straight to my lover's heart for me, for me
Cupid, please hear my cry
And let your arrow fly
Straight to my lover's heart for me

Now, I don't mean to bother you, but I'm in distress
There's danger of me losin' all of my happiness
For I love a girl that doesn't know I exist
And this you can fix, so

chorus

Now, Cupid, if your arrow make her love strong for me
I promise I will love her until eternity
I know, between the two of us, her heart we can steal
Help me if you will, so...

chorus

Cupid, don't you hear me calling you?
I need you, Cupid

Also Done By:

  1. Aleá   
  2. Jay Black    
  3. Joe Bourne    
  4. The Chandeliers    
  5. Dee Clark    
  6. L.C Cooke    ---     on "Sings the Great Years of Sam Cooke"
  7. Denzell Dennis    ---     reggea
  8. The Drifters    ---    Drifters-style, not bad
  9. Dobie Gray    
  10. RB Greaves    
  11. Jessie Green    
  12. John Holt
  13. Tom Jones   
  14. King Curtis       ---     sax instrumental,
  15. Johnny Nash    ---    reggea
  16. Vel Omarr    -    on 'Here's My Soul'
  17. Tony Orlando & Dawn   
  18. Graham Parker    
  19. The Persuasions   -     a capella
  20. Bernadette Peters 
  21. Philo    ---    interesting metal version
  22. Otis Redding 
  23. Johnny Rivers    ---    country
  24. Sam & Dave   
  25. Solo   
  26. The Spinners    
  27. The Supremes    ---    on the "We Remember Sam Cooke" album