Sad Mood

Written by Sam Cooke

Official Version

Recorded on October 1, 1960 at RCA New York, Studio A. 

Produced by Hugo & Luigi  

Orchestra Conducted by Sammy Lowe

Musicians:    

• Ernie Hayes - piano 
• Everett Barksdale - violin
• Hinda Barnet - violin
• Alfred Brown - violin 
• Max Cahn - violin
• Fred Fradkin - violin
• David Francis - drums 
• Milton Hinton - bass
• Archie Levin - violin
• Charles Libove - violin
• Harry Lookofsky - violin
• Ben Miller - violin
• Clifton White - guitar

Charts    #29 pop in 1961, #23 R&B  

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Singles   

• RCA 7816 (November 8, 1960) & RCA 10896 b/w Love Me
• RCA 0820 b/w A Change Is Gonna Come

Albums    

• The Best of Sam Cooke 
• Chain Gang
• The Golden Age of Sam Cooke 
• Forever - 32 Tracks 
• The Man And His Music
• The Man Who Invented Soul
• Portrait Of A Legend 
• This Is Sam Cooke
• 20 Greatest Hits
• Wonderful World
• The Best Of (Paradiso)
• 20 Greatest Hits (TeeVee)
• Wonderful World, The Very Best of Sam Cooke 1957-1960

Unreleased Version

[Abkco Music Ltd. (p) 2000]

Producers: Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore

Orchestra Conducted by Billy Mure

Musicians:

• Hugo Peretti - organ
• Hank Jones - Piano

Recording Date    April 13, 1960 in RCA New York, Studio A, USA

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Albums   

• Hits!
• The Man Who Invented Soul (Box)

Lyrics    /    Chords

I'm in a sad mood tonight
Oh, I'm in a sad mood
I'm in a sad mood tonight
Oh my baby done gone away and left me
My baby, done gone, yeah
My baby done gone

I don't know why she left me
I don't know where she's gone
But all I know is I'll never be happy
Until my baby comes back home, yeah because

I'm in a sad mood tonight
Oh my baby done gone away and left me
My baby done gone
Oh I don't know why she left me
But there's one thing I know
I know that if my baby tells me she will come back home
I'll never do it no more, yeah because

I'm in sad mood tonight,
Oh my baby done gone away and left me
My baby done gone, yeah
My baby done gone away and left me
My baby done gone

I'm in a sad mood tonight
She got me in a sad mood tonight

Covered By

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